Hida Sake Brewery Tour
Hida Sake Brewery Tour
Privately see, feel and taste sake in the brewery
This is a private sake brewery tour dedicated for small groups who want to escape from tourist crowd to have the authentic sake experience, including a leisurely town walk and sake tasting. The tour is held at the small country town named Hagiwara, which is near from Takayama but definitely no tourist here. You can enjoy understanding the sake brewing process and the beautiful sake tasting at your own pace without any stress. The Hida region is well known as one of the best places to make sake in Japan since we have all 3 key factors for brewing: water, rice and coldness. On the way to the Tenryo Sake Brewery, your guide will share not only the introduction of sake but the historical background of town. Inside the brewery, you will understand the brewing process of sake step by step with seeing the actual facilities and machines for production. Afterward, you will taste various excellent sake of Tenryo (天領) 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 more genuine and luxurious experience. In addition to 5 kinds of sake provided in the standard tour, you can taste the super premium sake and small appetizers in the cozy Japanese room. In either option, this tour will offer you a special sake experience. If you love it, please do not miss this opportunity! *You can join with your child but he/she is not allowed to drink sake since the minimum drinking age is 20 in Japan.
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 privately enjoy savoring various sake in a leisurely pace without any other tourist. It will be beyond your expectation.
Easy Access
Just 40 minutes train ride from Takayama (10 minutes from Gero). Tour starts and ends at the station.
Tour Detail
- Rate:
Adult (age 20-) Rate for group 2 people 48,000 JPY 3 people 54,000 JPY 4 people 60,000 JPY 5 people 66,000 JPY 6 people 72,000 JPY *Only available as private tour and the basic fee depends on the number of adults in a group.
*It is not required to pay for any infant (age 0-2) but required to pay 5,000 JPY for each additional child (age 3-19). - Duration: 2 hours
- Start Time: 9:00 AM / 1:30 PM
- Period: All Year
- Number of Participants: 2 – 6
- Departure & Return: JR Hida-Hagiwara station (8:00am train leaving Takayama arrives at Hida-Hagiwara at 8:37am / 12:35pm train at Takayama takes you to Hida-Hagiwara at 1:12pm)
- Inclusions
- English speaking guide
- 5 cups of sake tasting (1,000 JPY)
- Admission to see the facilities of sake brewery
- Local taxes
- Exclusions
- Gratuities
- Hotel pick up and drop off
- Minimum drinking age is 20 years
- Drivers are not allowed to drink any alcoholic beverage
- No refund or no alternative date will be given when you do not show up at the meeting time for any reason (meeting time is 10 minutes before start time of tour)
- 31 days or more prior to the tour date: 0% of a tour fee
- 15 days to 30 days prior to the tour date: 10% of a tour fee
- 8 days to 14 days prior to the tour date: 30% of a tour fee
- 4 days to 7 days prior to the tour date: 50% of a tour fee
- 1 day to 3 days prior to the tour date: 80% of a tour fee
- Within 1 day prior to the tour date or no show: 100% of a tour fee
- Participants can bring and store suitcases inside of our garage during the tour so that they can directly head to the next destination such as Kyoto or Tokyo just after the tour
- 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 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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