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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.
from ¥2,500
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OSAKA
(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.
from ¥1,500
Private Experience
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TOKYO
Tokyo Bars and Mixology with Whisky, Sake, and Food Pairings
Experience the best of Tokyo nightlife with an expert-guided tour of the bars of Shinbashi and Ginza. Learn about whisky, sake, and food pairings, as well as Japanese drinking etiquette and customs.
from ¥32,000
With sake
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SAITAMA
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.
from ¥10,000
With sake
Tastings
OKINAWA
Okinawa Tour: Awamori Cave Expedition & Local Okinawan Food
You’ll want to bring your adventurous spirit for this tour! A specialty Okinawan alcohol, see how awamori is produced at Matsufuji Distillery and join a tasting experience. Then, explore the caverns of the only awamori cave in the world!
from ¥10,000
Rain or shine
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TOKYO
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.
from ¥20,000
Regional food
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TOKYO
Unlimited Sake Tastings at a Private Sake Salon in Tsukiji
Enjoy unlimited sake tastings at a private sake salon in Tsukigi. A sake sommelier will help you discover your perfect type of sake.
from ¥6,000
Free for kids
Tastings
KYOTO
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!
from ¥16,000
Regional food
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TOKYO
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.
from ¥8,000
With sake
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KYOTO
Uji Matcha Tea Picking Experience in Kyoto
Experience the beginning of the process that takes tea leaves to the vivid green cup of matcha that’s loved by Japan and across the world.
from ¥3,300
Tastings
MIE
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.
from ¥3,150
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YAMAGATA
Shonai Sake Tasting in Tsuruoka City
Visit Tsuruoka, a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy, for a regional sake tasting and food pairing. Known for its high-grade rice and pure flowing spring water, the region has a reputation for incredible Japanese sake.
from ¥1,500
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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.
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