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Sake Tasting & Original Sake Creating Experience in Kyoto

4.869 reviews

  • 1 hour
  • Free cancellation up to 24h before
  • 2 languages
  • Instant confirmation

Highlights

Ever wondered what your own taste in sake looks like—literally? At My Sake World Kyoto Kawaramachi, you don't just taste sake, you create it. Never tried sake before? Even better—our friendly English-speaking guides walk you through eight distinct sakes, then help you blend an original bottle using lab-style flasks and pipettes, no experience needed. This isn't a "watch the master" show. It's yours to shape: adjust sweetness, dryness, and aroma until you land on a flavor nobody else has ever made. Take it home in a bottle with a label you designed yourself—a memory made with your own hands, not bought off a shelf. Set in lively Kawaramachi, steps from Nishiki Market and Kiyomizudera, this fully indoor studio reimagines a centuries-old Kyoto blending tradition for today's traveler. Perfect for couples, friends, and curious first-timers who want a hands-on story to tell, not just a photo to post. Come curious, leave with a Kyoto memory only you could have made.

Inclusions

What's included

  • Carefully selected 8 various kinds of sake
  • Easy-to-follow guided commentary
  • A tasting guide to record and remember what you tried and created
  • A bottle of water *For extra, 100 yen per bottle.

What's not

  • Delivering a sample bottle to anywhere

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

4.8

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Know before you go

Meeting point
8 minutes on foot from Hankyu Line Kyoto "Kawaramachi station" or from Keihan Line "Kiyomizu Gojo station". 10 minutes by taxi from "Kyoto station". At the gate, there is a beige curtain with the shop's logo on it. Going further in, you will find the reception desk.
Pickup
Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
Ticket type
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group size
Up to 30 travellers
Operated by
My Sake World Kyoto-Kawaramachi
  • 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
  • Basically we serve this as standing style. If you need a chair, please ask us before you visit since we have limited ones. (Maximum 6)

How it compares in Kyoto

  • Its from-price is 65% below the median of the 1713 experiences we list in Kyoto.
  • It is shorter than most of them.
  • By number of reviews it ranks 237 of 1713.
  • The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Kyoto

Kyoto, Japan's imperial capital for over a thousand years, is a city of temples, gardens, wooden townhouses and refined traditions.

The city holds many of Japan's most treasured sites. Fushimi Inari Taisha's thousands of vermilion torii gates climb a wooded mountain, Kinkaku-ji's Golden Pavilion shimmers over its pond, and Kiyomizu-dera's wooden stage juts from the hillside above the city. The rock garden of Ryoan-ji and the mossy grounds of Ginkaku-ji invite quiet contemplation.

Top-ranked sights in Kyoto: Fushimi Inari Shrine (Fushimi Inari Taisha), Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion), Kiyomizu-dera Temple.

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