Nada Sake Brewery and Tasting
The Nada area, which stretches from Kobe City to Nishinomiya City, is home to five breweries, and our tour will visit two of them. The sake produced here is made using mineral-rich underground water known as Miyamizu, and is characterized by its powerful flavor and aroma. It's said that the area supplied 80% of the sake consumed in the Edo period. Why not embark on a journey to discover your favorite sake while touring the breweries and learning about and experiencing the history of the city?
Itinerary
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Meeting Point
Uozaki Hanshin Railway Station
- ・One of Hanshin Railway Station. ・You take the Limited Express and get of 5th station (No extra fee required) ・It will take 22min. Meet at outside of the ticket gate.
Hamafukutsuru Ginjo Workshop
A place where you can learn about the sake brewing process while observing the entire process through glass. After experiencing the traditional culture of sake brewing, try comparing different types of freshly pressed unpasteurized sake at the "Namazake Tasting Corner."
Sakura Masamune Brewery Memorial Hall Sakuraen
This memorial museum for Sakura Masamune, a brewery boasting approximately 400 years of history and tradition, is packed with exhibits that can only be seen here.
You can feel the depth of history through valuable videos showing the traditional sake brewing process, as well as displays of sake brewery tools, sake bottles, and labels.
You can also create 「your own original sake label 」using a commemorative photo.
Kiku Masamune Brewery Sake Brewery Memorial Hal
This memorial museum teaches you about the origins of sake brewing. It is the only facility to display 「Nada Sake Brewing Equipment」, a nationally designated Important Tangible Folk Cultural Property. Through the exhibits, you can experience the work and lives of the brewers and the traditional "kimoto" brewing method. Kimoto brewing is a traditional method that takes four weeks to brew, and can be said to be the origin of sake brewing.
Kikumasamune is one of only a few breweries in Japan that continues to use this method. In the sake tasting corner, you can sample unpasteurized sake(3 cups), as well as seasonal sakes. We also recommend the original "sake brewery soft serve ice cream."
Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum
The life-size dolls that recreate the traditional sake brewing process and work are worth seeing. There are over 500 exhibits, including tools that were actually used, allowing you to experience the entire process of traditional sake brewing that has been passed down through the generations.There is also a sake tasting corner where you can try free samples of sake(3 cups) that is only available at directly managed stores.
Ending Point
Sumiyoshi Hanshin Railway Station
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Inclusions & Exclusions
Sake tasting and more (value of ¥2,000)
・All taxes, admission fees, and handling fees
・Guide Fee
・Admission: Hamafukutsuru Ginjo Workshop
・Admission: Sakura Masamune Memorial Hall Sakuraen
・Admission: Kiku Masamune Sake Brewery Memorial Hall
・Admission: Hakutsuru Sake brewery Memorial Halry
・Tasting 6cups
・Public transportation fee
Go: Osaka Umeda to Uozaki by Hanshin Railway JYen300
Return: Sumiyoshi to Osaka Umeda by Hanshin Railway JYen320
・Drinks other than tasting
Tour Important Information
・Totally 3km on foot.
・Easy to walk in. Sneakers are good.
・Under Japanese law, under the age of 20 are not permitted to participate.
Sakura Masamune Brewery is closed every Wednesday, so other breweries will take care of the rest.
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Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
About Tour Guide Ryuichi I.
Hello guests. We most welcome you to Japan.
I have been serving foreigners at the international hotel for many years.
Just a simple word "Thank you" from a guest is the best gift and a wonderful moment.
I would like you to introduce the real, local Japan as a guide.
I will be offering wellness-focused tourism, a future tourism style that I learned about at university. Let's enjoy local Japan together!
I can not wait to meet you.
$77/ per group
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