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Sake Brewery Tour and Label Making in Historic Tokoname

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Sake Brewery Tour and Label Making in Historic Tokoname

About this activity

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).

Not included

  • ✕Transportation to the meeting point
  • ✕Guide gratuities (optional)

Meeting and pickup

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

Good to know

  • 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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