A great tasting experience with Gekkeikan history included. - This was very nice tour and tasting if you are interested in sake/nihonshu. Both guides were knowledgeable, engaging, and pleasant. Since it begins in the Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum, it... read more is very slanted toward Gekkeikan so don't expect and comprehensive history of nihonshu. You will get more of a history of Gekkeikan, who are the world's largest sake producer, and background on brewery techniques and distribution. They did have some of the original production equipment on display, a well you can drink from, and a nice Gekkeikan tasting room. The tasting and presentation at the Kyoto Insider Sake Experience after was more informative and amazing. There were a greater range of nihonshu offered. The food pairings create a new drinking experience for me. I learned a lot and I had a wonderful time.

  Fun and informative  - Miyuki was our host and she was very knowledgeable with the all types of sake! I had a fantastic time, while we got to pair food with fancy sake... read more drinks! She also gave us a nice cheat sheet on types on what sake to look for and it helped immensely when shopping for sake gifts on the trip home. I'd love to do this again!

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  Sake  - It was the best experience in Kyoto
The guide was great I learned more of sake than I knew existed
The food was great
I would highly recommend... read more it to everybody

  Learned a lot!  - I highly recommend this experience. Greg, our guide/teacher, was very passionate and knowledgeable about Japanese Sake. My husband and I learned so much about the different types of sake, and... read more how to distinguish them. It was fun tasting different types of sake and pairing them with small Japanese snacks. Although the location isn't in the most convenient location, we would definitely go again!

  100% recommend  - The Tour was fantastic! Miyuki was a great and fun guide. The information about the sake production process was interesting and the tasting was great. 100% recommend!

  A Fun and Informative Sake Experience - This was one of the highlights of our time in Kyoto! Miyuki was a very informative and highly entertaining host as she explained the making of sake and guiding the... read more group through our sake tastings. My wife and I are much more knowledge about the type of sake we prefer and look forward to enjoying this unique drink even more in the years to come.

  Great sake experience and education  - Kiyomi was our guide and she was great. She spoke English faster than we do, she had tremendous energy and her knowledge of sake was superb. We found... read more her both entertaining and informative. We not only tasted several wonderful sakes, we learned a lot about how to read the labels (even the kanji!) and choose a sake right for us. I’m looking forward to uso g new food pairing skills! We’ll be back for the Advanced class!

  A Great Experience - Our guide Momoko-san gave us a very educational and pedagogical explanation of the sake brewing process. As well as a fulfilling sake testing session.
I now understand what kind... read more of sake to order when at restaurants.
Well worth the money!

  Excellent tour giving great sake insights  - It was a really great tor, providing a lot of history and insights to sake. Together with the tasting of sake, both bare and paired with food, it gave me... read more a very good foundation to build upon and to better understand what sake to order and drink. Highly recommended.