Nagano Sake Experience: Indulge in a Heritage Sake Tasting Tour in Japan

Experience the rich heritage of Nagano Sake through a guided tasting tour in Japan. Discover over 300 years of history and indulge in the finest, unfiltered, and unpasteurized Sakes. Taste local delicacies and immerse yourself in the vibrant culture of Nagano.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Nagano Station - Meet your guide in front of Starbucks at Midori Nagano Station. We’ll begin our walk to Zenko-ji Temple, which takes about 20 minutes. The walk is enjoyable as you can take in the local sights. If you’ve already visited Zenko-ji Temple or prefer not to, your guide can show you local shops and a nearby shrine instead.
  • **Zenko-ji…
What's Included
  • High quality photographs taken throughout the experience to be shared with you after the tour
  • English-speaking guide
  • Nibbles like soy source beans
  • Amazake (sweet non-alcoholic drink)
  • Miso soup
  • Sake tasting
What's Not Included
  • Extra drinks and food (available to purchase)
  • Meal for infant
  • Transportation fee to meeting point
Additional Information

Come to Nagano and join this experience to taste one of the best Sake in Japan. The Sake maker we’ll explore has over 300 years history and you will taste the differences between Sakes of the highest quality, unfiltered, unpasteurized, and many other seasonable Sakes.

  • Taste more than 5 local Sakes including Nagano’s plum wine with nibbles like soy…
Location
Starbucks Coffee - MIDORI Nagano
Your guide will meet you at infront of Starbucks Nagano station
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Amy_b
Sep 17, 2024
10/10 - Mass was an incredible tour guide! Since it was just my husband and me on the tour, he customized everything to ensure we saw, ate, and drank everything we wanted.
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Rev_rick
May 24, 2024
Nagano sake tasting and walking tour - We loved our tour and was super happy with our tour guide. He was very interested in making sure we were well taken care of. We highly recommend him as he was very knowledgeable and good at what he does. We had a great time.
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Ralphm691
May 6, 2024
A nice introduction to Nagano - I recommend this tour to anyone who visits Nagano. The tour represents the perfect mix between site seeing and sake + miso tasting. The sake tasting felt a bit rushed, we would have loved to get a bit more information given that the tour's main focus was Sake tasting. Our guide Masa was amazing, we had lovely conversations about Nagano and the sites we visited. The zenkoji temple and surrounding area are the most impressive temple we visited in Japan.
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Elspeth_j
May 3, 2024
Enjoyable half day in Nagano - Our local guide Masa was great, he showed us places we wouldn't have discovered on our own. The Sake tasting was very interesting and we learnt a lot about the process, different grades and tastes.
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Jonschulzee
May 3, 2024
Great relaxing quick tour - Very nice tour, not too much walking. Really good tour for a more relaxing day. Guide was super knowledgeable and spoke English very well. He took very good pics with a great camera. Interesting areas and sake tasting. Ended up being a private tour which was very nice!
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Q3440mydavids
Apr 16, 2024
A great way to see Nagano - This was my second trip to Nagano, and because of this tour it was honestly the best. Our guide Masa showed us some of the best spots in the city. His local knowledge and ability to adapt to our needs was exceptional. A must if you are visiting this great city! Plus the sake was amazing!
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Brian_t
Mar 4, 2024
Great experience - So much fun even with a small group. I would fo it again! The walk was nice and the temple was a cool sight.
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Fiona_l
Feb 22, 2024
100% recommend! - Had a fantastic time! The guide Masashi was wonderful, took the time to show me many cool stores and temples. Truly a beautiful city! And the sake tasting was delicious! I was surprised at the amount of different kinds, so delicious. And the miso was very yummy as well😊
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Chrisjackson68
Feb 19, 2024
Temple, sale and local culture tour - One of the best tours we have ever been on! Masa has such a deep and rich knowledge of the area that you can’t help but learn. The tour takes you through the beautiful Zenkoji Temple and the surround area before ending at the Sake brewery. Warm, engaging and deeply knowledgeable we cannot thank Masa more for making it such a special day.
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171viviany
Feb 7, 2024
Sake tour at Nagano town - Masa is humorous and patient with excellent English. He knows Nagano very well and we were lucky to have him as our guide! We were amazed with the authentic and original oyaki and buckwheat tea, they are exceptionally delicious and heart warming. The Sake tasting was fantastic experience with clear explanation. He also took extra step to take beautiful and super pictures of us during our tour. He also guide us to a local nice resturant to enjoy dinner. We are all very pleased with his guide.
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From $58
up to 8 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).