Tokyo · BREWERIES
The 4 breweries tours below made the cut from everything we’ve reviewed across the region. Prices, durations and one standout note on each.
Trade central Tokyo for a Tama River walk, Japan’s oldest working sake brewery, tastings, temple views, and a traditional Japanese lunch.
“This is a fabulous day from start to finish! Simon gives you a fantastic day-history,nature and lots of tasting!!”
Taste rare doburoku, tour Yamane Brewery’s wooden barrels, and learn how local wood, water, and soil shape sake near Tokyo.
“First things first—the sake tasting was incredible! “Yamane no Minori,” which is no longer available this season, was absolutely mind-blowing.”
Learn Japanese coffee culture in Tokyo with expert baristas, cupping, siphon, Kyūsu, and hand-drip brewing in a private two-hour workshop.
“The experience was great. We learned a lot about the coffee processing itself and different kinds with hands-on practice on coffee tasting and preparation of hand-drip coffee. Totally recommended!”
Tour Tokyo’s oldest sake brewery, learn how nihonshu is made, and taste 5 to 7 seasonal pours with an English-speaking sake expert.
A friendly guide to Tokyo for first-timers — written by someone who remembers exactly what it felt like to walk out of Shinjuku Station for the first time.