Sake Tasting Experience with Nagoya Brewery Tour
- 2h 10m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Private tour
Highlights
Unlike standard mass-market tastings or automated factory tours, this private experience grants rare, behind-the-scenes access to Sawada Sake Brewery—a 170-year-old heritage producer near Nagoya in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, where traditional hand-craftsmanship thrives. What sets this exclusive sake tasting apart is the multi-sensory ceramic pairing. Guided personally by the brewery owner, you will explore six distinct Japanese sakes and craft plum wine (umeshu) using four differently shaped, handcrafted Tokoname-yaki artisan pottery cups to discover how ceramic shapes transform flavor profiles, before selecting your favorite handmade cup to take home as a souvenir. By combining owner-led heritage storytelling, a 6-variety sake tasting paired with local fermented snacks, and an authentic Tokoname ceramic gift, this experience delivers an unforgettable cultural highlight for travelers exploring Greater Nagoya and the Chita Peninsula region.
Inclusions
What's included
- Aichi Fermented Appetizer Plate
- All Experience & Facility Fees
- Artisan Tokoname Ware Experience: Compare aromas and flavors using four Tokoname-yaki cups.
- Take-Home Tokoname-Yaki Sake Cup
- Guided Historic Brewery Tour
- 6-Tier Tasting Flight: Enjoy 6 tastings: 4 Hakurou sakes, 1 seasonal namazake, and 1 umeshu.
What's not
- Transportation fee from/to the meeting point
- Food and Drinks
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Nearby Attraction: The brewery is conveniently located in Tokoname, close to local ceramic studios and within easy reach of the Pottery Footpath (Yakimono Sanpomichi), a scenic historic trail known for its iconic brick chimneys, winding lanes, and giant lucky cat statue (Tokonyan)
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Honey J Tours
How it compares in Tokoname
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 24 experiences we list in Tokoname.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Tokoname
Tokoname is a pottery town on the Chita Peninsula in Aichi, home to one of Japan's six ancient kilns and to many of the country's lucky-cat figures.
Tokoname has been a centre of ceramics for centuries, and its kilns are counted among Japan's Six Ancient Kilns, famed for red clay teapots. An old hillside quarter is threaded by a walking route, the Pottery Footpath, past kilns, workshops, brick chimneys and walls built from old pipes and bottles, and a giant lucky cat looks over the town.
Top-ranked sights in Tokoname: Tokonyan.
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