Uncover the little-known sake culture of Fushimi, Kyoto on a 3-hour insider brewery visit + sake tasting and food pairing session with an expert. Deepen your knowledge of sake making process and a bit of history of its production at Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum.  Enjoy the samples of different types of sake as well as leaning details and varieties and personalized attention from your guide on this small-group tour. This is a fun and educational experience to change your way of enjoying sake.   If you love sake but don't know what to select or want to know more about sake, join us and let's deep dive into the world of sake. After you experienced this, you will know which type of Sake actually you like, and you will be able to select your favorite Sake from labels or restaurant's menu even if they are all written in Japanese.

Beginning in the Fushimi district of Kyoto, your guide will take you through the streets of this charming, sake brewing district where you will see various traditional and modern sake breweries and get a sense of the area’s 400-year-old sake brewing tradition. During the tour, you will eat a seasonal lunch in a local restaurant before heading out to the Gekkeikan Okura Sake museum where a brief history of Japanese sake can be understood. Since they have been making sake since 1637, with a nearly 4 centuries-old process, you will really see how things have been done for generations. You will also get a chance to see the Sake brewery and the traditional brewing process which involves a combination of water, malt, yeast and steamed rice. You will visit both a small and large sake brewery to get a sense of the differences of scale and of course try their sake and other products.

A guided tour of the Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine and a visit to a sake brewery complete with sake tasting will introduce you to some of the gems that Kyoto has to offer. Learn about the History and Traditions of Sake Brewing Saunter through bustling streets to arrive at the Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum to discover sake brewing traditions in Fushimi. Nestled beside the willow-lined Horikawa River, the 20th-century wooden buildings of a brewery house the museum. Explore the displays of preserved brewing equipment used since 1909, like sake barrels, fermentation tanks, and old sake bottles. Soak in the fragrance of steaming rice, and enjoy the fresh and rich flavors of different kinds of sake. Explore the photogenic Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine Continue to the vibrant Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, an important Shinto Shrine of Kyoto and the head shrine of about 40,000 Inari sub-shrines. The Fushimi Inari is famous for its 5,000 bright orange torii gates behind the shrine's main grounds. The rows of gates line a hiking trail into the wooded forest of Mount Inari, and you might also be able to spot fox statues scattered across the shrine. Itinerary 8:25am: Meet your guide | 8:40am: Departure | Kyoto to Momoyamagoryo-mae Station | Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum (40 mins) | Travel to Fushimi Inari Station (20 mins) | Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine (60 mins) | Inari to Kyoto Station | 1pm: End of tour

Learn the history of sake, the making process, and the history of its production on this insider brewery tour and sake-tasting session with an expert. This small-group tour will provide you with 10 samples of different kinds of sake, details about the variety of sake as well as personalized attention from your guide. You will learn tips, strategies, and snacks to improve your sake-tasting experience. Taste Multiple Flavors! Begin this fun and insightful sake experience at the Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum in Fushimi, the biggest sake brewery in the district. Learn about traditional brewing methods handed down over generations, and conclude the tour with a taste of a few flavors produced there. Your guide will explain the brewing process step-by-step and will make you familiar with the old tools stored in the museum area. After this, try flavors you may not have encountered before, as you'll be introduced to bottles that have never been exported before. Learn how different kinds of food and flavors complement the different types of alcohol and find out for yourself which ones you like best!