Discover Kobe’s sake breweries, savor tastings, explore local food culture, and stroll through vibrant shopping streets. Experience the essence of Japanese life and craftsmanship.
Discover Kobe’s sake breweries, savor tastings, explore local food culture, and stroll through vibrant shopping streets. Experience the essence of Japanese life and craftsmanship.
- Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum - Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum: This museum, established in the early Taisho era, showcases the traditional sake brewing process and operations. Visitors can explore the brewing techniques and admire the historical architecture. Sake tasting is also available.
- Kobe Shu-shin-kan Breweries - Kobe Shushinkan:…
- Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum - Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum: This museum, established in the early Taisho era, showcases the traditional sake brewing process and operations. Visitors can explore the brewing techniques and admire the historical architecture. Sake tasting is also available.
- Kobe Shu-shin-kan Breweries - Kobe Shushinkan: Operating for 250 years since the Edo period, this sake brewery produces Fukuju, a sake enjoyed at Nobel Prize dinners and esteemed both in Japan and internationally. Discover your preferred flavor at the tasting corner and take it home as a souvenir.
- Konan Muko no Sato - Kobe Konan Mukonosato: This establishment specializes in pickles and Mirin (sweet cooking rice wine). Mirin, made from the same ingredients as sake, is a staple in Japanese cuisine. By understanding the similarities and differences between sake and Mirin, you can gain deeper insights into Japanese food and sake.
- Oyasutei Ichiba Shopping Street - Oyasutei Ichiba Shopping Street: Boasting a history of over 100 years, this market is considered “the oldest shopping street in Kobe.” It features long-standing stores from the postwar era and shops offering a variety of Japanese, Asian, and Halal foods. The street exudes a retro Japanese atmosphere with its blend of Showa and multicultural influences.
- Private Tour
- Tour Guide
- Necessary expenses for the guide during the tour
- Private Tour
- Tour Guide
- Necessary expenses for the guide during the tour
- Estimated Costs of the Tour: 530 JPY per Person
- Breakdown: Transportation: 530 JPY, Admission Fees: 0 JPY, Meal costs: 0 JPY per Person
- Optional Experience Costs: 0 JPY per Person
- Estimated Costs of the Tour: 530 JPY per Person
- Breakdown: Transportation: 530 JPY, Admission Fees: 0 JPY, Meal costs: 0 JPY per Person
- Optional Experience Costs: 0 JPY per Person
Sake breweries are scattered in the Nada area, where the area is known as one of the best sake breweries in Japan. Several breweries are open to the public, and they are popular with tourists because they offer tours of the production process and free tastings. Sake brewing in Nada has been active since the Edo period and now accounts for about 30% of…
Sake breweries are scattered in the Nada area, where the area is known as one of the best sake breweries in Japan. Several breweries are open to the public, and they are popular with tourists because they offer tours of the production process and free tastings. Sake brewing in Nada has been active since the Edo period and now accounts for about 30% of Japan’s total sake production. The location, climatic environment, quality of rice, and water are just perfect to brew sake in Nada. Those are essential for sake brewing, and the craftsmanship has been handed down from generation to generation with its techniques. This tour will not only introduce a sake brewery and tasting but will also introduce you to the food culture using sake, strolling through local shopping streets. By learning about the efforts of the people involved in sake brewing, as well as feeling the daily lives in the area, you will be able to understand the appeal of sake.
- All transportation costs, entrance fees, food and drink costs, etc. incurred at the visited spots, will be borne by the customer.
- Under the age of 20 are not allowed to drink in Japan.
- Tour finishing spot is different from starting spot. Please let your tour guide know if you would like to change the finishing spot.
- Please understand that tour spots might be changed to alternative spots in case of temporary closure.
- This tour does not include a dining spot.
- If the weather is bad on the day, there is a possibility that the means of transportation, destinations, and routes may be changed.
- Please wear comfortable clothing as you will be walking a lot.
- Some of the spots we will visit on the day do not accept credit cards. Please remember to bring cash.
- If you are unable to make it to the meeting point by the start time, there is a possibility that we might not be able to provide the full experience this tour has to offer, due to the time taken to get to the meeting point via public transport. Please ensure that you have ample time to get to the meeting point on time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.