Sake Brewery Tour and Label Making in Historic Tokoname

Tokoname, Japan
Duration2h
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish
Group sizeUp to 10 travelers

Overview

Highlights
- Explore Sawada Sake Brewery, crafting fine sake since 1848 in Tokoname
- Learn sake-making from an expert and taste pristine brewing water
- Sample five sake varieties with local Chita delicacies
-Create a personalized sake can label as a souvenir

Tour Overview
Discover Japanese sake at Sawada Sake Brewery, a family-run producer in Tokoname with roots since 1848. The Chita Peninsula, famed for fermentation since the 17th century, provides a historic backdrop. Guided by an expert, learn each step of sake-making, from rice preparation to fermentation, while exploring traditional wooden vats and brewing rooms. Taste pure brewing water, then enjoy five distinctive sake varieties paired with local delicacies (non-alcoholic drinks available). Finally, design your own label for a 180ml sake can using a brush pen—an original keepsake to take home. Blending history, craftsmanship, and creativity, this tour offers a rare and personal encounter with one of Japan’s iconic traditions.

What's included

  • Travel insurance
  • Local delicacies pairing
  • Sake brewery tour
  • Personalized sake can label-making experience (one 180ml can to take home)
  • Professional, English-speaking guide
  • Sake tasting of five varieties (non-alcoholic options available).
  • Transportation to the meeting point
  • Guide gratuities (optional)

What to expect

  1. 15m
    Meet up with the interpreter guide.
    We will travel by taxi.
  2. 1h 30m
    Sawada Sake Brewery Tour
  3. 15m
    Take a taxi to the station.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

The interpreter guide will be waiting for you with your name board.

End point

The interpreter guide will be waiting for you with your name board.

Additional information

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • The minimum age to participate is 7 years old
  • This tour includes alcohol consumption. In Japan, the legal drinking age is 20, and individuals under 20 are prohibited from consuming alcohol under the Minor Drinking Prohibition Act
  • Non-alcoholic beverages will be provided for participants under 20

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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