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Private Tour: Discover Tokyo's Oldest Sake Brewery and Serene Riverside Walk
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16 Ratings
Shinjuku City
Escape the city and discover Tokyo's oldest sake brewery on a private tour. Learn about sake production, sample a variety of sakes, and enjoy a gourmet Japanese lunch by the serene Tama river.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Tama River - On arrival at Mitake station, build up a thirst with a stroll along the lush Tama river down to the brewery. Enjoy the fresh air, the green valley scenery and the beautiful Tama river.
- Ozawa Sake Brewery - The Ozawa Shuzo brewery with its scenic location nestled in the woods next to the beautiful Tama river is Tokyo’s oldest functioning sake brewery.
At the brewery you’ll learn about the production, history and various types of sake. Take a tour of the actual brewery with your guide and brewery staff. Enjoy a delicious gourmet lunch at the brewery’s traditional restaurant. After lunch retire to the brewery’s tasting rooms to try the various types of sake on offer. Finally peruse for sousvenirs at the brewery shop before enjoying a final drink in the garden. From the brewery walk up to Sawai station, purchase train tickets and return to Shinjuku accompanied by your guide.
- Kanzanji Temple - Visit this small temple, with its big bell, nestled in the woods over looking the Tama river.
What's Included
- Local guide
- Private tour
- Bottled water
- Snacks
- Lunch
- Beverages
- Alcoholic Beverages
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Transportation to/from attractions.
Additional Information
Take a break from the fast-paced life of the metropolis with a day trip to Tokyo’s most ancient brewery, where you can unwind with sake tasting.
・ Exclusive guided tour to the most ancient brewery in Tokyo.
・ Relish the clean air and breathtaking views of the Tama river valley.
・ Gain knowledge about the manufacture process, types and cultural significance of sake.
・ Try and relish a range of Sakes.
・ Luxury Japanese midday meal at a traditional eatery by the riverside.
・ Excursion to a temple sequestered in the woodland.
・ The excursion covers all meals and beverages.
・ Perfect getaway for the refined connoisseur.
- Minimum age is 20 years (the legal age for drinking in Japan is 20 years old)
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements or food allergies at time of booking
- A moderate amount of walking is involved so comfortable foot wear is recommended.
- The Tama valley is slightly cooler than central Tokyo so weather appropriate clothing is recommended.
- Not wheelchair accessible.
- The brewery is located an 80 minute train ride from Shinjuku. Enjoy this time with your guide.
Location
Mail Post
Meet your local guide in front of the information desk at JR Shinjuku station's south exit. The information desk is located just inside JR south entrance of Shinjuku station across the street from the NEWoman building.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(16 Ratings)
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Wilford_d
Jun 4, 2024
Simon says! Best tour guide - Simon was very knowledgeable about Japanese culture and a real joy to spend the day with. Simon also offers several other tours for foodies. He was much more knowledgeable about the making of Sake than the tour guide at the distillery. We even noticed the other taking the tour were more in tune with what Simon was telling us than they were of the distillery guide. We hope to return to Japan and will most definitely look for one of Simon’s other tours. Simon was the best.
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Jonathan_c
May 12, 2024
Great time - Great time with Simon Very knowledgeable tour. Had lots of fun and lot of drinking . One of great tours I did.
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Passenger23692144975
Apr 24, 2024
Phenomenal experience! 🤩 - This was a fantastic experience!! I can't recommend this enough. The walk along the Sama river was beautiful, the views surrounding the area were absolutely breathtaking, the Sake and food were delicious. Simon was an absolute fantastic tour guide. We couldn't ask for more. Thank you so much, Simon, for this incredible day. One of the most memorable days of our trip. 🥰😍🤩
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Raymond_c
Apr 24, 2024
highly recommended - 10/10 highly recommended. i came to this tour with my friends, had a lot of fun. The short treck to the brewery was particularly memorable. the sake was great as well as the company i was with while drinking.
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Shallbun4
Apr 22, 2024
Beautiful river walk + plenty of sake - Simon was an exceptional guide, an absolute pleasure to spend the day with. He took us on a tour through a historic sake brewery and a delicious lunch in a small, local eatery. We tasted many kinds of sake and learned our preferences. Would highly recommend!
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Michael_d
Nov 20, 2023
Sake with Simon - What a memorable day for us! A little rain didn’t “dampen“ the beautiful experience to see a part of Tokyo away from the city. It was wonderful to meet Simon and share the conversations and time together on the tour. Sake was great and we had a wonderful lunch together. Thank you Simon! Don’t miss booking this tour.
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Ck_w
Nov 11, 2023
A memorable first visit. - I loved the leisurely train ride to outer-Tokyo. It was our first visit to Japan and we wanted to see, smell, taste and soak up as much of Japan as possible.
We enjoyed the visit to the sake brewery and liked the informal sake tasting with snacks that Simon organised especially the smoked eggs.
Simon was friendly and relaxed (just what we needed for a holiday) so unlike the commercial tours where everything ran like clockwork and you would probably come home more tired than when you left.
Having lived in Japan for 22 years, he was fluent in Japanese, knowledgeable of things Japanese and (most impressive of all) could navigate Japan's convoluted rail systems which we found intimidating.
He was genuinely interested to know what we were wanted to do and tried his best to make them happen and we hope that he will help us again when we visit next year.
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Elizabethmm1646sn
Oct 24, 2023
Whole new perspective of Tokyo - This was definitely the highlight of our trip! Simons sake brewery tour is everything you could ask for, it’s an amazing way to see another part of the city, while Simon gives you a local perspective and the drinks definitely don’t hurt. Couldn’t recommend it more, and would even do it again if we find ourselves back in Tokyo!
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Navigate22412222876
Aug 28, 2023
Sake with Simon was the bomb! - Thank you Simon for creating a wonderful day of heading out to Tokyo Province. The countryside felt exactly like I hoped it would and our day was filled with a walk down the riverside, sake and local food, a tour of the oldest sake plant, lunch and ice cream on the way back. We were soaked from the sweat and heat and it didn’t matter! We learned so much about convenience store food, all kinds of cuisine, traveling the world according to Simon and many, many laughs. There was not a question he wouldn’t answer. Many thanks for even picking us up at our hotel because we had not maneuvered a strain staton yet! Comme Samida
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Z
Jul 23, 2023
An unforgettable with Simon! - Our tour guide, Simon, was very knowledgeable about Japanese culture and sake brewing history.
He even made our sake tour experience a blast during torrential rains from the June 2nd typhoon. I wish I could take him on all my tours around the world.
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