Nara - Craft Beer, Sake & Food Walking Tour With a bilingual local guide
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7 Ratings
Nara

Accompanied by a multilingual local guide, delightful locations like Nara, off the typical tourist trail, await to be discovered at your own pace. Discover unique spots and engage in activities beyond the realm of a regular traveler’s reach. Confide in your guide’s wisdom, and we ensure you an extraordinary experience with us.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Okuta Main Shop - Visit the original handmade Mochi shop from Nara and have a Mochi on the way to the Sake Distillery
  • Harushika Brewery - A very well appreciated Sake Brewery where you will have a tasting session with 5 types of sake. Possibility to buy sake at the shop and other souvenirs
  • Nara machi craft beer - A very traditional and modern mixed Japanese Craft Beer Brewery created in 2017. A very smooth and refreshing beer with snacks included.
  • Take no Yakata - For an early dinner. Thus, you have time to keep exploring the area after the end of the tour and leave with a local Japanese meal experience.
  • Naramachi Koshi-no-Ie (Lattice House) - This house is a replica of the old Japanese townhouses from the Edo period, that used to be built about 400 years ago. Walk inside and explore an old traditional Japanese townhouse, and discover how Japanese used to live before.
  • Nakatanidou - The most famous mochi maker in the City.
    If our timing is good, we will attend a mochi pounding session and then eat the freshest mochi just pounded a minute before, in front of us
What's Included
  • Bilingual Guidance
  • Food and Drink Set at each Stop
  • Appetizer with Kaki no Ha Zushi (sushi rolled in Persimmon leaf)
  • All fees and/or taxes
  • 1 Mochi at the mochi shop
What's Not Included
  • Extra Food and Drinks
  • Shopping and souvenirs
Additional Information
  • While single travelers can book this tour directly, there is a “2 guests minimum” rule to give the tour a GO. in case of a single guest, the session might be cancelled and the guest will be notify as soon as possible, offering a rescheduling, or a full-refund.
Location
行基菩薩像
Our Beer, Sake, and Food walking tour starts and finishes at two different places. We meet our guests by the fountain near the Kintetsu Nara Station building.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(7 Ratings)
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Gabrielle_c
Apr 6, 2024
Nara for non-tourist track! - A really great way to experience some unique parts of Nara. Really enjoyed the sake and beer options. And the local restaurant was a real treat!
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Cleshinski2018
Mar 7, 2024
Awesome beer, sake & food Tour - Had such a fun time on this tour! Remi is super friendly and knowledgeable. He took us to many great spots in Nara that we would definitely not have been able to find on our own, and also took lots of pictures for us. We had so much good food and drinks. Definitely recommend!
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Kira_p
Nov 28, 2023
Such a fun experience! - So this was actually the second tour I went on this trip where I was the only participant, but I still had such a great time! I can't pick a favorite part because it was all great! The local sushi, the Sake taste testing (I loved them all and ended up buying two bottles), the craft beer (I had two kinds both great), the line for the mochi shop finally went down and I was able to buy myself a piece (best I ever had, do not skip this), then we landed at a restaurant for some food and drinks. My guide did her best to order things I haven't tried, and it turned out great! Because it was just me I feel like I definitely talked up a storm with my guide, especially after a few drinks. Anyway I highly recommend this tour.
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Mark
Aug 3, 2023
Try delicious food/drink with the friendliest host in Japan! - The sake, beer and food tour of Nara is a can’t-miss experience. Melody was such an incredible host. We learned so much about Nara, Japan and local delicacies from her. She is a super nice person and was great to talk to. And everything was delicious! You will come away full of food/drink and good cheer. Book this tour!
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Kirill_t
Dec 29, 2022
Making the most of your trip - Our tour guide took us to a very authentic local restaurant which I would have otherwise not found by myself, let alone understand what I am ordering. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and interactive which made it a great experience.
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Maria_z
Apr 8, 2024
Sake amazing - Everything was fine until we went to eat our last dinner at the restaurant where we had to wait for so long to get our food. Then our guide left us at the restaurant because it was pas her time.
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Kendra_j
May 9, 2024
Terrible! Do not recommend. - Unfortunately, this was a complete waste of time and money. The walking tour did not provide any information about Nara itself... except that a placard on a building means it's historic (duh!), but our guide didn't even read the placard to us to understand anything about the buildings. The first food "stop" was to try 1 piece of a Nara specialty sushi. The second stop was supposed to be mochi but it was closed, so we walked to another sweets shop that was also closed. Finally, the 3rd sweets shop was opened but our guide had never even tried their sweets and unfortunately it was not very good. We did a sake tasting on an empty stomach, then went to an Izakaya that was probably the worst Izakaya food I've had in Japan. Lastly, we went to a brewery, where we found out our guide, the guide of a food, beer, and sake tour, doesn't even drink and did not know what to recommend! Considering we had very limited time in Nara, it was extremely disappointing to know that we wasted a half day on this tour. Save your money and just walk the streets around the train station and you will have a better experience than we did.
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