Kyoto Small-Group Sake Brewery Tour with Sake Tasting

Meet your guide at a machiya, a traditional Japanese house located in central Kyoto. From here, your guide will accompany you to Matsui Shuzo, a modern-style sake brewery currently in operation. It's a short taxi ride (included) to the brewing facility.

Before your sake tasting session begins, embark on a tour of the modern brewery. You'll see the tools used in sake production, hear about sake history in Kyoto, and learn the secrets to making this traditional Japanese drink – still popular at Japanese festivals, ceremonies and rituals today.

Then, take a seat and enjoy your sake tasting! You’ll sample several types of sake with different alcohol content. As you sip each small cup, your guide will describe the special combination of water, malt, yeast and rice that creates each distinctive aroma and flavor, ranging from sweet to dry.

Your sake tasting and tour concludes at the museum, and your guide can help you secure a taxi to your next destination.

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