KOBE · SAKE TOURS
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The 15 kobe sake tours worth setting aside an afternoon for. The brewery visits and tastings travellers rate the highest here, with what is poured, who pours it and what it costs.
Walk Kobe’s Nada sake district on a guided brewery tour with tastings, tofu pairing, and historic museums for about 3.5 hours.
Most Popular“We had an amazing time doing the sake tour! We learned so much about sake and got to try so many different types. Our guide Hiro was so knowledgeable and friendly. Would highly recommend to anyone interested in doing a sake tour.”
Guided Kobe Nada sake tour with 3 breweries, tastings, tofu stop, and museum visits. Small group, English guide. 3.5 hours.
“The tour was honestly one of the most fun things that I have done. The tour guide - Hiro - was so into it that it really made the tour. She brought her own costumes and accessories to really bring the tour to life. We visited 4 breweries and by the end we were definitely…”
A 4.5-hour Kobe private tour mixing sake tastings, Edo-era brewery visits, mirin and pickle culture, plus a walk through local shopping streets.
“We had such a good time touring with our very knowledgable guide Norio. We visited 2 breweries (and one excellent museum) and he took us through all the different steps of making sake and explained us why/how Kobe still today produRead more”
A 1-day Kobe highlights tour with Nunobiki herb garden ropeway views, carpentry tools museum, shrine, and Hakutsuru sake tasting.
“Akari was fantastic! She took the time to explain all stops for us and was very helpful and knowledgeable.”
Kobe’s Nada district sake tasting tour with an English guide and small group visits to Shushinkan, Hakutsuru, Kiku-Masamune, and more.
“We had the most wonderful day learning about the history and science of sake. We got to try so many delicious sakes! Romi was such a great guide -- so welcoming and kind. Can 100% recommend the tour, you will have a brilliant time!”
A 3-hour Nada Gogo sake tour in Kobe with tastings at three breweries, guided in English or Japanese, starting at Hanshin Uozaki Station.
“Our guide, Kaito was amazing!! He was so sweet and very knowledgable. We really enjoyed tasting all of the sake from the 3 different breweries. Kaito also had note cards and taught us some Japanese sayings and history! Our daughter couldnt make the trip because of illness and when we first met Kaito at the…”
Private 6-hour Kobe tour through Nada’s historic sake breweries with a government-licensed English guide and free museum visits.
“We had a great afternoon with Tanaka-san, which included visiting 3 out of the 8 breweries on the Viator list and one other we stumbled across. Tanaka-san was very friendly and his English is good. He had been to some of the breweries Read more”
3-hour Nada Gogo sake brewery tour in Kobe with three guided stops, exclusive tastings, and culture from Hamafukutsuru to Hakutsuru.
“Chiyuki was an excellent tour guide. We went to three very different sake breweries and she taught us the process for making sake, both the way it was done hundreds of years ago and how it is done today. We also learned about how the polishing of the rice grains used in sake making defined…”
Kobe’s sake museum tastings, Kobe beef nigiri bites, Motomachi fruit drinks, and Meriken Park sights with an English guide in 3 hours.
“This was one of the best moments of our trip. Alyssa our guide was brilliant - friendly, professional and above all knowledgeable. Her explanations at the sake museum were spot on (followed by a tasting - our favourite was the yuzu sake!) we then visited Chinatown stopping to taste delicious beef nigiri. She took the…”
A 3-hour private Kobe sake tour through three Nada Gogo breweries, with guided tastings, museum-style learning, and a mobile ticket.
“The tourist a good intro to sake making. Go to 3 breweries. They’re sort of similar. There aren’t many signs in English and the guides may not know the answers to your question so if your an inquisitive person you may be disappointed”
Guided tour through Kobe’s Nada sake country. Visit 3 breweries, taste multiple sakes, see old tools, and learn barrel making with options to add more.
“I have gone through 5 guided tours and Yumi was our best tour guide. She provided more insights to our questions. We enjoyed her company. 5 stars.”
Walk Kobe with an English guide: Nada sake museum tasting, Kobe beef nigiri bites, Motomachi fruit drink, and Meriken Park sights.
“Allysa was great. First off she spoke perfect English and was easy to understand unlike every other tour we've done in Japan. As we toured the sake museum she explained in detail everything we were looking at while others on a bus tour had to rely on videos and couldn't ask questions. It was nice…”
Private Kobe sake walk through Nada breweries with tastings, Taru Sake, and a kakuuchi-style izakaya finish at Hamadaya.
“My guide was helpful, informative, and enthusiastic. The tour price included samples at a tasting room as well as tickets and samples at the sake museum. He showed us around the Kobe brewing area. This is a great tour to book if you plan on seeing KOBE/OSAKA/KYOTO before or after the tour. Definitely worth it,…”
6-hour Kobe cruise shore tour with an English guide: Nada sake brewery tasting, city and harbor views, Chinatown and Motomachi stroll.
“Alyssa was amazing and extremely knowledgeable. She took us all over! It was a great time and we would highly recommend this tour!”
A full-day walk through Kobe’s herb gardens, Kitano streets, shrine rituals, Chinatown eats, and Nada sake, ending with port night lights.
“Good overall tour of Kobe. You see the highlights! It included lunch and a tour to the sake area. A really great orientation to Kobe.”
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