Sake Brewery Tour and Label Making in Historic Tokoname

2 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English

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).
Transportation to the meeting point
Guide gratuities (optional)

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

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

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 2 hours (approximately)
  • 1

    Meet up with the interpreter guide. We will travel by taxi.

    15 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 2

    Sawada Sake Brewery Tour

    1 hour 30 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 3

    Take a taxi to the station.

    15 minutes Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • 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
Supplied by Tourism Designers Co., Ltd.

Tags

Bus Tours
Cultural Tours
Historical Tours
Sake Tasting
Sake Brewery Tour
Car Tours
Small Group
Food & Drink
Spring Break
New Product
Short term availability

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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