Takayama: Authentic Sake Tasting at a Historic Brewery
Overview
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30 minutes
Mobile ticket
Takayama city had 56 brewers more than 300 years ago. Good water and good environment made lot's of Sake brewer.
Now there are 7 brewers inside 200m area remain cityside of Takayama.
(This density is very rare things in all over the world.)
You can see old sake brewery in our tour.
If you need other language guide, please let us know.
(e.g. Italian,Spanish,Chinese...)
If you wanted to private tour let us know.
Not less than 2 person.
Under Japanese law, alcoholic beverages under the age of 20 are not allowed.
Please call us if you want to do our tour within few hours.
If it's raining/snowing possible to do this tour.
It has possibility
Due to production at the breweries, the brewery place may change. The tour will end at the brewery you visited.
Additional Info
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Wheelchair accessible
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Hirase Shuzo Brewery
You can see inside factory and tasting in this place.
What‘s Included
You can see facilities & Kura to make Sake
Tax
Guide in English
Tasting Sake
Any other things
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Takayama: Authentic Sake Tasting at a Historic Brewery
Reviews
67 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
A great experience.
Peter K,Feb 24, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This was such a lot of fun. We learned such a lot about making sake from our wonderful guide, and the tasting was amazing - we had never imagined there could be so many different varieties of depth and taste.
Great tour and the best guide.
W2288PBtrevorh,Feb 14, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our guide was so nice and very informative (thanks Sato). The tour went into the back rooms of the brewery. I learnt many new things about the complex process for making quality Sake. Next time I’d book directly with Happy Plus tours for less than half the cost. TripAdvisor is a complete rip off.
Great experience
casselc,Dec 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We really enjoyed our time and learned a lot. Yama was great. Worth it for the tasting and learning about sake. We also purchased some bottles to bring home
Detailed review of sake...
Khea B,Nov 22, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00Detailed review of sake making process and the tastings were delicious. The host was knowledgeable and patient in answering questions.
Great tour, great tour...
Nicholas K,Sep 23, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Great tour, great tour guide! Super interesting seeing the oldest sake brewery in Japan! Also got to try some great sake as well.
Informative and delicious
Patrik H,Aug 11, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00The tour was very interesting and the guide was very friendly. He answered all the questions. The highlight was the tasting of 7 different sake bottles.
An excellent and tasty introduction to sake
Claire S,Aug 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I was the only person booked into the tour so I got a private tour and tasting and it was excellent! Takumi explained everything throughly and clearly about the sake-making process and could answer all my questions. He was a great guide that kept things fun and relaxed. At the end I got to try 8 delicious different samples - would highly recommend this tour
At Golden Week
Sunshine62560616828,Mar 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My friend had a really fun brewery tour! I'm glad you said that and joined us! I also learned a lot about explanations and enjoyed tasting everything from liqueur to Junmai Ginjo and draft sake!
Behind the scenes sake tour
N8819XHteresah,Feb 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great tour learning about the history of sake in Takayama and with the ability to try many types of sake. The tour guide gave us a behind the scenes tour of the sake brewery.
Highly recommend !
561sarahu,Nov 15, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We visited Takayama because we heard that it's so relaxing and different from Tokyo. But yes it was true ! also attending this tour was a great idea. We could try many types of Japanese food and really enjoyed Takayama a lot!
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