Nagano Sake Experience: Indulge in a Heritage Sake Tasting Tour in Japan
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15 Ratings
Nagano
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:
1 day
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Highlights
- Nagano Station - Meet up your guide at Nagano station
- Zenko-ji Temple Nakamisedori - Arrive at the place and start to taste Sake. You can try to taste variety of Sake here with nibbles like soy source beans and some Japanese pickles. Miso is one of the Nagano specialities and you can have Nagano’s miso soup.
- Zenko-ji Temple Nakamisedori - Visit the old sake factory. You can also visit old sake factory(it is not used now)which is built over 120 years ago to understand the process of making sake.
- Zenko-ji Temple - Explore more about Nagano. After enjoying Sake tasting, the guide will take you to Nagano’s laid back area to visit some local shops around Zenkoji temple.
What's Included
- English-speaking guide
- Nibbles such as soy sauce beans
- Amazake, a 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 source beans and some Japanese pickles.
- Taste 3 different Amazake(non alcoholic sweet drink)
- You can have Nagano’s miso soup
- Admission free to visit old sake factory
- Explore Nagano’s laid back area around Zenkoji temple to visit some local shops
- Learn and practice authentic Japanese eating style and discover other parts of Nagano
- Connect with local business owners to learn the history and local culture.
- Walking shoes are recommended
- Minimum alcahol drinking age is 20 years. So we offer another drink for under 20
- In case of late arrival, the tour cannot be extended.
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
4.9
(15 Ratings)
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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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Terenzm
Feb 4, 2024
Excellent Introduction to Nagano - Masa gave an awesome introduction to Nagano during this Zenkoji Temple and Sake Tasting tour. I learned a lot about Nagano and even the little things about it. Having a tour gave a very personalized feel as we were able to interact with staff and locals throughout the tour. I am glad that Masa and whoever else we interacted with were able to answer questions I had as part of this learning experience. I learned a bit more about Japan in general as well.
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T594ncchrisd
Jan 7, 2024
Relaxing and informative way to see Nagano - Fun to learn about Nagano with Masa! Was good to do the tour early in our visit to Nagano as we learned some extra things to do in the next few days. (The tour had more than just sake)
Other pros:
- Visiting multiple shrines, learned the local traditions for them.
- The non-alcoholic sakes during the tasting were surprisingly good.
- Got lots of photos.
- Was an overall relaxing experience.
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