Tippsy Brewery Tours
Experience the art of sake firsthand
Private Brewery Tour With Dinner in Kyoto
Embark on a special brewery tour of Fushimi district in Kyoto, one of the most famous and historical locations to experience sake. The tour will start in the afternoon at JR Kyoto Station. You will enjoy a private brewery tour with tastings from a limited collection at Masuda Tokubee Shoten, a sake brewery with over 300 years of history, famous for inventing nigori sake and for their “koshu” (aged sake) in ceramic vessels. Later, you’ll have the unique opportunity to dine with the president and a member of the brewery in Gion, Kyoto. The tour ends at JR Kyoto Station.
Day Trip to Kobe, Nada District
A special one-day brewery tour will take you to Nada district in Kobe, located in Hyogo prefecture, Kinki region. The tour begins in the morning at JR Shin-Kobe Station and includes visits to sake breweries in Nada district, recognized for its high quality sake and highest sake production volume in Japan. After enjoying lunch at Sakabayashi, a traditional Japanese restaurant in Kobe Shushinkan, we’ll tour Kikumasamune Brewing Company, famous for its “taru sake” (sake stored in wooden vats). Finally, we will head to Nadagogo Sakedokoro for sake tastings paired expertly with local foods. The tour concludes at JR Shin-Kobe Station
Private Getaway in Toyama With Tour, Dinner at Shiraiwa K.K.
The tour offers a very private and exclusive experience. You’ll partake in multiple haute cuisine meals featuring local ingredients and top-notch sake pairings. Dinner on the first day at Shiraiwa K.K., a brand-new brewery designed by an internationally acclaimed architect, will feature a special sake pairing of IWA 5, specially designed for the guests of this tour. Other activities include a visit to historical sites, a sake cup making experience at Nousaku, and much more in this exciting and luxurious tour.
Usa Jingu Shrine & Kyushu Brewery Tours
This is a one-night, two-day bus tour starting and ending at JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka prefecture, Kyushu region. During this tour, we will visit an award-winning sake brewery, an award-winning winery, and a famous shochu distillery by the maker of the brand iichiko, Sanwa Shurui. We will also visit Usa Jingu Shrine, which has a long history related to sumo, and stay overnight in Beppu, one of the most famous hot spring resorts in Japan. In the evening, guests will dine with the brewers of Koku no Kura. On the second day, we’ll stop by Amabuki Brewing Company, known for using only flower yeast, and end back at JR Hakata Station in the evening. The tour will be hosted by a sake-loving, English-speaking guide the entire time.
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We know our breweries
Thanks to our close relationships with sake breweries in Japan, we can give Tippsy customers exclusive tour experiences unlike any other. An English-speaking guide will help you navigate every step of the way.
Easily fits with your itinerary
Our trips are only one or two days long, giving you plenty of time to taste, learn, and sightsee while fitting easily into your travel plans.
Authentic and inspired by you
We crafted these tours with the help of Japanese breweries because Tippsy customers asked us to! Take your sake adventure further by witnessing the brewing and the living history up close. Our private tours are as authentic as can be.
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