Sake brewery tour to learn the traditional sake brewing through five senses

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Summary

【SCHEDULE】 Photo shooting for the commemorative sake (3 min) → Watching a video (11 min) →Sake brewery visit with an English guide (40 min) → Sake tasting quiz (15 min) → Sake sampling (10 min) → shopping, receiving the commemorative sake, commemorative photo shooting (12 min) 【DETAILS】 First of all, there is a photo shooting for the portrait used for the commemorative bottle of sake. Next, you will watch a video with English subtitles about sake brewing. Then you will observe the sake production process through the windows along the passages around the production area. Rest assured that an English-speaking guide will give you enough explanations. You will try the sake tasting quiz to tell the difference of 3 kinds of sake. If you correctly answer the quiz questions, you will get a small gift. Next, you can enjoy sampling several sakes with different features as well as sweet sake (non-alcoholic), and shopping if you like. Lastly, you will receive a commemorative bottle of sake with the label on which your photo is printed. The bottle contains 300 ml of 'Special Junmai' dry sake, made only with rice and yeast. Get the souvenir sake available only here and just for you.

Tour info

Duration
1 hours
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Meeting Point
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Why take this tour?

【OUTLINE】 You can learn the traditional sake brewing in Miyagi in-depth with an English-speaking guide. This tour is not limited to the sake brewery visit. What is more, you can taste 'koji' (malted rice), sample different kinds of sake, and get a commemorative bottle of sake with your photo on the label. This is a tour highly recommended for Japanese sake lovers. 【HIGHLIGHTS】 ・Learn the production process of sake made by hand, using the traditional fermentation technique in Japan with the explanation in English ・Experiences through five senses such as holding sake brewing tools and tasting 'koji,' principal raw material ・Try the quiz combined with sake tasting ・Understand the diversity of Japanese sake by sampling several kinds of sake with different features ・Receive a souvenir sake in the bottle with your portrait printed on the label

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What’s included?

  • Brewery tour, experience fee, sake sampling, commemorative sake

  • Shopping, taxi fare

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Before you book

  • Duration: 1h 30m

  • Mobile tickets accepted

Cancellation Policy

    All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.
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Ichinokura

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Visited with a group on a Shore Excursion April 29. The facility is beautiful and descriptions are well done with detailed photos (text is Japanese). There is a short video introduction (in Japanese with English subtitles). Then a walk around the brewery. You had to remove

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