During your visit to Japan it’s definitely worth trying out some sake. But how to get started? Drinkers new to the world of sake often find it difficult to navigate the different sake categories, rice polishing percentages, whether to drink it hot or cold, and how all of that relates to the actual flavour of what you’re drinking. So why not join a sake tour or tasting where your guide can demystify sake for you, and help you fully enjoy Japan’s national drink. Read on to find some of the best sake tasting tours in Tokyo.
3 Great Sake Tasting Tours in Tokyo
1. Ninja Food Tours: Tokyo Sake Tasting
- Location: Shinjuku
- Tour Option: 2 hours (from $59.50 per person)
- Inclusions: 6 types of sake, light snacks
- Brewery visit: No
- Private tasting room: No
- Sake Expertise of Guides: Sake sommelier
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2. City Unscripted: Discover the Craft and Culture of Sake in Tokyo
- Location: Iidabashi
- Tour Option: 3 hours (price varies depending on number of participants)
- Inclusions: 6 types of sake, small dishes
- Brewery visit: No
- Private tasting room: No
- Sake Expertise of Guides: Unspecified
- Website
3. True Japan Tour – 7 Kinds of Sake
- Location: Minato city
- Tour Option: 75 min (15,000 yen)
- Inclusions: 7 types of sake, 7 Japanese dishes
- Brewery visit: No
- Private tasting room: Unspecified
- Sake Expertise of Guides: Sake sommelier
- Website
Sake Tour Tokyo: Taste, Learn, and Enjoy Japanese Culture
If you’re visiting Japan and want to try sake, joining a sake tour in Tokyo is a great way to start. Sake can be confusing at first—with so many types and ways to enjoy it—but a tour makes it simple and fun. Friendly guides, some of them sake experts, will help you taste different kinds of sake and learn the basics. You’ll also get to enjoy tasty food with your drinks. These tours are perfect for beginners and a great way to enjoy Japanese culture. Try a sake tour in Tokyo and discover your favorite kind of sake!
When Visiting Fushimi Kyoto, Don’t Miss Our Sake Tasting Tour!
When visiting Kyoto, you can’t miss a sake tour of Fushimi – so why not join us on a hunt for the area’s best sake, and best combination with food pairing session and find your favourite along the way?
Visiting a bar or sake shop and don’t know which sake to buy or taste? Join our Sake Tasting and Pairing Experience!
In this experience, you will learn all the basics about sake and be able to compare different types of sake to find the differences and get to discover how to truly enjoy sake. Joining our sake tasting tour is surely a great introduction to your sake experience. Discover Japan’s real sake & food culture and traditions!
Name： Greg
Qualifications： Sommelier of Sake, JWRC Whisky Expert
About me：
I’m Japanese-Australian, born and raised in Melbourne, but I’ve been living in Kyoto since 2012. Strangely enough, despite spending my formative drinking years in Melbourne, sake was actually the first type of alcohol I ever liked. Now, an unspecified number of years later, I’m really pleased that I’m able to introduce sake to people from all around the world!
