Historic Sake Brewery Tour and Tasting Session
- 2 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Mobile ticket
Highlights
Take a walk back into the Meiji era (1868-1912) and visit this 150 year old sake brewery in Matsumoto City. Join this guided tour and discover the brewery's history inside their original main building. Learn about their traditional sake brewing process and why it is a representation of Matsumoto City and the surrounding northern Japanese Alps. Finish off the tour with a thorough sake tasting session and a stroll through their retail sake shop. NOTE: After we receive your booking request we must confirm availability and start time with the brewery.
Inclusions
What's included
- Sake tasting session
Itinerary
We will be lead by Ms. Ohara, a long time staff member at the brewery and a very entertaining lady. She will conduct the tour in Japanese and the guide will translate in English. First, we will visit the original main building of the brewery, built in 1885. You will learn about the brewery's history and Japanese culture. You will be able to see and touch items from over a century ago, and imagine what life was like at this brewery.
Next we will see and learn how the sake making process is conducted. Depending on the weather we may also visit a rice farm close by as the rice to make the sake is grown at this farm.
We will have a thorough sake tasting session at the end. You will be able to taste various types of sake and learn about how they are made and the different taste profiles. You will also have some time to check out their retail sake shop. The shop can handle tax free purchases for travelers.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Nunoya Ryokan (Traditional Japanese Inn) is located on Nakamachi Street. It is across the street from the bar named "Side Car"
- Pickup
- Pickup is offered, or you can meet at the starting point.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 4 travellers
- Operated by
- Matsumoto Originals
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Matsumoto
- Its from-price is 60% below the median of the 46 experiences we list in Matsumoto.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 25 of 46.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Matsumoto
Matsumoto is a Japan Alps city in Nagano Prefecture, with a black-walled castle, Edo-period merchant streets and the mountain valley of Kamikochi nearby.
Matsumoto sits in a high basin ringed by the Northern Japan Alps, in the middle of Honshu. Matsumoto Castle, called Crow Castle for its black walls, dates from the late sixteenth century and is one of the few castles to survive with its original keep, a national treasure reflected in a moat. The old merchant street of Nakamachi has white-and-black storehouses, and the Old Kaichi School, an 1876 Western-style schoolhouse, is also a national treasure.
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