Kyoto Fushimi: Sake Master’s Tour of Japanese Sake Breweries
Brewery tours
Two or three Fushimi breweries from Chushojima Station, including the Gekkeikan museum, Kizakura and Aburacho, with a Jukkokubune boat ride option.
Sake brewery tours: how many can you book?
We list 38 sake brewery tours experiences in 10 places, most in Kyoto, Kobe and Tokyo. Each links to its booking page, with the price as shown there on 18 October 2026.
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Sake brewery tours we list (38)
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Saijo Sake Tasting Guided Tour (3 or 7 breweries)
Brewery tours
An English-guided walk from JR Saijo Station; the seven-brewery version visits every brewery on Sake Brewery Street.
¥7,700 7-brewery tour (3-brewery tour ¥5,500)Book on operator site
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3-Hour Sake Tasting + Insider Sake Brewery Tour
Brewery toursFood pairingPrivate & sommelier
Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum, then 10+ sakes chosen by a certified sommelier with otsumami pairings in the operator’s own tasting room.
¥12,300 per person (from; ¥13,000 for afternoon starts)Book on operator site
€73 per person
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Kobe Sake Brewery Tour in Nada with Guided Tastings
Brewery tours
A 4 km small-group walk (1:00–4:30 p.m.) through Nada with about 10 tastings, from Ishiyagawa Station. The rating combines Viator and Tripadvisor reviews, as shown on the operator page.
¥17,000 per guest for 2–5 guests (¥34,000 solo)
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Kyoto Fushimi Sake Brewery Tour – 18 Tastings in 2.5 Hours
Brewery tours
Gekkeikan, Kizakura and the Fushimi Sakagura Koji tasting hall, with about 18 small pours in total.
US$108 per person
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Authentic Sake Tasting at a Historic Brewery in Takayama
Brewery tours
An English-guided visit to one historic brewery with 5–8 sakes; 1–8 people, private option available.
¥5,500 per adult (children 5–19 ¥2,200)Book on operator site
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Itami: Konishi Brewery Tour with Sake Tasting
Brewery tours
A 1.5-hour guided visit to Konishi Brewing (Shirayuki) in Itami, with sake and beer tasting.
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Kyoto Sake Brewery & Tasting Walking Tour
Brewery tours
A three-hour Fushimi walk built around the Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum, with around 20 tastings.
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Sake Tasting: Educational Tour of Six Takayama Breweries
Brewery toursTastings & classes
A two-hour old-town walk tasting at six breweries, in groups of up to four, with an optional look behind the scenes.
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Tokyo: Toshimaya Brewery Sake Tour with Tastings
Brewery toursDay trips
A visit to the Toshimaya brewery in Higashimurayama, western Tokyo, with 5–7 seasonal sakes.
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Nara Sake Tasting Tour & Naramachi Cultural Walk
Brewery tours
A small-group afternoon walk through Naramachi with about 10 tastings, finishing at Kintetsu-Nara Station.
¥17,000 per guest for 2–5 guests (tasting fees included)
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300-Year-Old Sake Brewery Tour in Ome, Tokyo
Brewery toursPrivate & sommelierDay trips
A private English-guided visit to Ozawa Shuzo (Sawanoi) in the Okutama valley, with tasting. 1–10 guests.
¥34,610 per personBook on operator site
A Guided Tour around Saijo Sake Brewery Street in Higashi Hiroshima
Brewery tours
A guided walk along Saijo Sake Brewery Street.
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Fukuju Brewery Tours (Kobe Shushinkan)
Brewery toursFood pairingPrivate & sommelier
English-guided tours of the Fukuju brewery: a short sake tour with a souvenir (same-day booking possible) or longer tours with a kaiseki or Kobe beef meal (two weeks’ notice, 2–6 guests).
¥4,500 per person (from; kaiseki tours ¥30,000 and ¥60,000)Book on operator site
Fushimi Kyoto Tour with Sake Tasting & Canal Boat Ride
Brewery tours
A canal boat ride, a temple, a sake museum and a curated tasting in Fushimi.
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Japanese Sake Tasting at Breweries with a Private Driver
Brewery toursPrivate & sommelierDay trips
Four private taxi courses from Ebina or Hon-Atsugi stations, about an hour from Shinjuku, each visiting Kanagawa breweries. Tastings are paid separately.
¥60,000 per vehicleBook on operator site
Kobe Private Sake Brewery Tour with a Former Toji (Master Brewer)
Brewery toursPrivate & sommelier
A private Nada walk with a former master brewer, including kimoto brewing exhibits and Kiku-Masamune.
¥60,000 per guest for 2 guests (¥120,000 solo)Book on operator site
Kobe Sake & Western Heritage Cultural Day Tour from Osaka
Brewery toursPrivate & sommelierDay trips
A private day from Osaka with two Nada brewery museums and tastings, then Kitano’s old foreign residences.
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Kobe: Nada Sake District Guided Tour with Tastings
Brewery tours
A guided walk through the Nada sake district with tastings.
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Kobe: Premium Kobe Beef & Sake Tasting Culinary Experience
Brewery toursFood pairing
Kiku-Masamune tastings (six sakes and sake-lees ice cream) followed by a Kobe beef teppanyaki lunch.
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Kyoto City, Premium Sake & Fushimi Cultural Half-Day Walking Tour
Brewery tours
A four-hour cultural walk in Fushimi tasting seven styles of sake.
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Kyoto Fushimi Sake Tasting Tour: Breweries & Local Stories
Brewery tours
A small-group afternoon walk (1:00–4:00 p.m.) through Fushimi’s breweries with a local sake guide.
¥17,000 per guest for 2 guests (group rates available)Book on operator site
Kyoto Private Sake Brewery Tour with a Certified Guide
Brewery toursPrivate & sommelier
A private afternoon tour (1:00–5:00 p.m.) with a certified English-speaking sake guide.
¥24,000 per guest for 2 guests (¥48,000 solo)Book on operator site
Kyoto Sake Brewery Tour – Daytime
Brewery toursFood pairing
A daytime Fushimi brewery walk with rare sakes and food pairings; runs every day, ages 20 and up.
¥27,500 per adult (from)Book on Arigato Travel
Nada Sake Breweries Kobe Local Tour with Licensed Guide
Brewery toursPrivate & sommelier
A six-hour private tour with hotel pickup, lunch and admissions included.
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Nada Sake Brewery Walking Tour (Kobe)
Brewery tours
A walking tour of Nada breweries with about ten tastings.
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Nishinomiya Private Sake Tour: Shrine & Brewery Tastings
Brewery toursPrivate & sommelier
A private morning walk from 10:00 a.m., from Nishinomiya Shrine to breweries, finishing at Hanshin Imazu Station.
¥24,000 per guest for 2–5 guests (¥48,000 solo)Book on operator site
Nishinomiya Sake Masterclass with a Former Toji (Master Brewer)
Brewery toursPrivate & sommelier
A private masterclass (1:00–5:00 p.m.) with brewery visits and tastings, from Hanshin Nishinomiya Station.
¥60,000 per guest for 2 guests (¥120,000 solo)Book on operator site
Nishinomiya: Sake Brewery Tour Near Kobe – Visit 3 Breweries
Brewery tours
Three Nishinomiya breweries, Hakushika, Hakutaka and Nihonsakari, with an English-speaking guide.
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Osaka: Sake Brewery Tour Near Umeda Sky Building
Brewery tours
A brewery tour in central Osaka near the Umeda Sky Building.
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Private 3-Hour Kizakura Sake Brewery Tour for Groups
Brewery toursPrivate & sommelier
A private group visit to the Kizakura brewery plus a 10-sake tasting, for groups of up to 12 or 30.
¥13,500 per person (from)Book on operator site
Private Tour: Tokyo’s Oldest Sake Brewery and Riverside Walk
Brewery toursPrivate & sommelierDay trips
A private full day with a brewery visit and tastings, a Japanese lunch and a riverside walk.
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Sake Brewery Tour & Tasting Experience (Kumazawa Brewing, Shonan)
Brewery toursFood pairing
A tour of Kumazawa, the only sake brewery in Shonan, including areas not normally open, with sake and craft-beer tasting.
¥41,000 minimum charge per bookingBook on operator site
Sake Town Tour, Saijo Hiroshima – Daytime
Brewery toursFood pairing
Three or four of Saijo’s breweries with a local lunch; runs every day, ages 20 and up.
¥25,300 per adult (from)Book on Arigato Travel
Takayama Sake Brewery Tour and Japanese Tapas Cooking
Brewery toursFood pairing
A Funasaka brewery visit combined with a small-plates cooking class; runs November to March only.
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Tokyo Sake Tasting and Brewery Private Tour
Brewery toursPrivate & sommelierDay trips
A private one-day car tour with hotel pickup, a brewery visit and tasting, a meal and a sake shop stop.
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Tokyo: Narita Private Sake Brewery Tour with JDM Car & Photos
Brewery toursPrivate & sommelierDay trips
A private day out by car to two breweries near Narita (Terada Honke and Iinuma Honke) with tastings, shrine stops and a photographer.
US$855 per group of up to 3Book on GetYourGuide
Tokyo: Toshimaya Sake Brewery Tour with Sake Tasting
Brewery toursDay trips
A second Toshimaya brewery tour listing with a tasting, sold separately.
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What a sake brewery tour includes
A brewery tour takes you behind the shop counter to see where rice becomes sake: the rice-polishing and steaming areas, the koji room where mould is grown on steamed rice, the fermentation tanks and the press. Most tours end with a tasting of four to ten sakes, often including styles you can only buy at the brewery, such as freshly pressed unpasteurised (nama) sake.
Guided tours are usually two to four hours and visit one to three breweries. In districts such as Fushimi and Nada, a guide links several breweries on foot with a sake-themed lunch or snacks. Private tours add hotel pick-up, an interpreter and sometimes meetings with the brewers themselves.
When to go
Sake is traditionally brewed in the cold months, roughly October or November to March. That is when you are most likely to smell steaming rice and see the brewers at work. In summer some breweries pause production, but museums, shops and tastings stay open, and tours still run. A few breweries close their production areas to visitors in the busiest weeks, so tour routes can change with the season.
Many breweries are closed on one weekday and over New Year. Check the operator’s page before you book a date.
Guided tour or self-guided visit?
If you want explanations in English and access to breweries that do not open to the public, book a guided tour. If you are happy reading displays and tasting at the shop counter, many big breweries let you walk in for free: see our guide to free and walk-in brewery visits and the brewery directory.
By place
- Kyoto (Fushimi): 10 experiences
- Kobe (Nada): 8 experiences
- Tokyo: 6 experiences
- Nishinomiya (Nada): 3 experiences
- Saijo (Higashihiroshima): 3 experiences
- Takayama: 3 experiences
- Kanagawa: 2 experiences
- Itami: 1 experience
- Osaka: 1 experience
- Nara: 1 experience
Frequently asked questions
How long is a sake brewery tour?
Most guided tours last two to four hours. A visit to a brewery museum on your own takes 30 to 60 minutes.
Do sake brewery tours include tastings?
Almost all guided tours end with a tasting. The listing says how many sakes are included; some add food pairings.
Can children join a brewery tour?
Many tours accept children as non-drinking participants, but only people aged 20 or over can drink alcohol in Japan. Check the age policy on the listing.