Japanese Sake Breweries Tour in Fushimi Kyoto

Inclusions / Exclusions

Mobile ticket
Offered in: Japanese, English
Commemorative sake cup (Gekkeikan Sake Brewery)
Sake Ice Cream (Café Yumehyakushu)
Admission fee to the Gekkeikan Sake Brewery Museum
Tasting set of three types of Japanese sake(Gekkeikan Sake Brewery)
Tasting set of three types of Japanese sake (ABURACYO)
One glass of Kyoto Beer (Kizakura Brewery)

Jukkokubune boarding fee（Please pay 1500 yen on boat dock）
Eating and drinking expenses at each sake brewery and restaurant

Overview

Joining this tour will give you an insight into Japanese history and sake. SAKE Master will tell you the secret of excellent SAKE. You will know the difference with your tongue. Let's have fresh SAKE! You can also enjoy a set of 17 kinds of drinks compared with the top image that is famous on SNS. Why not embark on a journey to find the best sake while walking the streets of Kyoto with a local guide? Enjoy a very scenic view. Let's go together. ・Discover Fushimi's rich sake culture with a local guide. ・Visit three diverse sake breweries for tastings. ・Explore the historic Fushimi sake district, one of Japan's top regions. ・Uncover centuries-old sake-making secrets. ・Gain insights into sake production at the Gekkeikan Brewery, established in 1637.

Meeting points

Chushojima Station
Yoshijima Yaguracho, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-8224, Japan

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Keihan Railway "Chushojima Station" North ticket exit Gather in front of the sake barrel sculpture

End point

Fushimi Otesuji Shopping Street
5 Chome-10 Hokicho, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-8081, Japan

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We will disband here. You are welcome to do some shopping in the shopping district, or if you are heading back, I can guide you to the nearest station.

Itinerary

Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum

Surprisingly, this building retains the original wooden brewery structure built approximately 200 years ago. In the courtyard, there is a well from which you can drink Fushimizu, the water used in sake brewing. Similar to Fushimi's sake, it is incredibly soft and delicious, so please give it a try. You'll surely be amazed by its smoothness. In the exhibition room, you can view traditional sake brewing tools designated as tangible folk cultural assets by the city of Kyoto. Gekkeikan Sake Brewery's special sake cup with a tasting of three Japanese sake samples included.

45 minutes
Fushimi Jikkoku-bune Boats

There is a boarding point for a pleasure boat called "Jikokubune". From the Edo period to the end of the Meiji period, this ship played an active role as a logistics hub connecting Fushimi and Osaka. At that time, it took seven hours by boat to transport people, sake, and rice from Fushimi to Osaka. The tour ends at the boat dock. The tour guide will assist you in purchasing a ticket if you would like to continue to the boat cruise.

15 minutes
Fushimi Yume Hyakushu Cafe

Shop & Cafe "Fushimi Yumehyakushu." In fact, this building is repurposed from the former main store of Gekkeikan, built over 100 years ago. Inside the shop, you can find various Kyoto liquors and souvenirs, not limited to Gekkeikan. We offer a seated tasting set of three different sakes, including an appetizer. Please enjoy your time with us. For those who have participated in our tour only this summer, we are giving away sake ice cream here.

20 minutes
Kappa Gallery

Kizakura is famous for its sake commercials featuring Kappa characters, but it is also the first company in Kyoto to produce local beer. Therefore, at Fushimizugura, in addition to the sake production process, you can also tour the beer factory. After the tour, you can sample sake and beer in the lovely courtyard. We'll present you with one glass of Kyoto Beer here, so please relax and unwind from your journey.

30 minutes
Fushimi Sake Village

Fushimizu SakeKura koji opened in March 2016. This is a sake theme park where you can enjoy local Fushimi sake and dishes from all over Japan. With the support of 17 breweries belonging to the Fushimi Sake Brewers Association, this facility is a facility where you can enjoy about 100 kinds of Fushimi local sake.

15 minutes
Fushimi Otesuji Shotengai

I will take you to ABURACYO, located in the shopping district of Fushimi. Here, you can explore a selection of over 100 different types of sake, with a focus on ginjo and daiginjo sake from all 18 sake breweries in Fushimi. The collection includes not only regular selections but also seasonal limited editions. Moreover, at the in-store tasting counter, you can enjoy a glass or compare three different varieties in small cups. Just gazing at the bottles can provide a delightful experience.

30 minutes

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Japan's summer can be quite hot, especially in August when temperatures often exceed 35 degrees Celsius. Given the nature of our walking tours, which involve spending time outdoors, we strongly recommend taking measures to prevent heatstroke. Please ensure you stay hydrated and consider using items like parasols for shade.

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Excellent tour! A lot of fun

Published on Sep, 2024

This was an excellent tour that I highly recommend! Our tour guide Bob was very cool, fun and easy to talk to. He also used to work in a sake brewery and was an expert on both the process of producing sake and the different varieties we could try. He took us to authentic locations that we would have never found on our own. I highly recommend this tour!

Excellent Sake Brewery Tour.

Published on Feb, 2024

Our tour guide, Makota ( I hope I spelled your name correctly), was excellent. He already had background knowledge of the brewery process which made the tour much more enjoyable and was able to answer our questions. After the tasting, he also recommended other brands of Kyoto Sake that we should consider. Since we liked all the ones he recommended, my husband and son ended up buying as much as we could take back to the US. We highly recommend this tour, with our guide. On another note, our guide also helped us get back to the train station and told us which trains to take in order to get back to our hotel, which was a godsend. It's that extra service that made the tour excellent.

Fantastic tour content and reasonable tour fees!

Published on Dec, 2023

Thank you so much for a wonderful time! We were guided by a very kind and knowledgeable former sake brewery worker. The tour fee included two opportunities for tasting and comparing different types of sake, making it a very reasonable tour. I initially thought the sake tasting would be more of a standing trial, but to my surprise, we entered a shop where we could sit down and enjoy not only the sake but also accompanying dishes. Without a doubt, I believe this is the best among the sake tours.

Fantastic experience, definitly a must do

Published on Sep, 2023

We had a lovely time with Nakai and his wife while they took us to Kizakura Kappa Country along with a sake brewery for a tasting. They were very informative and went out of their way to make the experience amazing. Thank you again! If more than 5 stars was possible they earn it!