Kyoto: Fushimi Sake Tour with Brewery Visit & Tastings

Discover Kyoto’s quieter side on an afternoon sake tour in Fushimi, visiting shrines, breweries, and tasting spots while learning how soft local water creates smooth, gently sweet sake.
Meet your guide at Momoyama Goryo Mae Station and begin your tour with a visit to Gokōnomiya Shrine. Taste the legendary spring water that flows from the shrine's grounds, known for its soft texture and sweet aroma. Learn about the importance of water in sake brewing and pray for happiness, health, and success.

Next, head to Aburacho Liquor Store, a local sake shop in Kyoto’s Fushimi district, known for its wide selection of Fushimi sake. Taste and compare different local brands while discovering the unique flavors created by Kyoto’s soft water.

Continue to the Gekkeikan Sake Museum Brewery, one of Fushimi’s most famous sake breweries, with roots dating back over 400 years. Learn about Fushimi’s sake history, brewing tools, and production process, and taste three different types of sake from the brewery. The museum shop also offers limited-edition sake available only on site.

Finally, visit Kizakura Brewery, a Fushimi sake brewery founded in 1925 and now known as one of Japan’s major sake brands. Try unique drinks such as doburoku and sparkling sake, or let your sake expert guide choose the best taste by your preference.

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.