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Tour and Sake Tasting at Takayama’s Oldest Sake Brewery
Experience Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture’s rich sake production history with the help of an English-speaking local guide. The tour concludes with a tasting of some world-renowned sake.
Unlimited Sake Tastings at a Private Sake Salon in Tsukiji
Enjoy unlimited sake tastings at a private sake salon in Tsukiji. A sake sommelier will help you discover your perfect type of sake.
Kyoto: Sake Tasting at Local Breweries near Fushimi Inari
Taste the heart of Kyoto's sake culture and explore Fushimi's sake legacy. Guided by sake-loving expert, visit historic breweries, shops, and a food hall to savor diverse flavors. Uncover the secrets of sake making, and enjoy sweet sake.
Guided Sake Tasting & 1-Hour All-You-Can-Drink in Shibuya
Find your new favorite sake in this unique sake tasting with an expert in a futuristic bar in Shibuya. Taste 5 types of sake from different areas of Japan and enjoy a 1-hour free flow of sake while learning insights from an expert!
Kobe: Sake Tasting Tour at Local Breweries
Explore Kobe's sake paradise! Visit Nada, Kobe, for exceptional sake. Guided by a sake-loving expert, you’ll taste over 12 types of sake and visit some of the best breweries, learning about customs, history, and brewing techniques.
Tokyo Tea Tasting: 12 Types of Matcha, Sencha, & Gyokuro
Experience a taste of Japan in Tokyo with a certified Tea Advisor who will introduce the origins & preparation of 12 types of tea. Learn about sencha, matcha, & gyokuro tea & the diverse regions they come from in an immersive tasting session.
Guided Sake or Shochu Tasting in Central Tokyo (Shimbashi)
Sip a drink of Japan’s national beverage — sake! Learn its brewing methods, culture and history from a sake expert while tasting six different varieties in Shimbashi, central Tokyo. Wrap up with a fun tasting quiz. Shochu tastings are also available!
Taste Seven Traditional Japanese Sake in Shinjuku
Through this experience, your guide will teach you about Japan's relationship with sake throughout its history and culture, serve 7 different sakes, and explain how each sake is prepared, should be enjoyed, and which foods have complimentary tastes.
Sake Brewery Tour & Tasting With Sake Sommelier in Okutama
A certified sake sommelier presents a personalized menu crafted by his mentors at the 300-year-old sake brewery, Ozawa, in the calming nature of Western Tokyo. What better way to discover the world of Japanese sake?
Fushimi Sake Tour in Kyoto with Sake Tasting
In one of Japan’s most beloved sake brewing areas, join your host Yoko for an educational and fun-filled day! Visit a sake museum, taste several types of Japanese rice wine, enjoy a local lunch, and check out a shopping street in the area!
Omakase Sake Tasting Guided by Sommeliers in Chiyoda (Tokyo)
Delight in an exquisite and interactive four-course omakase sake tasting led by certified sommeliers! Try 7 exclusive varieties of sake paired with light bites in an upscale private tasting room, only a short train ride from Tokyo Station!
Sake Masterclass & Tasting with a Sommelier in Shibuya
Discover Japan’s National Drink in this all-you-can-drink sake tasting led by an English-speaking sake sommelier in a modern bar near Shibuya Station. Learn the history and culture of sake as you sample your choice from 60 bottles.
Sake Tasting With a Sommelier in Tokyo (12 Kinds of Sake)
Dive into the world of sake with local expert and sommelier Mizuki. Sample 12 different kinds of sake with light bites and learn all about their different flavor profiles, production methods, and more, in this experience in central Tokyo.
(Online) Mysteries of Japanese Whisky Private Experience
Curious about the world of Japanese whisky? During this BYOB online experience, you’ll learn about how whisky is made (especially the particulars of Japanese whisky production), and find out how to make a classic Japanese highball.
All-You-Can-Drink Sake Tasting in Shibuya (+30 Bottles)
Join enthusiastic sake experts for a 2-hour unlimited sake tasting in Roppongi. Explore a hand-picked selection of sake from all over Japan, enjoy unique sake appetizers, and learn the history and production processes behind each variety.
Nagano Sake Tasting Walking Tour
Sake lovers, this tour is made for you! Join a sake tasting & sake factory tour in Nagano. Try a range of sake, amazake, enjoy small dishes (like pickles & Nagano miso), & explore the streets of Nagano & the Zenkoji Temple area.
Saitama Wood-Aged Sake Brewery Tour and Tasting
Experience Saitama sake brewed the old-fashioned way in timber holding tanks at Yamane Shuzo. Enjoy sampling this wood-aged sake tasting.
Golden Gai Private Whisky Experience w/ Female Bartender
Walk through Shinjuku’s famous Golden Gai on this daytime tour led by a whisky connoisseur. Experience tasting rare Japanese whiskies paired with snacks in the cozy atmosphere of a private bar. Great for beginners!
Flavors of Japan Food Tour with Wagashi
This Tokyo food tour features 8 stops, showcasing the variety of Japan’s regional and seasonal foods. From the oldest and most expensive fruit store in Japan to a handmade Japanese sweets shop, you’ll witness the diversity of Japanese food culture.
Simply Sake: Tasting & Brewery Tour in Matsumoto
Peek behind the curtain of sake production in Matsumoto–one of Japan’s most active sake-producing regions! Tour the operational brewery, learn about the process from an expert, taste a variety of sake, then take home a sake-themed souvenir.
Shibuya Guided Sake Tasting with 10 Sake Varieties
Learn the difference between daiginjo and junmai in a sake masterclass led by a sake-loving restaurant manager only 5 minutes from Shibuya Station. Taste 10 distinct varieties paired with light bites, while learning all about Japan’s national drink.
Japanese Tea Tasting, Matcha-Making & Matcha Sweets in Tokyo
Join Chisei, a professional tea instructor, for a Japanese tea-tasting & matcha-making experience in Tokyo. You’ll try & compare 5 varieties of tea, enjoy Japanese sweets (wagashi), & then make matcha with a bamboo tea whisk.
Premium Yuzu & Plum Liqueur Tasting w/ Sake in Shibuya
Let a certified sake sommelier lead you through the refreshing flavors of Japanese plum (ume) and yuzu liqueur, and enjoy a cloudy sake cocktail masterfully crafted by a professional bartender in this experience in a Shibuya sake bar.
Tasting Seven Different High Quality Sake with Food Pairing
Dive into the history and culture of Japanese sake guided by an expert and learn about the different types of sake and how to pair and serve them with meals in this experience near Tokyo Tower.
Paint & Sip: Japanese-Themed Painting & Wine (Tokyo)
Unleash your creativity with a drink in hand at a paint & sip session on Cat Street in Harajuku (Tokyo)! You’ll paint a Japanese-themed artwork, enjoy wine, socialize, & make memories to last a lifetime.
Sommelier-Guided Craft Beer and Regional Food Pairing
Come along with a certified cicerone (beer sommelier) and eat and drink your way through Japan, without ever leaving Tokyo!
Sommelier-Led Online Beer Tasting with Luxury Fruit Pairing
Expand your palate during this online beer tasting and fruit pairing experience. Mario, the beer sommelier and guide for this virtual tasting, will introduce the culture of luxury fruit gifting in Japan, and walk you through fruit and beer pairings.
Food of the Gods: Discovering the Bonito Flakes of Mie
Katsuobushi (bonito flakes) is an essential building block of Japanese cuisine. In Mie, join a guided tour of a katsuobushi factory with a detailed explanation of the production process, and enjoy a meal featuring freshly-shaved bonito flakes.
Best Food and Drink Tasting Experiences in Japan
Want to learn how to order Japanese whisky like a pro, distinguish between the different types of Japanese sake, or brew the perfect cup of tea? These tastings in Japan will link you to specialists in their fields, so you can get insider tips and info about the world of Japanese beverages. Japanese sake enthusiasts can tour sake breweries, enjoy tastings of raw sake, and indulge in pairings of Japanese sake and sushi; while tea lovers can find zen in a cup of matcha and a bite of traditional Japanese sweets.
Book tastings in Japan and learn all about your favorite drinks, like sake and tea, which have been a vital part of Japanese culture for centuries and are still significant today. Matcha tea plays the starring role in the Japanese tea ceremony, a tradition that has its roots in Zen Buddhism and Japanese hospitality. Meanwhile, amazake, a fermented rice drink, is consumed during the Japanese New Year; and barrels of Japanese sake can be seen at many shrines, offerings from the breweries with symbolic and spiritual significance. During your trip, be sure to join a tasting in Japan and get a taste of the history and culture of the land of the rising sun.