Matsushima Food Tour: From Tea to Sake

This food tour in Miyagi will secure you an amazing afternoon stuffed with cultural insights about regional history and lip-smacking local delicacies. Starting from green tea and moving forward to sake, you will get a comprehensive grasp of Matsushima’s local beverages and beyond. With scenic views of the area's natural landscape, you’ll head to your first stop: a tea tasting at a renowned tea store. This refined tasting experience includes some high-quality tea varieties served at luxurious ryokan inns and high-end hotels. Don’t miss out on the specialty cocktail, a sake-based green tea drink. Moving on to beverages of higher alcoholic content, your guide will lead you to a local sake brewery. You will learn a ton about this nationally famous brewery, its history, brewing methods, and brewed types of sake. A few of such varieties are offered during the must-try sake tasting. It’s now lunchtime and your stomach is growling for some hearty food. This all-round private tour can meet your needs and satisfy your cravings. In fact, there are several options you can choose from, from sushi to shojin ryori, oysters or izakaya food, and more! Your guide will take you to the restaurant that most suits your fancy. To fully restore your energy there is a tea ceremony waiting for you at stunning Kanrantei teahouse. The establishment is one of Miyagi Prefecture’s cultural properties and participants to the tour can enjoy the exceptional view of Goza-no-ma room, usually closed to the public to preserve historical paintings. Attend a tea ceremony to the view of islands-studded Matsushima Bay. To wrap up this tour, your guide will show you around Matsushima City, visiting numerous historical buildings and teaching you about the culture of the ancient Date clan. The day, packed with fun activities and steeped with culture, ends at Matsushima-Kaigan Station.