Kyoto: Sake Brewery Tour and Tasting in Historical District

Embark on a sake brewery tour in Kyoto’s historical district, where you’ll learn about the rich history of Gekkeikan and the sake brewing process. Enjoy sake tastings and explore cultural and historical spots in the area. Book now with Magical Trip!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Chushojima Station - Begin the Kyoto Sake Brewery & Tasting Tour in Fushimi
  • Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum - Discover the art of Japanese Sake making at the Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum
    At the Okura Museum, visitors can explore the rich history of Gekkeikan and the sake brewing process through various exhibits.
  • Teradaya - Pass by Teradaya…
What's Included
  • Photos during the tour
  • Sake tasting (18 kinds of Sake at Sake restaurant)
  • Anyone under 20 yrs old will get some foods or snacks instead of the sake tasting set
  • A Certified guide by MagicalTrip
  • Admission fee of the Sake Museum
What's Not Included
  • Additional food or drinks (available for purchase)
Additional Information

Join a tour with MagicalTrip, the proud recipient of the Tripadvisor Best of the Best Award. Each tour is guided by a MagicalTrip Certified Guide, who is professionally trained and carefully chosen to ensure both quality and authenticity.
Discover Kyoto’s renowned sake brewing district in Fushimi and visit the Kyoto Sake Museum to delve into the history…

Location
Chushojima Station
Chushojima Station, North Gate https://goo.gl/maps/qkaDajY4P56rsxJSA Your guide will be holding a board saying "MagicalTrip"
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Suzanne_h
Apr 9, 2026
Amazing insights into oldest sake brewery - Wonderful tour with Jimmy - great fun, lots of tastings and we know understand sake! A wonderful addition to seeing Kyoto
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Cherylcf3042ah
Apr 8, 2026
Excellent sake tour in Kyoto! - We really enjoyed this tour!! It was great learning about how to make sake and the tastings were excellent. Rika was so lovely and accommodating and we all really enjoyed having her as a guide! Would definitely recommend this to other visitors to Kyoto...we had such a great time! Thank you, Rika!!
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Helenq226
Apr 6, 2026
Amazing sake tour! - Yuka was amazing!!!! Such a great tour of where we learned so much about sake and got to try so many wonderful sakes! Yuka was very friendly and informative! We really enjoyed spending the day with her and learning so much about sake! We would love to do a tour with her again soon. It was a great value because we got to try so many sake!
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Ianmr2767pz
Apr 5, 2026
A great tour - It's great value for money. Yuki was amazing! She really new her stuff and not only that at the end of the tour we were both heading to the same area so she also showed me a few other spots for sukura pics and historical pkaces on the way. Highly recommend.
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L5643ajmelanieg
Apr 4, 2026
Great sake tour & tasting - Matt was a great guide. Very knowledgeable. Explained the history of sake thoroughly and answered all of our questions. Wonderful experience. Highly recommend!
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Jet12103134540
Apr 1, 2026
Great tour - Great tour with a great guide. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and making the tour so enjoyable.
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Lancek636
Mar 23, 2026
Fantastic Sake and tour! - This tour was amazing. I learned so much about the history of sake and got to taste an assortment of sake. My guide Mari was absolutely a pleasure. Very knowledgeable and funny. Would definitely recommend.
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Leedm5486nj
Mar 23, 2026
Sake Brewery Tour - Our sake tasting tour was awesome with Matt, not too much walking and we learnt a lot about sake making history. The tastings were vast and delicious, the food at the Izakaya oishii ! Matt is a great guide.
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Manmehar_w
Mar 22, 2026
Amazing sake tour! - It was a great experience! Our tour guide Yuki was very friendly and informative. We were very late but she waited patiently for us to reach and caught us up! She gave lots of information about the tour and even general things about Kyoto and Japan! I was recommend this to everyone!
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Paolo_d
Apr 4, 2026
18 sake - Not much beyond the 18 sakes. Price too high for a museum visit and a tasting with no food and minimal explanation.
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From $94
up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).