The 15 Best Sake Tasting Tours in Japan

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3-Hour Kyoto Insider Sake Brewery Tour with Tastings & Pairings

1.3-Hour Kyoto Insider Sake Brewery Tour with Tastings & Pairings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 917 reviews · from $84Our pick

Learn how sake is brewed, taste 10 styles with Japanese snacks, and visit Kyoto's Gekkeikan Okura Museum in a practical 3-hour tour.

“We learned quite a bit about the history of sake, the families and businesses known for making it, and the process of making sake before diving into the delicious tasting! Both leaders of our group were engaging, informative, and witty. My group would have loved to try the advanced tasting option if we were around, we had a blast!”

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Arashiyama Bamboo, Temple, Monkeys, or Secret Sake Brewery

2.Arashiyama Bamboo, Temple, Monkeys, or Secret Sake Brewery

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 886 reviews · 5 hours - 330 minutes · from $87

Walk Kyoto’s bamboo grove, gardens, temple, river bridge, and monkey park, with a choice of shopping or local sake tasting.

“Our guide, Karim, has been perfect. Informative, friendly and fun! He kept a good pace during the tour and we never felt rushed, he gave us free time for pictures/eating/facilities. The tour covered some very famous sites but Karim has been also able to bring us “off the beaten path” letting us visit gardens and spots that we would have missed otherwise. The group was of just 5 people so we have been extremely lucky, usually it’s max 12 people but maybe off season helped! We highly recommend the tour and thank you again Karim!”

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Kyoto: Insider Sake Brewery Tour with Sake and Food Pairing

3.Insider Sake Brewery Tour with Sake and Food Pairing

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 704 reviews · 3 hours · from $87

Explore Kyoto’s Fushimi sake district, tour a historic brewery, taste 10 or more sakes, and learn smart food-pairing and ordering tips.

“The guide was amazing! She is a gem. Had a great time. Thank you!”

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Kyoto Sake Brewery & Tasting Walking Tour

4.Kyoto Sake Brewery & Tasting Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 623 reviews · from $98

Explore Kyoto’s Fushimi sake district, visit the Gekkeikan museum, and taste 18 Kyoto sakes with a small-group guide.

“Great guide & wonderful tour that gives you an understanding of how significant Sake is to this area in particular. Awesome tour for both the beginner & experienced Sake fan.”

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Sake Tasting Masterclass in Shinjuku (8+ Varieties with a Pro)

5.Sake Tasting Masterclass in Shinjuku (8+ Varieties with a Pro)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 271 reviews · from $72

Taste 8 or more sakes in Shinjuku with a sake sommelier, learn brewing basics and food pairings, and leave ready to order with confidence.

“Our instructor was great! Very knowledgeable and made the experience fun and informative. I didn’t know anything about sake beforehand!”

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Private Tea Ceremony and Sake Tasting in Kyoto Samurai House

6.Private Tea Ceremony and Sake Tasting in Kyoto Samurai House

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 163 reviews · from $99

Review of Kyoto’s private tea ceremony, Uji matcha, sake or whisky tasting, kimono photos, and a 300-year-old samurai house near Kyoto Station.

“This was the best thing we did on our trip! The hosts were AMAZING, we could not recommend this more”

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Osaka Sake Tasting with Takoyaki Cooking

7.Osaka Sake Tasting with Takoyaki Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 156 reviews · 2 hours · from $70

Cook Osaka-style takoyaki, taste more than 10 sakes, and learn from former brewer Momo in a friendly small-group class near Namba.

“This experience was an absolute highlight of my trip. I joined a sake tasting and takoyaki-making session led by Momo, and it exceeded all expectations. I was lucky to have a one-on-one session, and Momo made it both educational and fun. She walked me through the different types of sake, their flavor profiles, and how to properly taste and appreciate them. Her passion and expertise were truly impressive — I learned so much I didn’t know before! She taught me how to make homemade takoyaki step by step, patiently guiding me until I got the hang of it. I left feeling inspired, happy, and full (in the best way). If…”

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KOBE Sake Tasting Tour at Breweries (tasting fee included)

8.KOBE Sake Tasting Tour at Breweries (tasting fee included)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 154 reviews · from $109

Walk Kobe’s Nada sake district, visit historic breweries, taste premium sake, and learn brewing traditions with an English-speaking guide.

“Our guide, Hiroko (Hiro) was very knowledgeable, funny and kept the walking tour fun! Only visited 3 breweries this time. Will definitely do this tour again to visit the other sake breweries next time with Hiro again!”

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Hiroshima Saijo Sake Tasting Tour with visit to 7 Breweries

9.Hiroshima Saijo Sake Tasting Tour with visit to 7 Breweries

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 104 reviews · from $50

Taste eight sakes at seven Saijo breweries, learn Hiroshima’s brewing traditions, and walk 1.5 km with an English-speaking guide.

“We had a great time with the brilliant Ione as a guide. Learnt a lot about the Saijo area and the history and brewing techniques for sake. I would recommend this tour over those that visit only a couple of locations, much more complete and more fun!”

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Tsukiji: Outer Market Walking Tour & Sake Tasting Experience

10.Tsukiji: Outer Market Walking Tour & Sake Tasting Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 81 reviews · 3 hours · from $70

Explore Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple and the Outer Market, then taste 20 or more Japanese sakes with an expert sommelier.

“Brilliant tour, brilliant guide, brilliant value. We had a fantastic experience and wouldn’t have got nearly as much out of the market tour without such good guidance. The sake tasting nearby afterwards is really interesting and very generous, so make sure you have time to spare as you don’t want to rush away like we sadly had to for our next booking.”

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Tsukiji: Unlimited Sake Tasting Experience

11.Tsukiji: Unlimited Sake Tasting Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 67 reviews · 1h 30m · from $54

Taste 50 to 60 Japanese sakes in Tsukiji with an English-speaking sommelier, snacks, temperature pairings, and a practical lesson in sake.

“Mako-san was very nice and informative! And we got to expand our knowledge. She adjusted to our current experience and gave a lot of interesting info. We’d want to bring our friends here! It was an intimate setting as well.”

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Advanced Kyoto Insider Sake Tasting Experience

12.Advanced Kyoto Insider Sake Tasting Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 44 reviews · from $74

Taste 10 unusual sakes in Kyoto, compare ancient and modern brewing methods, read real labels, and learn from a certified sake expert.

“Very knowledgeable and friendly staff, a great way to understand more about Sake, its history, brewing methods and tastes etc. guided through presentations and tastings.”

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Unlimited Sake Tasting with Sushi Omakase tasting in Tokyo

13.Unlimited Sake Tasting with Sushi Omakase tasting in Tokyo

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 44 reviews · 1h 30m · from $63

Taste eight or more Japanese sakes and premium Yamayuki tuna sushi in a small 90-minute Roppongi experience.

“The food and sake was delicious, however I expected more of a guided tasting of the sake with maybe some stories/history behind how it’s brewed and its cultural importance (similar to whisky tastings I’ve done in the past).”

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Private Nara Tour and Sake Tasting (Departing from Kyoto/Nara)

14.Private Nara Tour and Sake Tasting (Departing from Kyoto/Nara)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 40 reviews · from $165

Explore Nara’s temples, free-roaming deer, panoramic views, and local sake with a private guide on a well-paced half-day tour from Kyoto or Nara.

“Ikki was a brilliant tour guide and we had such a good time doing this tour! Would definitely recommend doing this with Ikki-he was so knowledgeable, friendly, polite and told us about good spots to visit outside the tour too. Really fab!”

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Sake Brewery and Japanese Life Experience Tour in Kobe

15.Sake Brewery and Japanese Life Experience Tour in Kobe

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 39 reviews · from $83

Explore Kobe’s Nada sake district, taste Fukuju and Hakutsuru sake, visit a local market, and learn about mirin and pickles with a private guide.

“Not fun and not really as described. Admit the Sake Brewery museum was interesting. We thought tour would be more like a food tour only with sake stops instead of food stops. Turned out our guide doesn’t even like sake. So that lack of enthusiasm on guide’s part surely contributed to the blah experience.”

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