Welcome to KYOTO INSIDER SAKE EXPERIENCE
Private tour can be arranged for the group of between 8 people and 25 people. Please see the following information and contact us for more details.
If your group is smaller than 8 people, please book a regular tour from Tours Page.
Private Tours for Group of Between 8 people and 14 people
1.5 hours – Kyoto Insider Sake Experience
◇ Capacity from 8 to 14 people
◇ Starting Time : need to confirm
◇ 7 Sake Tastings and food pairing with an expert
◇ From 5,400 JPY up to 6,000 JPY per person
*Price varies depending on the number of participants.
3 hours – Kyoto Insider Sake Experience
◇ Capacity from 8 to 14 people
◇ Starting Time : need to confirm
◇ From 7,650 JPY up to 8,500 JPY per person
*Price varies depending on the number of participants.
Private Tour for Group of Between 15 people and 25 people
2 hours – Kyoto Insider Sake Experience
◇ Capacity from 15 to 25 people
◇ Starting Time : need to confirm
◇ Insider Sake Brewery Tour + 5 to 10 Sake Tasting with an expert
◇From 5,000 JPY up to 7,000 JPY per person
*Price varies depending on the number of participants.
Insider Sake Brewery Tour
Take a tour with us and you will: -Discover the history of sake and the Fushimi Sake District of Kyoto whilst touring a traditional brewery -Come to understand the differences in flavour and smell and how these are produced. You’ll focus on the secret methods of sake brewing which have been passed down for generations -Get the chance to compare the differences between Western wine and beer production and sake brewing, to understand what makes the sake brewing process so unique
Sake Tasting with an Expert
Through our expert-lead tasting session you’ll get the chance to learn the unique characteristics of different varieties of sake. Also discover which type you most prefer and how to identify your favourites on menus and bottle labels. Our expert will help you notice the difference in taste between ‘junmai’ sake (which has no added alcohol or sugar) and alcohol-added sake. We’ll also explain the effects of polishing rice on scent and flavour. Pure sake, refined sake, cloudy sake, aged sake – we’ll help you discover the distinguishing characteristics of each type.
Food Pairing
Discover the way the taste of sake can completely change when paired with different dishes. We hope that the food pairing section of our tour will also allow you to find a little about Japan’s food culture, as well as sake.
Interested in learning sake?
– Learning Sake is also a good way to experience Japanese/Kyoto culture while exploring the secrets of sake.
– Not sure how long to stay in Kyoto? Coming from Osaka or Kobe? Our tours have a choice of experiences, and we can accept appointments at noon on the day (depending on the availability). It will help you to arrange your trip flexibly and freely!
– We are also happy to arrange your company events or optional tours. Although our regular private tours are as above, we will do our best to provide you the most suitable itinerary. Please fill out the contact form below and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you!
It was a great chance to see the process and history behind Kyoto’s sake brewing scene as well as the variety of flavors and tastes that come from sake.
Princeofcebu
9/14/2019 Kotaro thank you for such an awesome introduction to sake. Leah and I thoroughly enjoyed it and now really wished we had done the longer experience. The progression through the sake was so logical and the food pairings WOW - what a difference it made....More 89tashw
9/13/2019 Really enjoyed the intimate sake tasting with Kotaro. The experience itself is in Fushimi, which is a bit away from the typical tourist areas in Kyoto. Even so, the experience was still great. Kotaro is very knowledgeable, gives great recommendations, and truly likes to share...More 805calebe
9/12/2019- The guide was really great and explained all the details you need to know about sake. The tasting was also great especially with the food pairing. 407d_raa
9/12/2019
Very good evening; we were late and they kindly waited for us. We had a very informative session on sake, how to recognize the different kinds; how to buy them and how to enjoy them and match them to the food we were eating. patrickscott2019
9/12/2019 First off - we booked the 3 hour sake Insider Sake Experience. The title photo with people at night experiencing a bar scene is not what we got and may not exist or maybe misleading. The email instructions recieved from them helped hugely. As you...More stevehe159
9/11/2019 - Excellent tour, Kotaro was very knowledgeable, me and my wife had no knowledge of sake but after the tour we can make an educated choice in picking a bottle of nihonshu (sake) hvazquezmd
9/11/2019 This was great to learn the process of making sake and of course tasting with food pairings. Have come out more knowledgeable and can confidently order the type of sake I like at a restaurant. Joanna R
9/09/2019 We did the 1.5 hour tasting and I would definitely say its a must experience event. Kotaro goes through the details of how sake is made, the various classifications and how to think about selecting a tasty sake that will pair well with whatever you...More MGIson
9/08/2019