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Top 9 Breweries Tours in Kyoto

Good breweries tours vanish in cherry and maple season alike. The 9 best sit below, priced and timed, with a line on who each suits.

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3-Hour Kyoto Insider Sake Brewery Tour with Tastings & Pairings - The private room turns tasting into a lesson

1.3-Hour Kyoto Insider Sake Brewery Tour with Tastings & Pairings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · from $84Our pick

Learn how sake is brewed, taste 10 styles with Japanese snacks, and gain the confidence to read labels on this focused Kyoto tour.

“The tour included a guided tour of the Gekkeikan Sake museum. Then, a guided tasting in the museum's tasting room. Then another tasting at a nearby restaurant. The sake was all very distinct and tasty. I enjoyed learning about brewing and food pairing. I would recommend this experience and probably do it again myself!”

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Kyoto: Insider Sake Brewery Tour with Sake and Food Pairing - The brewery lesson: rice, polishing, and flavor

3.Kyoto: Insider Sake Brewery Tour with Sake and Food Pairing

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 hours · from $87

Explore Kyoto’s Fushimi Sake District, tour a historic brewery, taste 10+ sakes, and learn how to read labels and pair sake with food.

“Kyoko was an excellent tour guide. Not only was she extremely knowledgeable about all things sake, she was a very kind and funny tour guide. Learned so much about sake, its history, and what kind exactly that I would like. Definitely would recommend this tour if you’re interested in sake and its history.”

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Japanese Sake Breweries Tour in Kyoto Fushimi - Gekkeikan Sake Museum and the 1637 story

7.Japanese Sake Breweries Tour in Kyoto Fushimi

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 3 hours · from $80Best value

Walk Kyoto’s Fushimi sake district, visit Gekkeikan and Kizakura, and taste six Japanese sakes, beer, ice cream, and local culture.

“Musaki (Bob) was an informative guide who knows his sake and way around the area. We enjoyed learning how to make sake and the various tastings. This was a fun afternoon. And we were the only ones in the tour so had personalized attention.”

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Kyoto Sake Brewery Tour with Lunch - Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum and Its Old Brewing Tools

8.Kyoto Sake Brewery Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · from $227

Visit Kyoto’s Fushimi sake district, sample several brews, tour the Gekkeikan museum, and enjoy yakitori lunch in a small group.

“Tour guide was nice, and the food and sake were good. However, the tour guide seemed to rely to heavily on her laminated sheets to convey the brewing process and history. Some of the concepts did not seem to translate well for heRead more”

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Japanese Sake Breweries Tour in Fushimi Kyoto - Starting at Chushojima Station at 1 p.m.

9.Japanese Sake Breweries Tour in Fushimi Kyoto

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · from $109

Walk Kyoto’s Fushimi sake district with a local guide, visit historic breweries, and taste six sakes, Kyoto beer, and sake ice cream.

“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 tRead more”

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