Travel through the streets of this stunning town and explore a 400 year-old sake brewing tradition
During the tour, we will spend time at the Gekkeikan Okura sake museum where a brief history of sake can be understood. Since they have been making sake since 1637, with a nearly 4 century old process, our guests really see how things have been done for generations.
At the Gekkeikan Okura sake museum we will also get a chance to see the sake brewery. Our guests will get a sense of the traditional brewing process which involves a combination of water, malt, yeast and steamed rice. The different cut or variety of rice plays a big part of the distinction of the sake. If a grain of rice has less grain shaved off, it is more bitter. Generally, the more grain is shaved, the more sweet it will taste.
Tour Highlights:
- 3 hour tour of Kyoto’s Fushimi district
- Visit a small and large sake brewery to get a sense of the differences of scale and try their sake and other products.
- Guided tour at the Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum
- See how a brewery works and get a sense of what goes into production of the world’s best sake.
- Browse the shops at a local shopping arcade for souvenirs unique to the area.
Tour Schedule:
Everyday (Monday – Sunday)
Meeting Time Frame: 10:45
Start Time: 11:00 am
End Time: 2:00 pm
Tour Inclusions:
- Sake Tasting Included
- Lunch in Restaurant
- Walking Level Moderate
Tour Exclusions:
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities (optional)
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- In the beginning of the tour, it doesn’t show the actual sake making process, this is unavailable to the public and the breweries don’t allow this for sanitation reasons
Meeting Location:
The front of SoftBank shop in this address:
4-291-1 Ryogaemachi, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto-fu, Japan, 612-8082
You can copy and paste this to Google Maps:
〒612-8082 両替町4丁目291−1京都府京都市伏見区
There are two train lines you can take to get to the meeting place.
- Take the Keihan Train Line getting off at Fushimi Momoyama Station
- Take the Kintetsu Line getting off at Momoyama Goriyo Station
Price and Booking
Details
- Kyoto, Kyoto
- Culinary, Culture
- 3 hours
- Dec 7th to Dec 31st
- Average
- Moderate
- 11 a.m.
- 4-291-1 Ryogaemachi, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto-fu, Japan, 612-8082
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