4 Private Beer Tours in Japan Worth Booking

1.Private Sake Brewery Visit and Tasting Tour in Hida

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 65 reviews · from $160Our pick

Meet English-speaking guide Dai at JR Hida-Hagiwara Station for a private visit to Tenryo Brewery, a Hida sake maker more than 300 years old. See the brewing process, ask questions, and taste five kinds of sake. The tour begins at 1:30 pm and lasts about two hours.

“Super amazing tour with guide Dai! The brewery was very interesting and it makes you appreciate the sake tasting after. Would definitely do it again if I’m in Takayama.”

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2.Private Tour: Tokyo’s Oldest Sake Brewery and Riverside Walk

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · from $229

Meet guide Simon at Shinjuku and ride about 80 minutes to the Tama Valley. Walk beside the river to Ozawa Shuzo, Tokyo’s oldest working sake brewery, taste several sakes, enjoy a Japanese lunch, visit Kanzanji Temple, and return to Shinjuku. Food and drink are included.

“I loved the leisurely train ride to outer-Tokyo. It was our first visit to Japan and we wanted to see, smell, taste and soak up as much of Japan as possible. We enjoyed the visit to the sake brewery and liked the informal sake tasting with snacks tRead more”

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3.Exploring Nada Sake Breweries Kobe Private Tour with Government-Licensed Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · from $154

Spend about six hours walking Kobe’s Nada sake district with a licensed English-speaking guide such as Andy, Norio Oki, Yama-san, or Tanaka-san. Choose three or four stops from eight breweries and museums, learning how sake is made while sampling local culture at your own pace.

“This tour was amazing! We visited a mix of traditional and more modern sake breweries and the mix was perfect. We learned so much about the sake making process and the history behind it, it made us appreciate the process and the prRead more”

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4.KOBE Sake brewery PRIVATE walking tour with Local guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $84Best value

Spend three hours walking Kobe’s Nada sake district with a private guide such as Yuko, Marin, or Mr. Ogawara. Visit sake museums, a working barrel facility, and tasting rooms, then finish at Hamadaya, a liquor shop and izakaya where you can try kakuuchi.

“È stata una bellissima esperienza, Marin ci ha guidato e insegnato un sacco di cose sul sake. Lo consiglio caldamente a chi vuole approfondire la conoscenza di questa antica bevanda e passare un bel pomeriggio!”

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