Kyoto Trip Overview
Explore this fascinating district and get to know more about the sake culture on a private tour with your favorite local.
On this private tour, you’ll get the perfect introduction to sake, a traditional Japanese drink made by fermenting rice. Check out a display of 20 sake casks at Chushojima Station as well as Hiro Samurai display for the perfect combination of history and culture. What a better way to know more about sake than at the Gekkeikan sake museum!
Visit the museum to get the answers to all your sake questions. See the process and the tools used to make the famous drink and get a tasting of 3 different types of sake.
For a bit more of history, go to Teradaya, the inn of choice for those that had to cross from Osaka and Kyoto. This place is full of political insights and history you need to hear. Visit Aburacho for a Fushimi sake tasting paired with a bite and hear more about the Japanese drinking culture and traditions.
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Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Starts: Kyoto, Japan
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Kyoto, , Japan
Explore this fascinating district and get to know more about the sake culture on a private tour with your favorite local.
On this private tour, you’ll get the perfect introduction to sake, a traditional Japanese drink made by fermenting rice. Check out a display of 20 sake casks at Chushojima Station as well as Hiro Samurai display for the perfect combination of history and culture. What a better way to know more about sake than at the Gekkeikan sake museum!
Visit the museum to get the answers to all your sake questions. See the process and the tools used to make the famous drink and get a tasting of 3 different types of sake.
For a bit more of history, go to Teradaya, the inn of choice for those that had to cross from Osaka and Kyoto. This place is full of political insights and history you need to hear. Visit Aburacho for a Fushimi sake tasting paired with a bite and hear more about the Japanese drinking culture and traditions.
Stop At: Chushojima Station, Yoshijima Yaguracho, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-8224, Japan
Meet your host at the Chushojima Station – Kyoto and begin your tour
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Fushimi Sake Village, 115 Nayamachi, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8057 Kyoto Prefecture
Go for a walk along the Go-kawa River and enjoy the scenery all around you. From sake breweries, jukkokubune boats and river views
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Teradaya, Minamihamacho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8045 Kyoto Prefecture
Enter the sake museum and see how the drink is processed. Enjoy a tasting of different types of sake
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Fushimi Suigo, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto Kyoto Prefecture
Check out what used to be the main offices of Gekkeikan and compare how the manufacturer has changed over time
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Fushimi Momoyamaryo, Momoyamacho Kojozan, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-0831 Kyoto Prefecture
Visit an inn where history and politics have met close to this attraction. Hear all the fascinating stories behind this place from your local host
Duration: 1 hour
