Meet your guide at the JR Kyoto station then hop on the commuter train for the 5-minute ride to Inari station. Located in south Kyoto, Inari boasts the charm of a small town as well as stunning scenery.
From Inari station, walk with your guide for a few minutes to the renowned Fushimi Inari Shrine, which sits on the slopes of Mt Inari. The temple is famous for its long tunnels of thousands of brightly painted red torii (arches or gates) that frame the pathways through the forest. It is one of Kyoto's most famous sights and a popular location for movie and TV shoots.
Originally dedicated to the god of rice, the Fushimi Inari Shrine now serves as the place where people come to seek blessings for prosperity. Those who have found good fortune return and place a torii inscribed with their thanks.
Once you have explored the torii, take a 15-minute train ride to the Gekkeikan Sake brewery to learn about the popular Japanese beverage, which is also important for traditional Japanese festivals and ceremonies.
First, step into Gekkeikan okura sake museum where you hear a brief history of sake, which has been made by the Gekkeikan company in this part of Kyoto since 1637. See tools used in the traditional brewing process, which involves a combination of water, malt, yeast and steamed rice that produces distinctive sakes.
After seeing the museum, sample three different kinds of sake. Then walk a short distance to a sake specialty shop that carries more than 80 kinds of sake. Take a seat at the bar as the shop owner leads a special sake tasting.
Enjoy a few minutes to check out a local shopping arcade before returning by train to Kyoto station where your tour ends.
Fushimi Inari And Sake Tasting Tour - Kyoto
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Tour Information
Key Details
- Mobile Voucher Accepted
- Free Cancellation
- Duration: 3 Hrs 30 Mins
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Language:
English
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Departure Time :
9:00 AM
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Departure Details :
Simogyō Police Station Kyōto Sta. Police Box, Japan, 〒600-8555 Kyoto, Shimogyō-ku, Higashishiokōjichō, 烏丸通塩小路下る東塩小路町京都駅ビル1階
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Return Details :
Momoyamagoryo-Mae Station, Kannonjicho, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-8101, Japan
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Cancellation Policy :
- If you cancel at least 4 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.
- If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.
- Tours booked using discount coupon codes will be non refundable.
Overview
Visit two landmarks of Kyotos Inari district during this guided morning tour. Start by walking through one of the iconic sights of Kyoto, the stunning red 'torii' (gates) at Fushimi Inari Shrine. Then learn about sake production and sample several distinctive sakes at the Gekkeikan okura sake museum, before continuing your tasting at a nearby specialty shop that carries more than 80 varieties of sake. Your 3.5-hour tour includes a knowledgeable guide, transportation by train, all sake tastings and entrance fees.
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Inclusions
Local guide
Sake liquor store tasting
Entry/Admission - Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum
Exclusions
Food and drinks, unless specified
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Gratuities
Additional Info
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Minimum age is 4 years old
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Traveler Reviews
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My tour guide was amazing. My brother was sick and could not go on the tour. So, I was the only person on this tour and it wasn't cancelled. My guide was fantastic and made the price of the tour worth it with her insights at Fushimi Inari Shrine and the Sake Brewery. The tasting was great and I bought sake to take home to America the seemlier nailed my tastes in sake perfectly!. Fushimi Inari Shrine was great to see-one of the best shrines in Japan. Definitely go on this tour!
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The guide was super friendly and knowledgable. It was a fun and informative tour.
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So awesome our tour guide was great! She explained things so well and was so cool how she shared her culture, Yoko was the best!
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It was a good tour, the guide was knowledgeable and helpful. Enjoyable experience. The sake sampling was great.
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The tour guide was wonderful - adjusting the tour as needed according to the needs and wants of the 6 people on the tour 2 couples plus my son and myself. Fushimi Inari is amazing - HOWEVER, if you really want to experience the full impact of the shrine, you should go in the early morning before the tourists get there it takes about 2-3 hours to walk the shrine in its entirety. It is crowded otherwise AND the tour can allow only an hour or so for walking. YET IF you want to know the history of the shrine, what the various things mean, the rituals, etc., definitely go on this tour.
As for the Sake Brewery Tour, it was very interesting - you get to walk through the museum you do NOT get to see Sake being made, including explanations of the various pieces of equipment you also get to enjoy a taste of several of the Gekkeikan products. The final leg of the tour is to a market where one can buy various items at excellent prices where you have a tasting experience in one of the better Sake specialty shop. -
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Our tour guide was awesome. We ended up being the only group that signed up for the tour so it ended up being a private tour. She took us to the Fushimi Inari shrine and gave us a lot of information about the location, its symbolism, history, etc. All very fascinating stuff. After the Fushimi Inari shrine we headed to the Gekkeikan brewery/museum. We toured the museum while our tour guide gave us a great history lesson. We were able to test all the exclusive flavors of Sake found only at the brewery and browse the shop afterwards to take a few bottles home which were very reasonably priced. After the Sake tour we ended up at a Sake bar, the location in which I have forgotten but we had a Sake Master ask our preferences and then pick out four flavors of Sake for us to taste. The Master of Sake knows his stuff because all of us enjoyed the flavors presented to us. It was a great intimate experience with a tour guide who lives locally. She was very knowledgeable and very friendly. I would most certainly recommend this tour if you're a fan of history and sake. My group had a lot of fun on this tour. I would definitely do it again.!
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Small group experience with Youko, a sake afficionado. She was lovely and elegant and really knows her subject. First stop at the Fushimi Inari for a brief tour and lots of explanations from our guide. She knows where to stop to get a great photo...Then a nice small sake museum followed by a tasting in a sake bar in the market. Quite a bit of walking but very nice tour. Recommended.
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The guide Yuoko was brilliant. English was perfect and she gave us so much information. Was very patient and kind with our questions. However, I feel the tour is quite expensive for half a day without meals. I booked a whole day tour in Tokyo, including meal, tour bus and cruise around Tokyo bay for less. I suggest people look for similar tours with other companies perhaps once in Japan to save some money.
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There's a reason this heads up every 'must see' list of Kyoto: it is actually beyond words. Or even pictures. Just go, and you'll understand. At one point, my husband and I looked at each other and agreed, Yup, there's no way to REALLY describe this to anyone back home .
So let's discuss the tour itself, instead:
Tomoko, who spoke clear English and paid all our train fares, was an informed and friendly guide, sharing insights lots of travelers miss like don't walk up the center of the wide path to the temple: it's traditionally reserved for the deity!. In addition to the usual facts-and-figures, she shared how locals view their shrines and temples, and the motivations for people who have erected the magnificent Torii she actual knows someone who built one here, for example.
After viewing the lower third of the Shrine mountain, we took at train to a sake brewery, 2 tasting rooms, and a sake shop to round out the day trip.
You'll love this adventure!
