Hida Sake Brewery Tour
See, feel and taste sake in the brewery
This is a sake brewery tour including sake tasting, held at Tenryo Sake Brewery near from Takayama. The sake expert will explain about how to make sake step by step inside the actual house they are brewing sake. Understanding the sake brewing process, you will taste various excellent sake to enjoy the difference of flavors, and you can know a lot of useful tips to drink and order sake. The premium option is available for those who want the more genuine and luxurious experience. In addition to 5 or more kinds of sake provided in the standard tour, you can taste the super premium sake and small appetizers in the cozy Japanese room. If you love to drink sake, please do not miss it! *To prevent infection of the Coronavirus, we are not allowed to see inside of the brewery.
Valuable Experience
Only a few sake breweries in Japan allow visitors to go inside the factory. Besides, you are free to take a picture.
Professional Guide
Our guides are much experienced. You can ask any questions about sake.
Relaxed Sake Tasting
You can enjoy savoring various sake in a leisurely pace. All of them will be beyond your expectation.
Easy Access
Just 30 minutes train ride from Takayama (10 minutes from Gero). Tour starts and ends at the station.
Tour Detail
- Rate:
4,0003,500 JPY / person (+2,500 JPY for premium tour) - Duration: 1.5 hours
- Start Time: 9:00 AM / 11:30 AM / 2:15 PM / 3:45 PM
- Period: All Year
- Number of Participants: 2 – 10
- Departure & Return: JR Hida-Hagiwara station (8:00am train leaving Takayama arrives at Hida-Hagiwara at 8:36am / 10:24am train arrives at 11:14am / 1:29pm train arrives at 2:03pm / 2:49pm train arrives at 3:39pm)
- Inclusions
- English speaking guide
- Sake tasting (5 or more different kinds of sake)
- Local taxes
- Top-class sake (only for premium option)
- Appetizers (only for premium option)
- Tasting room (only for premium option)
- Exclusions
- Gratuities
- Hotel pick up and drop off
- A maximum of 10 people per booking
- Minimum drinking age is 20 years
- Drivers are not allowed to drink any alcoholic beverage
- Private tour is available on request with additional charge
- To prevent infection of the Coronavirus, we are not allowed to see inside of the brewery
- 8 days or more prior to the tour date: 0% of a tour fee
- 3 days to 7 days prior to the tour date: 30% of a tour fee
- 1 day to 3 days prior to the tour date: 50% of a tour fee
- Within 1 day prior to the tour date or no show: 100% of a tour fee
- 8:00am train leaving Takayama is the best option for 9:00am tour (10:24am for 11:30am, 1:29pm for 2:15pm, 2:49pm for 3:45pm)
- During the tour, you can leave big luggage inside of the store in front of the station
- The tour is not held when the sake brewery is closed: on Saturday, Sunday and national holidays
- It might be possible to hold the tour on a date or time not listed on the booking calendar so please feel free to contact us
Itinerary
Brief instruction of town's history, then visit the sake brewery for learning and tasting.
Our guide welcome you at the station. After some introduction, you start walking to the sake brewery.
Some instruction about sake, you will go inside to see the actual brewing process.
5 or more kinds of sake will be provided. You can have a really relaxing moment.
Your guide will let you know the arrival time of train, then walk back to the station.
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