11 Brewery Visits in Kyoto to Build a Morning Around

1.3-Hour Kyoto Insider Sake Brewery Tour with Tastings & Pairings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 917 reviews · from $84.89Our pick

A 3-hour Kyoto sake specialist tour at Gekkeikan Okura, tasting 10 sakes with food pairings and label know-how.

“We had a great time learning about Sake at the brewery and in the tasting room. Our instructors were very informative and their English was excellent. We learn a lot about a different types of Sake and the processes involved. The group size was small which made it easy to ask questions. Would recommend this experience to others”

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2.Arashiyama Bamboo, Temple, Monkeys, or Secret Sake Brewery

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 886 reviews · 5 hours - 330 minutes · from $87

Walk Arashiyama's bamboo grove, private Okochi Sanso garden, Zen temple, monkeys, and optional local brewery lunch with sake.

“Karim is an amazing, fun and energetic guide. He told us the best spots to make picture, and the best places to eat. He was very flexible and fit to our mood very easily.”

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3.Insider Sake Brewery Tour with Sake and Food Pairing

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 704 reviews · 3 hours · from $87

Expert-led Kyoto sake tour in Fushimi with 10+ side-by-side tastings, otsumami pairings, and label tips at Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum.

“Chika was an amazing guide! We started off with an hour long tour of the sake museum and she explained the entire process. The sake tasting after was phenomenal and she provided great recommendations for different food pairings. I’m glad I did not plan anything afterwards because I needed time to unwind and enjoy the experience to its fullest. I ended up buying two bottles and now I feel confident on my sake skills!”

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4.Kyoto Sake Brewery & Tasting Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 623 reviews · from $98.82

Kyoto Sake Brewery and Tasting Walking Tour blends the Gekkeikan Okura Museum, Fushimi brewery streets, and 18 sake samples in 3 hours.

“Our afternoon spent during the sake tour was rich in history who would know that the Gekkeinan brewery existed since the 1600’s. Our guide was knowledgeable regarding the brewing process and stepped us through the tasting process. We had a wonderful time being sociable and tasting 17 types of sake. Our tour finished with our guide giving us advice on how to get to other areas more efficiently and hailing a taxi for us. I would thoroughly recommend our guide and the sake tour. It was a wonderful experience!”

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5.Fushimi Sake Brewery Tour – 18 Tastings in 2.5 Hours

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 36 reviews · 2h 30m · from $93

2.5-hour Kyoto tour through Gekkeikan and Kizakura, ending at Fushimizu for 18 sake tastings and museum learning.

“our guide Yuko was outstanding! we got a lot of information, laughs, and insights. she went above and beyond for not only this tour, but recommendations for other sights to see. Can't thank her enough!!”

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6.KYOTO Sake Tasting Tour at Local Breweries(tasting fee included)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · from $104.51

Kyoto sake tasting near Fushimi Inari with museum and brewery stops, tastings included in a small-group 3-hour tour for $104.51.

“Shinobu was our guide and was very friendly and punctual. It was very hot and Shinobu gave us a cold drink and a towel. We really enjoyed the explanation. Shinobu knows a lot about Sake and always answered all questions and doubts. I highly recommend this tour.Auto-translated”

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7.Japanese Sake Breweries Tour in Kyoto Fushimi

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 13 reviews · 3 hours · from $80Best value

A 3-hour Kyoto Fushimi walk to taste sake at Gekkeikan and other breweries, plus Kyoto Beer and sake ice cream, with a live guide.

“despite rain, spent a great afternoon sampling sake in se eral breweries in Fushimi. enjoyed our guide who previously worked brewing Sake and even went to Kaiser High school in east Oahu close to our home in Hawaii”

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8.Kyoto Sake Brewery Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 12 reviews · from $227

Kyoto sake tour with Gekkeikan Okura Museum, yakitori lunch, and several sake tastings in Fushimi, plus a scenic temple walk.

“Tour guide was nice, and the food and sake were good. However, the tour guide seemed to rely to heavily on her laminated sheets to convey the brewing process and history. Some of the concepts did not seem to translate well for heRead more”

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9.Japanese Sake Breweries Tour in Fushimi Kyoto

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $109.46

Walk Kyoto’s Fushimi sake district on a 3-hour tour with multiple tastings, beer, museum visits, and optional Jikokubune boat rides.

“Very relaxed and friendly, the guides very great and very knowledgeable. The area was beautiful and very interesting”

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10.Kyoto Sake Brewery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.3 · 5 reviews · 3 hours · from $177

3-hour Kyoto Fushimi sake brewery tour with English guide, tastings, lunch pairings, and shopping time from $177.

“Overpriced for what was offered. Didn’t learn about sake brewing or history since factories and museums were closed for holidays. Drank two flights of sake but could have done this by ourselves at any restaurant.”

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11.Sake Tasting Journey to Two Iconic Breweries

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 2 reviews · from $156.81

Taste Kyoto’s sake at Sasaki Shuzō and Matsui Brewery, with a small-group expert guide and two distinct brewing styles.

“Juliette was a wonderful guide. She was incredibly knowledgeable, very friendly, and was such a pleasure to be around. Could not recommend her services enough! Thank you for a great time Juliette!”

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