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Guided Sake Tasting & 1-Hour All-You-Can-Drink in Shibuya
Find your new favorite sake in this unique sake tasting with an expert in a futuristic bar in Shibuya. Taste 5 types of sake from different areas of Japan and enjoy a 1-hour free flow of sake while learning insights from an expert!
Golden Gai Japanese Whisky Experience w/ Female Bartender
Walk through Shinjuku’s famous Golden Gai on this daytime tour led by a whisky connoisseur. Experience tasting rare Japanese whiskies paired with snacks in the cozy atmosphere of a private bar. Great for beginners!
All-You-Can-Drink Sake Tasting in Shibuya (+30 Bottles)
Join enthusiastic sake experts for a 2-hour unlimited sake tasting in Roppongi. Explore a hand-picked selection of sake from all over Japan, enjoy unique sake appetizers, and learn the history and production processes behind each variety.
Kyoto: Sake Tasting at Local Breweries near Fushimi Inari
Taste the heart of Kyoto's sake culture and explore Fushimi's sake legacy. Guided by sake-loving expert, visit historic breweries, shops, and a food hall to savor diverse flavors. Uncover the secrets of sake making, and enjoy sweet sake.
Unlimited Sake Tastings at a Private Sake Salon in Tsukiji
Enjoy unlimited sake tastings at a private sake salon in Tsukiji. A sake sommelier will help you discover your perfect type of sake.
Nagano Sake Tasting Walking Tour
Sake lovers, this tour is made for you! Join a sake tasting & sake factory tour in Nagano. Try a range of sake, amazake, enjoy small dishes (like pickles & Nagano miso), & explore the streets of Nagano & the Zenkoji Temple area.
Sake Tasting With a Sommelier in Tokyo (12 Kinds of Sake)
Dive into the world of sake with local expert and sommelier Mizuki. Sample 12 different kinds of sake with light bites and learn all about their different flavor profiles, production methods, and more, in this experience in central Tokyo.
Japanese Tea Tasting, Matcha-Making & Matcha Sweets in Tokyo
Join Chisei, a professional tea instructor, for a Japanese tea-tasting & matcha-making experience in Tokyo. You’ll try & compare 5 varieties of tea, enjoy Japanese sweets (wagashi), & then make matcha with a bamboo tea whisk.
Omakase Sake Tasting Guided by Sommeliers in Chiyoda (Tokyo)
Delight in an exquisite and interactive four-course omakase sake tasting led by certified sommeliers! Try 7 exclusive varieties of sake paired with light bites in an upscale private tasting room, only a short train ride from Tokyo Station!
Sake Masterclass & Tasting with a Sommelier in Shibuya
Discover Japan’s National Drink in this all-you-can-drink sake tasting led by an English-speaking sake sommelier in a modern bar near Shibuya Station. Learn the history and culture of sake as you sample your choice from 60 bottles.
10 Kinds of Matcha Tasting & Matcha-Making Session (Tokyo)
Deepen your understanding of matcha tea with a former tea farmer and matcha expert. Try eight kinds of tea from across Japan, each with different colors and aromas, learn the best way to whisk frothy matcha and enjoy matcha latte and sweets.
Sake Brewery Tour & Tasting With Sake Sommelier in Okutama
A certified sake sommelier presents a personalized menu crafted by his mentors at the 300-year-old sake brewery, Ozawa, in the calming nature of Western Tokyo. What better way to discover the world of Japanese sake?
High-Quality Japanese Whisky Tasting in Shibuya
In this whisky tasting in Tokyo’s bustling Shibuya district, sip on 10 varieties of whisky from across Japan while learning about their flavors, history and background from a local whisky expert.
Sommelier-Guided Craft Beer and Regional Food Pairing
Come along with a certified cicerone (beer sommelier) and eat and drink your way through Japan, without ever leaving Tokyo!
Sake Tasting with Sommelier and Vegan Chinese Lunch in Tokyo
Savor five cups of sake with a course meal featuring vegan Chinese dishes that accentuate each cup in this sake tasting in Tokyo. Guided by a sake sommelier, you’ll discover the rich history and traditions of Japan’s UNESCO-recognized rice wine.
Kyoto Whisky and Sake Tasting Tour
During this evening tour in Kyoto, stop at an award-winning bar where the bartenders can fix you up a personalized drink, taste seasonal Kyoto delicacies alongside a sake tasting, and enjoy a whisky and chocolate pairing in Pontocho.
Tokyo Tea Tasting: 12 Types of Matcha, Sencha, & Gyokuro
Experience a taste of Japan in Tokyo with a certified Tea Advisor who will introduce the origins & preparation of 12 types of tea. Learn about sencha, matcha, & gyokuro tea & the diverse regions they come from in an immersive tasting session.
Okinawa Cultural Tour: Awamori Distillery & Cave Expedition
You’ll want to bring your adventurous spirit for this tour! A specialty Okinawan alcohol, see how awamori is produced at Matsufuji Distillery and join a tasting experience. Then, explore the caverns of the only awamori cave in the world!
Sommelier-Led Online Beer Tasting with Luxury Fruit Pairing
Expand your palate during this online beer tasting and fruit pairing experience. Mario, the beer sommelier and guide for this virtual tasting, will introduce the culture of luxury fruit gifting in Japan, and walk you through fruit and beer pairings.
Tour and Sake Tasting at Takayama’s Oldest Sake Brewery
Experience Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture’s rich sake production history with the help of an English-speaking local guide. The tour concludes with a tasting of some world-renowned sake.
Kobe: Sake Tasting Tour at Local Breweries
Explore Kobe's sake paradise! Visit Nada, Kobe, for exceptional sake. Guided by a sake-loving expert, you’ll taste over 12 types of sake and visit some of the best breweries, learning about customs, history, and brewing techniques.
Fushimi Sake Tour in Kyoto with Sake Tasting
In one of Japan’s most beloved sake brewing areas, join your host Yoko for an educational and fun-filled day! Visit a sake museum, taste several types of Japanese rice wine, enjoy a local lunch, and check out a shopping street in the area!
Premium Yuzu & Plum Liqueur Tasting w/ Sake in Shibuya
Let a certified sake sommelier lead you through the refreshing flavors of Japanese plum (ume) and yuzu liqueur, and enjoy a cloudy sake cocktail masterfully crafted by a professional bartender in this experience in a Shibuya sake bar.
4 Types of Japanese Tea & Matcha Tea Ceremony (Tokyo)
Uncover the taste, aroma and traditions of Japan’s millenary tea culture in this tasting and tea ceremony experience in front of the University of Tokyo. Savor four varieties of Japanese tea and sweets, and receive a certificate of completion.
Sake Tasting and Pairing in Nishiazabu (Tokyo) w/ Souvenirs
Sake is so much more than just a drink. During this sake tasting in Tokyo’s Nishi-Azabu area, you’ll discover how the famous Japanese beverage is made and the ways temperature, drinking vessels and food pairing can affect the flavor.
Casual Sake Tasting w/ Snacks in Kabukicho (Shinjuku)
Both newcomers and long-time enthusiasts are welcome to join this sake tasting in Shinjuku's Kabukicho area. Sip on eight varieties of sake from across Japan with snack pairings and learn what goes into Japan’s incredibly versatile national drink.
Guided Sake Tasting in Central Tokyo (Shimbashi)
Sip a drink of Japan’s national beverage — sake! Learn its brewing methods, culture and history from a sake expert while tasting six different varieties in Shimbashi, central Tokyo. Wrap up with a fun tasting quiz. Shochu tastings are also available!
Sake Brewery Tour: Taste Your Way Through Kobe’s Sake Mecca
Embark on a tour of the most famous sake-producing region in Japan! Receive a history lesson in style while indulging in more than 10 types of premium Nada sake, then end the day with (you guessed it) more taste testing at a popular standing bar.

Best Food and Drink Tasting Experiences in Japan
Want to learn how to order Japanese whisky like a pro, distinguish between the different types of Japanese sake, or brew the perfect cup of tea? These tastings in Japan will link you to specialists in their fields, so you can get insider tips and info about the world of Japanese beverages. Japanese sake enthusiasts can tour sake breweries, enjoy tastings of raw sake, and indulge in pairings of Japanese sake and sushi; while tea lovers can find zen in a cup of matcha and a bite of traditional Japanese sweets.
Book tastings in Japan and learn all about your favorite drinks, like sake and tea, which have been a vital part of Japanese culture for centuries and are still significant today. Matcha tea plays the starring role in the Japanese tea ceremony, a tradition that has its roots in Zen Buddhism and Japanese hospitality. Meanwhile, amazake, a fermented rice drink, is consumed during the Japanese New Year; and barrels of Japanese sake can be seen at many shrines, offerings from the breweries with symbolic and spiritual significance. During your trip, be sure to join a tasting in Japan and get a taste of the history and culture of the land of the rising sun.