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15 Best Kyoto Sake Tours

The pours worth planning a day around.

The 15 kyoto 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.

15 Best Kyoto Sake Tours

3-Hour Kyoto Insider Sake Brewery Tour with Tastings & Pairings - The tasting room: 10 sakes, your taste map, and real label hints
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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

3 hours in Kyoto tasting 10 sakes at Gekkeikan Okura with food pairings and label tips to order with confidence.

Most Popular 5.0

“Great experience! You’re taught about the brewing process and even taught how to read the labels. After this, you are able to try over 10 different types of sake. I really feel like I will be able to order the type of sake I prefer now! Thank you so much Miyuki!”

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Kyoto: Insider Sake Brewery Tour with Sake and Food Pairing - Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum: Brewing basics that affect flavor
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Kyoto: Insider Sake Brewery Tour with Sake and Food Pairing

2.Kyoto: Insider Sake Brewery Tour with Sake and Food Pairing

Kyoto’s Fushimi sake district tour with museum stop, certified tastings of 10+ styles, and otsumami pairings to order confidently.

5.0

“Kyoko was an excellent tour guide. Not only was she extremely knowledgeable about all things sake, she was a very kind and funny tour guide. Learned so much about sake, its history, and what kind exactly that I would like. Definitely would recommend this tour if you’re interested in sake and its history.”

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Kyoto Sake Brewery & Tasting Walking Tour - Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum: what you learn before your first sip
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Kyoto Sake Brewery & Tasting Walking Tour

3.Kyoto Sake Brewery & Tasting Walking Tour

Walk Kyoto’s Fushimi sake lanes with a small guide, visit the Gekkeikan Okura museum, then taste up to 18+ varieties in a bar.

5.0

“Rika was a wonderful tour guide. She spoke good English and was knowledgeable able sake. It was a fun few hours to figure out which kind of sake we prefer.”

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1.5-Hour Kyoto Insider Sake Experience with 7 Tastings & Pairings - Otsumami pairings: the cheat code for enjoying sake later
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1.5-Hour Kyoto Insider Sake Experience with 7 Tastings & Pairings

4.1.5-Hour Kyoto Insider Sake Experience with 7 Tastings & Pairings

Kyoto’s Fushimi sake workshop for 7 tastings with otsumami pairings, a sommelier-led lesson, and a cheat sheet to order confidently.

5.0

“This was a great experience, it was super educational but not overwhelming. Miyuki did a great job presenting a lot of information in a way that was fun and easy to understand. Her knowledge of sake was super impressive and it was cool Read more”

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Private Tea Ceremony and Sake Tasting in Kyoto Samurai House - Your Choice After Tea: Sake Shots or Japanese Whisky
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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

Private matcha tea ceremony in a 300-year-old Kyoto samurai house. Choose sake or whisky tasting, plus kimono and katana photos.

5.0

“This is a charming ceremony that we are happy to recommend. It was great learning the tea ritual and enjoying the matcha. The pictures in kimonos were a fun surprise. It was brought to a lively ending with sake tasting, along with explanations of the different flavors.”

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Kyoto: Sake Brewery and Tasting Tour in Fushimi - Chushojima Station meeting point: what the first hour feels like
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Kyoto: Sake Brewery and Tasting Tour in Fushimi

7.Kyoto: Sake Brewery and Tasting Tour in Fushimi

Walk Fushimi’s sake district, visit the Gekkeikan Ōkura Sake Museum, and taste 18 Kyoto sakes on a 3-hour small-group tour.

4.8

“This tour was one of our most enjoyable days in Japan. Kumi was a wonderful guide. She was extremely knowledgeable of the sake and brewing process, her manner was very warm, and we loved conversing with her. We would definitely recommend!”

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Advanced Kyoto Insider Sake Tasting Experience - What the expert covers: fundamentals plus the “why” behind flavor
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Advanced Kyoto Insider Sake Tasting Experience

8.Advanced Kyoto Insider Sake Tasting Experience

Advanced Kyoto sake tasting compares 10 rare brews with a certified expert, label practice, and fermentation insights in 2 hours.

5.0

“I recommend this tour to anyone who likes and drinks sake(nihonshu). You get an opportunity to learn from the best about how it's created and the different types. 10 out 10 would recommend.”

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Kyoto: Gion Evening Walk with Hidden Gems, Geisha & Sake - The small-group setup (max 10) and why it matters
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Kyoto: Gion Evening Walk with Hidden Gems, Geisha & Sake

9.Kyoto: Gion Evening Walk with Hidden Gems, Geisha & Sake

90-minute small-group walk through Kyoto’s Gion after dark, with photo help, lantern-lit shrines, and sake ending at Yasaka Shrine.

5.0

“This tour was amazing and the guide was even better. He was so kind and so fun to talk to! I’d recommend this tour to anyone. A fun way to see the city in a more relaxed way. Saw the sights had a few drinks and very much enjoyed our time.”

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Kyoto: Gion Geisha District & Sake-in-Hand Walking Tour - Meeting at Kikunoi Roan and how the route feels
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Kyoto: Gion Geisha District & Sake-in-Hand Walking Tour

10.Kyoto: Gion Geisha District & Sake-in-Hand Walking Tour

Walk Kyoto’s Gion lanes at night with geisha culture stories and a sake tasting, ending at Yasaka Shrine with great photo chances.

5.0

“This is a go-at-your-own-pace, relaxed, walking tour of a very beautiful historic area of Kyoto. The sake in hand helps set the tone! I really appreciated how knowledgeable my guide was: I typically have a ton of questions, and he was able to aRead more”

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Kyoto: Fushimi Sake Brewery Tour - 18 Tastings in 2.5 Hours - Gekkeikan Ōkura Sake Museum: Tradition You Can Actually See
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Kyoto: Fushimi Sake Brewery Tour – 18 Tastings in 2.5 Hours

11.Kyoto: Fushimi Sake Brewery Tour – 18 Tastings in 2.5 Hours

Kyoto’s Fushimi sake trail: Gekkeikan and Kizakura museum stops plus 18 tastings at Fushimizu Brewery Alley in 2.5 hours.

4.7

“Our guide Yoshi showed us an amazing time and made our time in Kyoto sake district so amazing. The tour was personalized and He was knowledgeable and made the experience so lively and fun. We tasted at 3 different locations and ended at a restaurant where we tasted and could order small plates. We truly…”

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Private Sake Tasting in Central Kyoto with Sake Sommelier - Getting there: Shijo and Karasuma meeting point to the bar in about 10 minutes
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Private Sake Tasting in Central Kyoto with Sake Sommelier

Private Pewter Sake Cup Experience with a Kyoto Artisan - Making It Yours: Letters, Numbers, Initials, and Dates
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Private Pewter Sake Cup Experience with a Kyoto Artisan

Kyoto: Foodie Night Tour in Gion with 9 dishes + 6 Sake - Meet at Gion Shijo: The Walk That Sets the Mood
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Kyoto: Foodie Night Tour in Gion with 9 dishes + 6 Sake

15.Kyoto: Foodie Night Tour in Gion with 9 dishes + 6 Sake

Kyoto night food tour in Gion and Ponto-cho: 9 dishes, 6 sake tastings, dessert, and a local guide in an easy 210-minute route.

4.4

“$250 per head absolutely not worth it. Was not a "foodie" tour, food was less than average. Our wagyu was more like a bad topside off cut. Had a much better experience finding our own restaurants.”

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