Overview
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.
Why travelers book this
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).
What's Not Included
- Transportation to the meeting point
- Guide gratuities (optional)
Meeting & Pickup
Meeting point, pickup options and start time are confirmed on Viator before checkout.
Itinerary
Stop 1
Meet up with the interpreter guide. We will travel by taxi.
Stop 2
Sawada Sake Brewery Tour
Stop 3
Take a taxi to the station.
Important Information
- 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