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Private Sake Brewery Visit and Tasting Tour in Hida
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At a glance
Duration
2 hours
Price from
$128 / person
Location
Gero
Rating
5.0 / 5 · 65 reviews
Languages
EN
Group
Private
Cancellation
See policy below
Confirmation
Instant
Ticket
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Operator
UMESEKO TOUR
Meeting point
This is not the meeting point but the address of tour organiser (no staff here). The specific meeting point is Hida-Hagiwara station. It takes 40 minutes from Takayama by train. 8:00am/12:35pm train leaving Takayama is the best option for this tour. Your guide will pick you up by 8:50am/1:20pm.
Description
This is a private sake brewery tour dedicated for small groups who want to escape from tourist crowds to have the authentic sake experience, including a leisurely town walk and sake tasting. The tour is held at the small country town named Hagiwara, which is near from Takayama but definitely no tourist here. You can enjoy understanding the sake brewing process and the beautiful sake tasting at your own pace without any stress.
On the way to the Tenryo Sake Brewery, your guide will share not only the introduction of sake but the historical background of town. Inside the brewery, you will understand the brewing process of sake step by step with seeing the actual facilities and machines for production. Afterward, you will taste various excellent sake of Tenryo (天領) to enjoy the difference of flavors, and you can get a lot of useful tips to drink and order sake. If you love sake, please do not miss this opportunity!
Schedule & prices
Runs
Every day
Start times
9:00 AM and 1:30 PM
Next available
Thu, Oct 8
Adult (ages 20–80)
$128
Child (ages 3–19)
$63
Infant (ages 0–2)
Free
Prices are per person when two book together; a solo traveller pays $257.
In demand: 25 of the next 60 departures are already sold out.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 7.
Tour Options
Private Tour
Only for 1 group
Starting point:
Hida-Hagiwara Station, Hagiwaracho Hagiwara, Gero, Gifu 509-2517, Japan
Itinerary
Tenryo Brewery
120 min
The facility of sake brewery does not work on weekend and holidays.
What's included
Included
English speaking local guide
5 cups of sake tasting (only for adults above 20)
Admission to see the facilities of sake brewery
Local taxes
Not included
Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Train ticket between Takayama and Hida-Hagiwara station
Traveller Ratings
Reviews collected by Viator and Tripadvisor
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Important Information
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Participants can bring and store suitcases inside of our garage during the tour with additional charge (1,000 JPY / group) so that they can directly head to the next destination such as Kyoto or Tokyo just after the tour
When it rains or snows, we will basically hold the tour as scheduled
If it is canceled due to poor weather, you will be offered a different date or a full refund
The specific departure point is Hida-Hagiwara station, and your guide will pick you up at the station before the tour starting time
No refund or no alternative date will be given when you do not show up at the meeting time for any reason (meeting time is 10 minutes before start time of tour)
Minimum drinking age is 20 years
You can join with your child but he/she is not allowed to drink sake
Cancellation
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
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Frequently asked questions
How long does Private Sake Brewery Visit and Tasting Tour in Hida take?
Private Sake Brewery Visit and Tasting Tour in Hida lasts about 2 hours. The itinerary has 1 stop.
How much does Private Sake Brewery Visit and Tasting Tour in Hida cost?
Prices start at $128 per person for this Gero experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. That is the per-person price when two book together; a solo traveller pays $257. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
What days does Private Sake Brewery Visit and Tasting Tour in Hida run?
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 9:00 AM and 1:30 PM.
How much does Private Sake Brewery Visit and Tasting Tour in Hida cost for children?
Children aged 3–19 pay from $63, adults from $128. Infants go free.
Does Private Sake Brewery Visit and Tasting Tour in Hida sell out?
It can: 25 of the next 60 departures are already sold out, so booking ahead is a good idea.
Can I cancel Private Sake Brewery Visit and Tasting Tour in Hida for free?
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Where does the tour start?
The meeting point is This is not the meeting point but the address of tour organiser (no staff here). The specific meeting point is Hida-Hagiwara station. It takes 40 minutes from Takayama by train. 8:00am/12:35pm train leaving Takayama is the best option for this tour. Your guide will pick you up by 8:50am/1:20pm. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
What languages is Private Sake Brewery Visit and Tasting Tour in Hida offered in?
The experience is available in EN.
Is this a private or a group tour?
It is a private experience: only your party takes part. Up to 10 travellers can book together.
Is the tour suitable for children?
You can join with your child but he/she is not allowed to drink sake
Will my booking be confirmed immediately?
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Reviews(65)
Reviews collected by Viator and Tripadvisor
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Xue_M
February 9, 2025 · via Viator
Highly recommended!
We came from Spain. We are sake lovers. We always wanted to visit a sake brewery where we could see the whole process. Mr. Dai is very professional and he loves what he does. He explained the history of sake, and all its processes in great detail. He answered all our questions. The brewery staff was very attentive in everything. Highly recomended.
Operator response
Dear Sue,
Thanks for coming and writing a great review about the sake brewery tour. I was happy to show you around and introduce sake brewing process at one of the most traditional sake brewery in Japan. Hope you will find another favorite sake in Spain and come back to Japan in the near future.
Warm Regards,
Dai
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penchas J
April 27, 2024 · via Tripadvisor
Best sake tour in Japan
We stayed in Hida ( well worth a two day visit) and the Sake tour and visit of the village with Dai was one of the highlights of our two week tour of Japan. Dai is delightful and fluent in English and he explained life in rural Japan as well as the Sake process and qualifications so well. We now really understand more about rural Japan (amazing) what we love drinking. We were only sad that we did not know he will also take you on a bike tour. If you can- enjoy both as this area is part of the Japanese countryside- similar to riding in Swiss alps. Just gorgeous.
Operator response
Dear Jonathan,
Thank you so much for writing a great review about the sake experience in the pastoral town of Hida. It was a great time with you. I would just like to appreciate your effort to understand sake more. We also provide some bike tours to see around the area. All experiences are made for travelers who want to enjoy the difference from Tokyo or Kyoto. It was nice meeting you and hope we will see again some day in future.
Warm Regards,
Dai
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Vacation36560378916
November 12, 2023 · via Tripadvisor
SAKE DAY
Amazing experience! Guide was energetic, friendly and very detailed. We got to see hard to access sake brewery and he was so understanding with the endless questions I had ! Absolutely recommend !
Operator response
Dear Giancarlo,
Thanks for coming and writing a great review about the sake brewery visit in the non-touristy town of Takayama area.
You fully understood the heart of tour and what we want to offer. I was so happy to answer your questions since you want to know more about the Japanese culture with full of respect on that.
Please do not hesitate to contact me at anytime when you visit Japan again. Take care always.
Warm Regards,
Dai
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Y5450OEelenam
November 9, 2023 · via Tripadvisor
genuine not touristic tour in the heart of Hida region
Lovely tour in a not touristic place not far from Takayama. The sake brewery is family run so small and genuine with a great atmosphere. It was great to find out more about sake and taste it. Thanks to Dai for great explanations!
Operator response
Dear Elena,
Thanks for coming in the last minute to the sake brewery tour in the non-touristy part of Hida region. It was a great time with you and glad to show you around the area, focusing on the story about sake.
It might be difficult to find the best quality sake in your place like the one you had there now but sake is spreading out the world with a big promotion. Someday, you will find the Tenryo sake at the shop nearby your home.
Thank you so much again, take care always.
Warm Regards,
Dai
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fizgigh
July 24, 2023 · via Tripadvisor
Wonderful sake brewing experience
My wife set up this tour for me and it was a great experience. It is about a 45 minutes train trip from Takayama so it is a bit out of the way but that was part of what made it so good.
Dai was a great guide and spoke excellent English. The tour was at a small sake brewery that had been run by the same family for 9 generations(if I remember correctly). One of the long time employees joined us for the tour so I was able to ask many questions and learned a lot about the sake making process.
There is one step in the process that is a secret and we couldn’t go in that room; however, the employee had been there 40 years and he could go in the room either!
Would highly recommend this tour for everyone because Dai talked about not only the process but the history of sake brewing so very interesting.
Operator response
Dear Jeff,
Thanks for coming all the way from California to the peaceful countryside town in Japan. It was a definitely great time with you.
As you mention, it is worth visiting the place even though we need some time on train. The town is just a rural town with no tourist. It must be a great opportunity for any travelers who want to get away from tourist crowds.
Most of sake breweries in Hida region are owned by families but I am sure that the Tenryo is the best because of quality of water they are using. Once people taste their sake, all of them can easily understand the difference. I am so proud of the sake brewery and sake brewed by the family.
It was a great chance for me to understand the life in California. Thank you so much for sharing your life story, which was very interesting. Hope your son will be a great man and he will take you back to Japan one day.
Warm Regards,
Dai
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PZW_1984
July 18, 2023 · via Tripadvisor
Sake tasting
Was a very informative tour around the making of sake, the connection with the Shinto Shrine and the SakeTasting. 😊
Operator response
Dear Patrick,
Thank you so much for coming to the sake tour and writing a positive review about that.
I was so happy to show you around the area and give some cultural stories mainly about the Japanese sake.
Hope you will find another favorite sake in your town. I will be always expecting you to come back to Japan some time in the near future.
Warm Regards,
Dai
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AkireBl
June 25, 2023 · via Tripadvisor
Sake Tour
Dai is such a great story teller. We learned a lot not only about the history and the process of making sake but also the history of Hida.
Operator response
Dear Erika,
Thanks for coming and writing a great review about the sake tour.
I also had a great time with you. It was really nice meeting you.
Now you know a lot of tips about drinking and choosing sake. Please just share with your friends and family to enjoy the Japanese sake more.
Hope you will have a chance to come back to the area and join the bike tour next time.
Warm Regards,
Dai
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901yangw
June 17, 2023 · via Tripadvisor
Unforgettable sake tour in hida
The sake tour given by dai enables the foreign tourist to have a real closer view and deep dive into the process of how a great local sake was made on the factory . The sake factory in hida has a long history and this is a family inherited company which enable you to have the rare opportunity to taste such great flavor which can’t have in big cities like Tokyo or Osaka.
Again if you wanna to pay a visit to Takayama or hida and wanna to know the Japanese culture, please don’t miss this tour.
Operator response
Dear Yang,
Thanks again for writing a great review about the experience we offered for you.
I am really proud of the sake brewery, not just only their high quality of sake but also a great generosity to accommodate overseas travelers to see inside of the factory where they actually make sake.
You got to know a lot about the Japanese sake including brewing process and various factors effecting on the flavor. Please just share with your friends and family with some cups of sake you bought.
Hope you will come back to Japan some time in the near future. I will definitely be happy to show you around the area again. Thank you so much!
Warm Regards,
Dai
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firelane55
April 17, 2023 · via Tripadvisor
Great Sake Tasting & Tour
The sake tasting experience was amazing! Got to visit a brewery in a very small town. The production seems to be a mix of traditional & modern production methods. Tasted some fantastic sake, which was a quality I've never had before.
Operator response
Dear Naveen,
Thanks for coming to both our tours in this spring. I still remember what we talked during the tour.
That is right. You actually tasted the greatest sake in the world!
As I told you, the sake brewery is different from others in Hida region in terms of facilities to make sake all year round. Glad to hear that you loved the part too.
Hope you will have another great sake experience in US. If you want to taste the special one again, the door will be always open!
Warm Regards,
Dai
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Siddhartha_90
April 7, 2023 · via Tripadvisor
A nice homely sake factory tour and tasting experience 🍶
Dai is a fun and knowledgeable tour guide, he knows his sake well. I asked him all kinds of questions since I am very curious about the sake process and he was able to answer all with clarity and panaché!
Tenryo brewery has a rich history and goes about its work in a heartfelt manner. There's rooms with large barrels storing the sake and steamers and washers for the rice. They have kept up with modern processes and are one of the few to produce sake in the warm climates when it's primarily a cold weather production process.
Sake tasting was fun as well and we got to try out some Doburoku and Muroka as well (unfiltered, unpasteurized, a stronger taste). Some of them were smooth as water and a pleasure to get thru
Operator response
Dear Sid,
Thanks for coming to the sake tour and write a great review on the experience.
It was my honor to answer your questions. You were really keen on sake brewing and glad to hear that you were satisfied with my answer.
You also found your favorite sake so you can properly order what you want to drink in different situations.
Hope you will learn and taste a lot kinds of sake in Japan. Thank you so much and see you again!
Warm Regards,
Dai
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