Sake Tasting Masterclass in Shinjuku (8+ Varieties with a Pro)

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2 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English

Sip your way through our sake tasting in Tokyo. Discover new sake tastes and build your own sake style with nicely paired Japanese snacks. Join our sake lesson to discover new styles and sample sake pairings with a sommelier for 2 hours. Demystify sake through learning and exploring your taste buds. 

- Learn basic sake 101 to know the proper way to select and drink sake with food
- Taste 6 high-quality sake from small family-owned breweries. Also, experience how sake flavors change depending on different temperatures and sake cup shapes.
- Explore your tastebuds through sake and food pairings while learning how sake complements many kinds of flavors.

Example Menu

Starter

Snack platter

A snack platter to explore food and sake pairings. This is not a meal, so having lunch beforehand is recommended.

What's Included

Snacks (not a full size meal)
Beverages
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Transportation to/from attractions

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point
Ushinobi Shinjuku | Wagyu & Sake

This sake-tasting class takes place in Ushinobi Shinjuku Address: NSK Building, 201, 1 Chome-22-1 Hyakunincho, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 169-0073, Japan

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What to expect

You will learn Sake 101, including brewing techniques, history, and labels, in a small group with a sake sommelier over two hours. You will meet a sake expert from the international sake sommelier team in Shinjuku, the center of Tokyo, to learn about and sample various sakes. During the workshop, you will try more than six different types of sake to discover your favorite and create your own tasting chart. Enjoy sake while tasting locally sourced snacks paired with it to experience how sake complements your meal. If applicable, you will also have the opportunity to meet Japanese sake enthusiasts in Tokyo and learn some local tips.

Additional info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Minimum drinking age is 20 years
  • Please message us if you have any food restrictions at least a week before the tour date.
Supplied by Ninja Food Tours

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Cancellation Policy

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

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