Sake Brewery and Japanese Life Experience Tour in Kobe
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 s
📍Meeting point: JR Sannomiya Station central exit, in front of ticket office
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. 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.
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What To Expect
Stop 1
⏱ 40 minHakutsuru 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.
Stop 2
⏱ 40 minKobe 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.
Stop 3
⏱ 30 minKobe 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.
Stop 4
⏱ 30 minOyasutei Ichiba Shopping Street: 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.
What’s Included
- ✓Private Tour
- ✓Tour Guide
- ✓The necessary expenses for the guide during the tour
What’s NOT Included
- ✗Estimated Costs of the Tour: 530 JPY per Person
- ✗Breakdown: Transportation: 530 JPY, Admission Fees: 0 JPY, Meal costs: 0 JPY per Person
- ✗Optional Experience Costs: 0 JPY per Person
- ✗Admission fees
Additional Info
- 👶Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- 🚇Public transportation options are available nearby
- 🚶Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- •All transportation costs, entrance fees, food and drink costs, etc. incurred at the visited spots, will be borne by the customer.
- •Under the age of 20 are not allowed to drink in Japan.
- •Tour finishing spot is different from starting spot. Please let your tour guide know if you would like to change the finishing spot.
- •Please understand that tour spots might be changed to alternative spots in case of temporary closure.
- •This tour does not include a dining spot.
- •If the weather is bad on the day, there is a possibility that the means of transportation, destinations, and routes may be changed.
- •Please wear comfortable clothing as you will be walking a lot.
- •Some of the spots we will visit on the day do not accept credit cards. Please remember to bring cash.
- •If you are unable to make it to the meeting point by the start time, there is a possibility that we might not be able to provide the full experience this tour has to offer, due to the time taken to get to the meeting point via public transport. Please ensure that you have ample time to get to the meeting point on time.
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