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Nada Sake Breweries Kobe Local Tour with Licensed Guide

4.9 (18 reviews) 6 hours Private tour
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Nada Sake Breweries Kobe Local Tour with Licensed Guide

About this activity

Nada is the Japan's largest sake producing area and area has long been home to a number of sake breweries. "Nadagogo", the five sake-producing districts is well known in Japan and internationally as some of the best in the world.

This is more than an ordinary gastronomic tour for Sake lover—escorted by an experienced licensed local guide, you’ll be introduced to sights that tell of Japan’s rich culture and history of Sake, regaled with fascinating stories, and even meet some of our local brewery heroes throughout shops that still retain the authentic atmosphere of days long past.

Legal drinking age in Japan is 20 years of age.

Note*1: Please select your must-see spots from a list in the tour information to create your customized itinerary.

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At a glance

Duration
6 hours
Confirmation
Instant confirmation
Ticket
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group
Your group only
People per booking
1–10
Guide
Japanese, English
Operated by
Japan Guide Agency

Ages: Infants (0–5 years) · Children (6–11 years) · Adults (12–99 years)

What is included

Included

  • Included: Customizable Walking Tour of your choice of 3-4 sites from 'What to expect' list
  • Included: Meet up with guide on foot within designated area of Kobe/Osaka
  • Included: Licensed Local English Speaking Guide

Not included

  • Not included: Transportation fees, Entrance fees, Lunch, and Other personal expenses
  • Not included: Private transportation
  • Not included: You cannot combine multiple tour groups.
  • Not included: Guide Entry fees are only covered for sights listed under What to Expect.

Itinerary

  1. Sawa no Tsuru Museum

    30 min

    Sawanotsuru is one of the major sake breweries.

    This museum is in the building of the old factory, and introduces the process of making sake and old facilities.

  2. Kobe Shushinkan Brewery

    30 min

    Kobe Shushinkan is the brewery making the sake named "Fukuju".

    The guided tour of the factory is held and the restaurant and shop are opened every day.

  3. Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum

    30 min

    Hakutsuru is one of the major sake breweries.

    This museum is also in the building of the old factory, and introduces the procees of making sake and old facilities.

  4. Kiku-Masamune Sake Brewery Museum

    30 min

    Kikumasamune is also one of the major sake breweries.

    This museum is in the building of the old factory, and introduces the procees of making sake and old facilities.

  5. Sakuramasamune Kinenkan Sakuraen

    30 min

    Sakuraen is a facility for visitors of Sakuramasamune Brewery.

    There are museum, restaurant, cafe and shop in the facility.

  6. Hamafukutsuru Ginjo Brewery

    30 min

    Hamafukutsuru is a new brewery founded in 1996.

    This brewery has produced high-quality sake in the up-to-date factory.

    We can visit the factory every day except Monday.

  7. Hakutakarokusuien

    30 min

    From the time of the company’s inception, Hakutaka has continually strived to preserve SAKE brewing traditions and culture as one of the Nada district SAKE breweries. Subsequently, Hakutaka Rokusuien opened in 2001 as a cultural facility with the aim of passing on various SAKE-related information both inside and outside of Japan.

  8. Sakagura Dori Rengakan

    30 min

    The Nihonsakari head office is facility which opened aside in 2000 (Heisei 12). In brick modern building, glass studios are at sampling corner of sake sale corner, the Japanese restaurant "flower height". As base disseminating information of sake, we carry out various events including two times a year of storehouse difference events.

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

  • Hotel Alexander Namba
  • Natural Hot Spring Midosuji Hotel
  • Swissotel Nankai Osaka
  • OYO 644 Hotel Art Inn Namba
  • Kuromon Crystal Hotel
  • Sotetsu Grand Fresa Osaka-Namba
  • The OneFive Osaka Namba-Kuromon
  • Hotel Dans Le Coeur Osaka Umeda
  • Toyoko Inn Osaka Nippombashi Bunraku Gekijo Mae
  • Red Roof Inn & Suites Osaka Namba Nippombashi
  • Cinnamon Hotel
  • Citadines Namba Osaka

and 641 more pickup points

This private tour is a walking day tour. A private vehicle is not included. Public transportation or local taxis maybe used to transfer between sites. Exact transportation costs can be discussed with the guide after a reservation is finalized. Please have Japanese Yen on hand for your transportation costs. If you wish to arrange for a private vehicle, please contact us directly. All Private vehicles must be booked 5 days in advance. Maximum number of passengers: 7.

Cancellation

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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Good to know

  • Wheelchair accessible

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

  • Service animals allowed

  • Public transportation options are available nearby

  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

  • This is a walking tour. Pick up is on foot.

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