Sake Tour and Tasting in Kobe

Explore the fascinating world of sake during your visit to Japan. Accompanied by an expert sake brewer, you will visit some of the country's most prestigious sake producers and taste a variety of local sake, including fresh Nama-zake and the ultra-premium Daiginjo. Throughout the tour, you will learn about traditional brewing techniques and the meticulous craftsmanship of barrel-making. The tour will culminate in a guided sake tasting at one of Japan’s oldest sake makers, where you can compare and contrast different styles of premium sake.

• Taste a wide variety of local sake
• Visit some of Japan’s most prestigious sake makers
• Learn traditional techniques from a professional sake brewer
• Enjoy a guided tasting with your host
• Visit the famous Five Villages of Nada
• Taste ultra-premium Daiginjo and fresh Nama-zake



Itinerary
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Pass By: Sakuramasamune Kinenkan Sakuraen, 4-3-18, Minamimacho Uozaki, Higashinada-Ku, Kobe Hyogo Prefecture

Enjoy a leisurely stroll through Uozaki, one of Nada's famous Five-Villages, to see the main sake brewing district. Along the way, we will pass the towering brewery of Sakura- Masamune and see Kenbishi, one of Japan's oldest breweries. Your guide will talk about the history and developments of this famous brewing region.

Stop At: Kiku-Masamune Shuzo Kinenkan, 1-9-1 Uosakinishimachi, Higashinada-Ku, Kobe 658-0026 Hyogo Prefecture

Kiku-Masamune was founded in 1659. Today they are famous for their continued use of traditional brewing techniques such as cask-aged sake (taruzake). Here you will visit the workshop where dedicated craftspeople still make these casks by hand (subject to availability). After the tour, we will get to sample some of this traditionally made sake.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum, 4-5-5 Sumiyoshi Minamimachi, Higashinada-Ku, Kobe 658-0041 Hyogo Prefecture

Visit Nada's largest sake producer to learn about traditional brewing techniques. Your guide is an experienced sake brewer who will be on hand to show you around their interactive museum and explain the various tools and equipment on display. Free sake tasting is provided.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: 灘五郷酒所, Japan, 658-0046 Hyogo, Kobe, Higashinada Ward, Mikagehonmachi, 3-chōme11２ 剣菱酒造内蔵

Enjoy an immersive sake tasting with your host at a former brewery site belonging to Kenbishi, one of Japan's oldest and most famous sake brands. We will sample three types of Kenbishi along with a complimentary snack. This is a unique location offering you the chance to enjoy sake in the same place it was once made.

Duration: 1 hour



Informacion Adicional
"Not wheelchair accessible"
"Service animals allowed"
"Near public transportation"
"Not recommended for pregnant travelers"
"Most travelers can participate"
"Only those of legal drinking age in Japan (20yrs or over) can participate."
"This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund"
"This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers"
"Confirmation will be received at time of booking"



Horário de Início: 01:00 PM
Duração: 4 Hours
Ponto de partida: Uozaki Station, 4 Chome-7 Uozaki Nakamachi, Higashinada Ward, Kobe, Hyogo 658-0083, Japan

Cancelamentos e reembolsos: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.

Incluído

• Visit three of Japan's most prestigious sake breweries
• Guided by a professional sake brewer
• Taste various types of local sake
• Guided Sake Tasting with your host (comparative tasting of different grades of sake)
• Explanation of Traditional Sake Brewing Techniques
• Light snack provided with the guided tasting
• All taxes, fees and handling charges
• Entry/Admission - 灘五郷酒所

Não Incluído

• Transportation cost to and from the tour are not included.

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