Japanese Sake Breweries Tour in Fushimi Kyoto

Recommended by 100% of travelers

Kyoto, Japan

3 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Why travelers loved this

5.0

· Kim_F ·

Feb 2026

What a great way to learn about and sample sake. Kimu was a great museum guide, sharing his knowledge and answering our questions. He also showed us around Fushimi and organized our sake-tasting experience. We had a wonderful time!

· Charmaine_M ·

Oct 2025

My husband and I had a great time on the sake tour with our guide Bob. He was very knowledgeable about sake and made it an excellent experience. He brought us to a little gem of a brewery. And we even brought home a bottle of sake from there. I wholeheartedly recommend this experience.

Overview

What's Included

Admission fee to the Gekkeikan Sake Brewery Museum
One glass of Kyoto Beer (Kizakura Brewery)
Commemorative sake cup (Gekkeikan Sake Brewery)
Snacks

Sake Ice Cream (Café Yumehyakushu)
Tasting set of three types of Japanese sake (ABURACYO)
Tasting set of three types of Japanese sake(Gekkeikan Sake Brewery)

Jukkokubune boarding fee
Eating and drinking expenses at each sake brewery and restaurant
Boarding fee, Fushimi Jukkokubune

¥1,500.00 per person

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Chushojima Station
Yoshijima Yaguracho, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-8224, Japan
Keihan Railway "Chushojima Station" North ticket exit Gather in front of the sake barrel sculpture

End point

Fushimi Otesuji Shopping Street
5 Chome-10 Hokicho, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-8081, Japan
We will disband here. You are welcome to do some shopping in the shopping district, or if you are heading back, I can guide you to the nearest station.

Operating hours
.1:00 pm

Itinerary

Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Fushimi Jikkoku-bune Boats

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Fushimi Yume Hyakushu Cafe

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Kappa Gallery

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Fushimi Sake Village

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Fushimi Otesuji Shotengai

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation

Most travelers can participate
Japan's summer can be quite hot, especially in August when temperatures often exceed 35 degrees Celsius. Given the nature of our walking tours, which involve spending time outdoors, we strongly recommend taking measures to prevent heatstroke. Please ensure you stay hydrated and consider using items like parasols for shade.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

5.0

based on 13 reviews

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This tour was a great way...

Kelly_M, Apr 2026

This tour was a great way to learn about the maki g of Sake and it's place in japanese culture. Bob was a great guide who had worked in a brewery. He could offer insights into what it was like to produce it and had interesting cultural observations as well.

Response from Host, Apr 2026

Thank you very much for your wonderful review. We are delighted to hear that you were able to deepen your understanding of sake production and its role in Japanese culture. We also truly appreciate your kind words about Bob. We are glad that his experience working in a brewery helped provide a more insightful tour. We will continue striving to offer even better experiences, and we sincerely hope to welcome you again in the future.

What a great way to learn...

Kim_F, Feb 2026

Response from Host, Feb 2026

Thank you very much for taking the time to share such a wonderful review. We are truly delighted to hear that you enjoyed learning about sake and the tasting experience. Your kind words about Kimu’s guidance and the tour around Fushimi mean a great deal to us, and they will certainly be a great encouragement to him as well. We will continue striving to provide memorable and satisfying experiences for all our guests. We sincerely look forward to welcoming you again in the future. Thank you once again for joining our tour.

Amazing day with great...

Daniel_S, Jan 2026

Amazing day with great tour guide. Sake was tasty and plentiful, visited two museums and an izakaya.

Response from Host, Jan 2026

Thank you very much for your wonderful review! We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed the tour with our guide, as well as the sake, museums, and the izakaya experience. We hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you again on another tour in Japan.

My husband and I had a...

Charmaine_M, Oct 2025

Response from Host, Oct 2025

Thank you very much for joining our sake tour and for taking the time to leave such a warm and thoughtful review. Bob, your guide, is truly delighted to hear that you had a satisfying experience. The brewery you visited is one of our hidden gems that we proudly introduce to our guests, so we’re very happy to hear you saw it as such. We’re also glad to hear that you found a special bottle to take home with you — we hope it continues to bring back fond memories of your trip.

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Gabrielle_B, Sep 2025

Very relaxed and friendly, the guides very great and very knowledgeable. The area was beautiful and very interesting

Response from Host, Sep 2025

Thank you very much for your kind review! We're so glad to hear that you enjoyed your time in such a beautiful area and that our guides could help make your experience even better. We’d love to welcome you back again someday — all of our staff look forward to seeing you again!

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Thomas_H, Aug 2025

My wife and I met up with Bob for our Sake walking tour. You do not want to drive after this one! The meet up place was very easy to get to from Kyoto Station. Once we got started on the walking tour it didn’t take long for each of us to get to know each other very well as we traversed between the different breweries and museums. My wife and I had a very delightful time. We discovered that Bob worked several seasons at a sake factory, learning the culture, trade and traditions of making Sake, which nicely accompanied his in depth knowledge of sake making down to the most minute detail of the process. We also learned quite a bit about how Kyoto became the center of the Sake industry. I must warn everyone, that understandably, the tour gets better after each stop! Hats off to Bob, we really appreciated the effort he put into our tour, if anyone is booking this tour in the future, you should ask for Bob.

Response from Host, Aug 2025

Thank you very much for joining our Sake Walking Tour. We also sincerely appreciate your kind and thoughtful review—our entire team was delighted to read it. We are truly honored to hear that you enjoyed the tour with Bob. It means a great deal to us that you were able to feel his passion for sake, as well as the deep knowledge he gained through hands-on experience. We’re also very happy that you found interest in Kyoto’s rich sake brewing culture. Your comment that "the tour gets better after each stop" perfectly captures the experience we strive to create, and we are grateful for your kind words. Should you visit Kyoto again, we would be thrilled to welcome you back. We’ll continue working hard to provide an even more enjoyable and memorable tour next time. Once again, thank you for your participation and for taking the time to share your generous feedback.

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Sebastian_W, Apr 2025

We had a great Time! We got a deep insight in the sake production and tasted really good sake. Our tour guide Bob was really great: his English was perfect, he was very friendly and helpful with answering our questions. I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone who is interested in the topic!

Response from Host, Apr 2025

Thank you so much for joining our sake tour and for your wonderful feedback! We're thrilled to hear that you enjoyed the experience and learned a lot about sake production. We'll be sure to pass your kind words on to Bob — he'll be very happy to hear them! We hope to welcome you again on another tour in the future. Cheers and kampai!

Excellent tour! A lot of fun

James_L, Sep 2024

This was an excellent tour that I highly recommend! Our tour guide Bob was very cool, fun and easy to talk to. He also used to work in a sake brewery and was an expert on both the process of producing sake and the different varieties we could try. He took us to authentic locations that we would have never found on our own. I highly recommend this tour!

Response from Host, Sep 2024

Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We’re thrilled to hear that you had such a great time on the tour. Bob truly enjoyed spending the day with you as well. His experience working in a sake brewery definitely adds a special touch to the tour, and we’re glad it made your experience even more meaningful. We’re also delighted that you appreciated the authentic locations we chose. Should you ever find yourself in the area again, we’d love to welcome you on another tour. Looking forward to seeing you in the future!

Fantastic tour content and reasonable tour fees!

jackie_n, Dec 2023

Thank you so much for a wonderful time! We were guided by a very kind and knowledgeable former sake brewery worker. The tour fee included two opportunities for tasting and comparing different types of sake, making it a very reasonable tour. I initially thought the sake tasting would be more of a standing trial, but to my surprise, we entered a shop where we could sit down and enjoy not only the sake but also accompanying dishes. Without a doubt, I believe this is the best among the sake tours.

Response from Host, Dec 2023

Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We are delighted to hear that you had a fantastic time on our tour. Our tour guides take pride in being kind and knowledgeable, and we are honored that you mentioned the guide's background as a former sake brewery worker. It's fantastic to know that their expertise added value to your experience, providing a deeper understanding of the world of sake. As you mentioned, we strive to offer high-quality tours at reasonable prices, and we're thrilled that you found our tour fees inclusive of tastings of different sake varieties to be a great value. Your satisfaction with the cost-effectiveness of our tour is truly appreciated. We are also glad to hear that you enjoyed the opportunity to sit down and savor not only the sake but also the accompanying dishes. Creating a comfortable and memorable experience for our customers is a priority, and we will continue to improve our services to meet and exceed your expectations. Your positive feedback encourages us to work even harder, and we hope to have the pleasure of serving you again in the future. Thank you for choosing our tour, and we look forward to welcoming you back soon.

Fantastic experience, definitly a must do

Graheme_W, Sep 2023

We had a lovely time with Nakai and his wife while they took us to Kizakura Kappa Country along with a sake brewery for a tasting. They were very informative and went out of their way to make the experience amazing. Thank you again! If more than 5 stars was possible they earn it!

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Thank you for posting your review. I would like to share your review with　Mr. Nakai. I think he will be happy too. We will continue to come up with ways to make the tour more enjoyable for our participants and to make the tour even more satisfying. We also offer other sake-themed tours in Kobe and Nara, so please invite your friends to join us. thank you very much.

Tolle Tour, viel gelernt, super Guide!

Marlene_S, May 2024

Wir hatten auf unserer Tour mit Marin Spaß und haben viel über die Produktion von Sake gelernt. Es war außerdem toll sich mit einer Einheimischen über die Bräuche im Land zu unterhalten. Wir haben die Tour an einem Dienstag im Mai gebucht und hatten das Glück eine private Tour zu bekommen, dadurch konnte sie gut auf unsere individuellen Wünsche eingehen. Auf jeden Fall empfehlenswert!

Response from Host, May 2024

Thank you very much for such wonderful feedback! We are delighted to hear that you had a great time on our tour and that you were able to learn about sake production and local culture. We are also pleased that we could accommodate your individual preferences. Furthermore, we are glad to hear that our guide was able to maintain good communication with you throughout the tour. I will make sure to pass on your compliments to the guide. We will continue to strive to ensure that our customers have enjoyable experiences, so please do visit us again. Thank you once again for your participation.