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Hiroshima Saijo Sake Tasting Tour with visit to 7 Breweries
- 2 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Saijo is one of the three major sake brewing area in Japan. Within a roughly one-kilometer walking distance from Saijo Station, there are seven sake breweries. You can efficiently tour all the breweries in only two hours while listening to the English speaking guide's explanation about the history and sake of each brewery. You can also sample the sake recommended by each brewery. You can taste various types of sake, such as Daiginjo, Junmai, and Frozen sake. Some of the breweries do not usually offer sake tasting on weekdays, so it is very valuable to be able to sample sake from all the breweries. If there is space available on the day of the tour, you can register up to 4 hours before the tour starts. Please come and find your favorite sake! ＊According to Japanese law, the legal drinking age is 20. Participants under 20, including infants, are not allowed to join. ＊This is a tasting tour. Please note that you will not be able to observe the sake brewing process.
Inclusions
What's included
- 8 deifferent types of Sake tasting
- English guide
What's not
- Services other than the above
Itinerary
Meet in front of the Tourist Information Center at Saijo Station(It is located right outside of the ticketing gate)
Kamotsuru is the pioneer in Ginjo sake brewing. Watching a 10 minute video introducing Sake making and Tasting Daiginjo-Type, " Daiginjo Gold Kamotsuru" @ Kamotsuru Visitor room.
Fukubijin was called the Saijo Brewing School and has produced many outstanding mater brewers. Let's taste "Fukubijin Junmai-Shu." You can try warm Sake during winter season!
Kamoizumi was one of the first breweries in Japan to begin brewing junmai-shu (pure rice sake) using only rice and koji mold as ingredients. Taste their signature product, "Junmai Ginjoshu 朱泉 Honjikomi."
Distributes brouchures, offers information about Sakagura-dori Street, and is stocked with souvenirs. Take a restroom break here.
Kirei Shuzo is characterized by its dry taste compared to other Saijo sake. You will taste "Yoshidaya’s Sake," a limited sake blended by the brewery with sake that is ready to drink in that month.
Saijotsuru brews sake using traditional techniques passed down from generation to generation by Hiroshima sake brewers. You can taste "Junmai Daiginjo Genshu Shinzui" which has been repeatedly awarded by Monde Selection.
Hakubotan is one of the oldest sake breweries in Hiroshima Prefecture. It was funded in 1675. You will have the opportunity to taste "Hyoka," which is unfiltered sake that has been fresh frozen in a special way, and plum wine soaked in Daiginjo-shu.
Sanyotsuru is the only sake brewery located west of Saijo Station. You can try to taste cloudy sake and sake ware is also available for sale.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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5Great Sake Tour and overall experience.
We had an amazing time learning about all the old traditional Sake breweries, and our guide Ione was both super friendly and very knowledgeable. Can't recommend enough, for anyone wanting to experience Sake culture and visit Saijo.
5Great and fun tour
Fun and great tour. Ione is very knowledgeable and fun. We had a great time learning about the traditions and the making of sake as well as tasting it! Totally recommend!
5A Wonderful Experience
Easy to find, great sake, and a good walk! The excellent host for our small group (Ione) took us to several sake breweries where we could try eight sakes brewed in very different ways. All were fantastic, but most were not the sake easy to find overseas. They were a variety of types and flavors, from dry to sparkling. I would not recommend this tour to anyone that doesn't like sake or isn't prepared for a tasting of a whole range of traditional liquor, as you often try the drink in front of the brewers. The five of us ended our tour delighted to have gone and sorry we did not have more time to spend. I even went and tried more sake as I tried to buy bottles from all the breweries we had visited! Please support the town and sake breweries and consider this tour!
5Memorable Sake tasting experience
We have tasted Sake available in UK and wanted to experience and compare it to the authentic taste in Japan. In a compact trip, when we were informed about this Sake tasting in Saijo as an option, we couldn’t resist it and what an experience!! Our guide Ione was not only very helpful but she made the whole tour a very memorable experience. All selected Sake were an experience in itself and some we know we can never get once we leave this beautiful country. Meeting the master brewer himself and understanding the skill & knowledge it takes to make this drink will always stay with me. Arigato gozaimasu
5Saijo Sake experience
Excellent guide - Ione! Fabulous overall experience Tasted Sake I never knew and had’
55 Star Sake Tour
My friends and I went on a sake tour led by Ione. She is very knowledgeable about the breweries and the area around Saijo. She is also incredibly personable and was enthusiastic during the entire tour. I had a really great time and would happily recommend everyone do the tour.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- At JR Saijo Station 2F Please arrive at the meeting place 10 minutes early.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 10 travellers
- Operated by
- Higashi Hiroshima City Tourism Association
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Please arrive at the meeting point 10 minutes before the tour starts. If you are late for the 1:00 PM start time, you will not be able to visit all the breweries. Please note that if you are more than 15 minutes late for the tour start time, your reservation will be automatically canceled and a cancellation fee will apply.
- If the tour is suddenly canceled due to bad weather, etc., We will contact you on your registered email by 5pm the day before. Unless you receive prior notice from us, the tour will proceed as scheduled. If you cancel at your own discretion, the standard cancellation fee will apply.
- Tour schedules and cancellation policies are based on local Japan time.
How it compares in Hiroshima
- Its from-price is 34% below the median of the 324 experiences we list in Hiroshima.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 21 of 324.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Hiroshima
Hiroshima, on Japan's Seto Inland Sea, is a rebuilt river city whose Peace Memorial Park and museum recall the atomic bombing of 1945.
Hiroshima spreads across the delta of the Ōta River, whose channels, bridges and trams give the city an open feel. The atomic bomb of 6 August 1945 destroyed most of it. The Peace Memorial Park beside the river holds the Atomic Bomb Dome, a ruined building left standing and listed by UNESCO, the Peace Memorial Museum and the Children's Peace Monument.
Top-ranked sights in Hiroshima: Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Miyajima Island (Itsukushima).
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