10 Kobe Sake Tours Worth the Train Ride

1.KOBE Sake Tasting Tour at Breweries (tasting fee included)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 154 reviews · from $109Our pick

Explore Kobe’s Nada sake district on a small-group walking tour with brewery visits, premium tastings, tofu, and expert English-speaking guides.

“We wanted to experience Sake off the beaten tourist track and our tour guide Aki delivered all that and more! We visited famous breweries, local breweries and sake museums. Aki was very knowledgeable and educated us on the different types of sake and how it was made. Wear your hiking shoes and bring an empty backpack because you are going to want to buy souvenirs.”

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2.Sake Brewery and Japanese Life Experience Tour in Kobe

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 39 reviews · from $83Best value

Explore Kobe’s Nada sake district, taste Fukuju and Hakutsuru sake, browse local markets, and learn about mirin and pickles on a private tour.

“We had such a good time touring with our very knowledgable guide Norio. We visited 2 breweries (and one excellent museum) and he took us through all the different steps of making sake and explained us why/how Kobe still today produRead more”

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3.1-Day Kobe Highlights Tour including Sake Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 28 reviews · from $171

Review of Kobe’s 7-hour highlights tour with Nunobiki Herb Gardens, carpentry museum, Ikuta Shrine, sake tasting, and transport.

“Our guide, Koko was very pleasant, informative and dedicated to our comfort throughout the day. Pickup was slightly problematic, as we were out of the ship early and waited on the 3rd floor, where we were told that guides meet customeRead more”

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4.Exploring Nada Sake Breweries Kobe Private Tour with Government-Licensed Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · from $154

Explore Kobe’s Nada sake district with a licensed guide, choosing 3 to 4 breweries, museums, tastings, history, and local lunch options.

“Great walking tour of the Kobe area to several breweries. Got a solid history behind the process of making sake, and also some great views of downtown Kobe. Andy was a great host and super accommodating to the many last minute changes that I had made to the original booking. Highly recommend!”

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5.Sake Brewery Tour with Tasting and Kobe Beef Bites

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 150 minutes - 3 hours · from $83

Tour Kobe’s sake museum, taste Kobe beef nigiri, ride local trains, and see Meriken Park with an English-speaking private guide.

“Allysa was great. First off she spoke perfect English and was easy to understand unlike every other tour we've done in Japan. As we toured the sake museum she explained in detail everything we were looking at while others on a bus tour had to rely on videos and couldn't ask questions. It was nice to get on in the city and not just ride a bus. Touring with Allysa was like being with a favorite niece. Wish she could be with us on all our excursions”

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6.Sake Brewery Tour with Tasting Sake

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 9 reviews · 3h 30m · from $83

Tour Kobe’s Nada sake district, visit three breweries, taste local sake, see traditional tools, and learn how wooden barrels are made.

“Great time going to several different breweries and learning about the process of making sake! Got to go into one of the factories and see how they hand make their wooden barrels which was awesome to see!”

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7.3-Hour Private Sake Tour in Japan’s Top Sake Area

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $116

Explore Kobe’s Nada Gogo sake district on a private three-hour tour with tastings and visits to three historic breweries.

“The tourist a good intro to sake making. Go to 3 breweries. They’re sort of similar. There aren’t many signs in English and the guides may not know the answers to your question so if your an inquisitive person you may be disappointed”

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8.Cruise Shore Excursion: Kobe Sake Tasting with Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 6 hours · from $141

Explore Kobe with a private guide, sake brewery tasting, local food, Chinatown, temples, shopping streets, and Meriken Park.

“Alyssa was amazing and extremely knowledgeable. She took us all over! It was a great time and we would highly recommend this tour!”

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9.1-Day Walking Tour around Kobe : Mountains, Sea and Sake

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 6 reviews · 1 day · from $136

Explore Kobe by ropeway, shrine, Chinatown, harbour, and sake brewery on a full-day English walking tour from $136.

“Our guide Winkie was fantastic Enjoyed the herb garden and cable car Also our Hong Kong mea”

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10.5 Sake Breweries Tour in a Day

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 5h 30m · from $123

Tour five Kobe sake breweries in Nada Gogo, with tastings, lunch, sake history, and a stop for traditional Nara-zuke pickles.

“This same tour was so good. Aki was a great guide and took us to 5 great sake places! We stopped and had lunch at a sushi place which was also a nice break in the day. She was a joy to talk to and knew much about the sake process. I learned a ton and tried many sakes!”

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