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Discovery of the supreme Sake brewery
Unique Sake Experience with Seasonal Sightseeing & Gourmet Food Pairing
This tour takes you to one or two world-renowned award-winning breweries,
and enjoy seasonal sightseeing, gourmet food, and a stay at a hot-spring hotel.
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There are multiple of sake breweries all over Japan. Each brewery inherits traditions while innovating to pass down the sake culture. Similar to wine, Sake is now considered to be one of the most popular alcoholic drinks overseas.
This tour will take sake lovers to a special experience that cannot be experienced on a regular sake brewery tour.
OUGI presents you with the opportunities to learn about the manufacturing process of sake at the world-renowned award-winning breweries, along with seasonal sightseeing and gourmet food pairings.
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Overview of the tour
This tour focuses on sake that has won international awards. Based on your preferences, you will visit one or two world-renowned award-winning breweries in Japan.
In addition to the usual tours of sake breweries, this tour includes breweries that are not open to the public. You will also be able to visit off-limits areas and have an explanation from the head of the brewery about their history and the commitment to sake making.
Unique points
OUGI original experience
The highlight of this tour is sampling fresh Namazake (unpasteurized sake), Genshu (strong undiluted sake), and Koshu (aged sake) that you can have only at the sake brewery. This tour presents a rare opportunity of sake pairing with seasonal experiences and food.
Upon your requests, OUGI will arrange the visit with Ritsuko Shimada, a sake stylist, to have a special sake lecture and paired lunch and dinner.
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The local charms in the tour
This tour can include a special sake lecture by a sake stylist as well as Japanese cultural experiences. In addition to learning about the manufacturing process of sake by sake brewery tour, you will also see how to enjoy sake pairing with seasonal ingredients in four seasons in Japan.
If you are interested in sake and willing to know more about it, this tour is for you.
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Please tell us your request details to arrange your tour, if you are interested in this tour.
Sample Tour Plan
The schedule is subject to change.
Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
13:30 Meet up at Narita International Airport
14:30 Visit Naritasan Shinshoji Temple
15:30 Move to a hotel
16:30 Hotel Check-in
18:30 Sake Lecture by Ritsuko Shimada & Pairing Dinner
Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
07:00 Breakfast
09:00 Move to a sake brewery
10:30 Visit the sake brewery
12:00 Lunch pairing with sake
13:00 Stroll around the brewery
17:00 Free time
18:30 Sushi Dinner
Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
08:00 Breakfast
09:00 Move to the sumo stable
10:00 Visit a morning sumo training at Sadogatake club
11:30 Lunch (special Chanko hot pot)
11:45 Split up at Narita International Airport
The list of Sake Brewery
Visit a few sake breweries based on your preferences.
1Dewazakuraでわざくら
Founded in 1892. It was the first in history to win the IWC's highest award of “Champion Sake” twice, and in 2024 the sparkling sake won the trophy.
2Sawanoiさわのい
Surrounded by the rich nature which you would never expect as in Tokyo.
It is a winner of the gold award in the Premium Daiginjo category at the 2024 "Delicious Sake in a Wine Glass Awards". In May 2024, "Houjou Sanjugo (Junmai Daiginjo Sake Category)" and "Junmai Ginjirushi (Junmai Sake Category)" won platinum awards at the Kura Master Sake Competition in Paris.
3Shichikenしちけん
A long-established sake brewery founded in 1750.
After winning the gold award at IWC 2014, it has won awards for six years consecutively. Their popular brands are the sparkling sake made in collaboration with Alain Ducasse, and the sparkling aged sake in Suntory’s Hakushu whisky barrels.
4ESHIKOTOえしこと
ESHIKOTO is a Japanese sake brand as well as a name of a complex facility. It was created by Nizaemon Ishidaya, the owner of Kokuryu Sake Brewery that was established in 1804 and has been one of the iconic sake breweries in Japan. In the complex facility, you can know more about the sake culture as well as culture in Hokuriku region which Kokuryu Sake Brewery is based in.
ESHIKOTO has the limited sake brand “Ei”, which you can purchase only there.
** Entry is only for adults aged 20 years old and over.
5Secret
Kyoto
Secret
Founded in 1675, Masuda Tokubee Shoten is the oldest sake brewery in Fushimi, Kyoto.
You will visit a sake brewery that is not open to the public (the brewery originally produced sparkling nigori sake and aged sake).
6Dassaiだっさい
Dassai is top sake brand in Japan.
This brand has won numerous competitions. It has an exquisite balance of fresh taste as well as soft and delicate aroma.
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