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Private Tour - Sake Brewery and Japanese Life Experience Tour in Kobe

Kobe4 hours and 30 minutes
  • Free cancellation

About this experience

Sake breweries are scattered in the Nada area, where the area is known as one of the best sake breweries in Japan.Several breweries are open to the public, and they are popular with tourists because they offer tours of the production process and free tastings.

Sake brewing in Nada has been active since the Edo period and now accounts for about 30% of Japan's total sake production.There are reasons why Nada's sake is said to be the best in Japan.

The location, climatic environment, quality of rice, and water are just perfect to brew sake in Nada. Those are essential for sake brewing, and the craftsmanship has been handed down from generation to generation with its techniques.

This tour will not only introduce a sake brewery and tasting but will also introduce you to the food culture using sake, strolling through local shopping streets.

By learning about the efforts of the people involved in sake brewing, as well as feeling the daily lives in the area, you will be able to understand the appeal of sake. Let's go on a journey to experience Japanese culture!

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What’s included

  • Tour Guide
  • Private Tour
  • Necessary expenses for the tour guide

Not included

  • Travel expenses and entrance fees for your own
  • Money for food/drinks, souvenirs and extra activities for your own
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
  • The use of private van

Itinerary

  1. 1

    Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum

    This is a museum that was built in the early Taisho era. The museum displays the traditional sake brewing process and operations, and visitors can learn about the brewing process as well as see the historical architecture. You can also enjoy sake tasting.

  2. 2

    Kobe Shushinkan

    This is also a sake brewery that has been in business for 250 years, since the Edo period. The brewery produces Fukuju, which is drunk at Nobel Prize -dinners and is highly regarded both in Japan and abroad. Find your favorite flavor at the tasting corner and make it your souvenir.

  3. 3

    Kobe Konan Mukonosato

    Specializing in pickles and Mirin (sweet cooking rice wine). Mirin is made from the same raw materials as sake and is an essential part of Japanese cuisine. By learning about the similarities and differences between sake and Mirin, you can learn more about Japanese food and sake.

  4. 4

    Oyasutei Market

    With a history of over 100 years, the market is said to be "the oldest shopping street in Kobe. Today, there are long-established stores that have been around since the postwar period, as well as stores that sell not only Japanese and Asian foods, but also Halal foods. It is a deep shopping street with a mixture of Showa and multinational, giving it a retro Japanese atmosphere.

Good to know

Difficulty
Easy
Languages
Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China), Korean, American English, Japanese, Chinese
Start times
09:30 · 10:00 · 10:30

Cancellation policy

Free cancellation up to 48 hours before the experience starts.

  • Cancel within 48h of the start time: 100% charge.

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Meeting point

JR Sannomiya Station (the central ticket gate in front of ticket centre)

4-1-1, Nunobikicho, Chuo Ward, Kobe, 651-0097, JP

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From AED 607 per person