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5 Sake Lunches Worldwide Worth Flying For

5 tours  ·  from $114 a head

Good sake lunches seat very few people and fill up weeks ahead. Below: the 5 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.

Kyoto Sake Brewery Tour with Lunch - Comparing a small brewery with Gekkeikan
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Kyoto Sake Brewery Tour with Lunch

1.Kyoto Sake Brewery Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 12 reviews · from $227Our pick

Explore Kyoto’s Fushimi sake district, visit small and large breweries, sample sake, tour Gekkeikan Museum, and enjoy yakitori lunch.

“Tour guide was nice, and the food and sake were good. However, the tour guide seemed to rely to heavily on her laminated sheets to convey the brewing process and history. Some of the concepts did not seem to translate well for heRead more”

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Mt FUJI - Panoramic Tour w/ Hoto Lunch, JP Sake & Onsen tatto OK! - Climbing to the Chureito Pagoda Viewpoint
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Mt FUJI – Panoramic Tour w/ Hoto Lunch, JP Sake & Onsen tatto OK!

2.Mt FUJI – Panoramic Tour w/ Hoto Lunch, JP Sake & Onsen tatto OK!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $172Top rated

See Mt. Fuji from famous viewpoints, enjoy hoto lunch, sake tasting, and a tattoo-friendly onsen on this small-group day trip from Tokyo.

“Keiko-san was an excellent tour guide. My only wish is that we could have spent time at every single stop. She did an incredible job with our group of six people. She answered as many questions as she could and did her best to tailor our tour to our group interests. The onsen was incredible. We got to relax while staying at Mt. Fuji.”

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Sake & Seasonal Delights Sake Pairing Lunch at the Brewery - Stop one: the Shikishima brewery tour
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Sake & Seasonal Delights Sake Pairing Lunch at the Brewery

Snow Monkeys Sake Tasting Zenko-ji and Monzen Terrace Lunch - Zenko-ji and the key to paradise
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Snow Monkeys Sake Tasting Zenko-ji and Monzen Terrace Lunch

4.Snow Monkeys Sake Tasting Zenko-ji and Monzen Terrace Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $543

See Nagano’s snow monkeys, taste local sake, visit Zenko-ji, and enjoy a regional lunch on this private eight-hour tour.

“Went on this trip for my birthday, easily one of the best and most memorable things I have done. Our driver was so very friendly and answered any questions. He even went above and beyond at the restaurant letting them know it was my birthday and the brought out soRead more”

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Tokyo: Serene Sakura & Sake: An Exclusive Brewery Pairing Lunch - Following the Otonashi River to Oji Shrine
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Tokyo: Serene Sakura & Sake: An Exclusive Brewery Pairing Lunch

5.Serene Sakura & Sake: An Exclusive Brewery Pairing Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $138

Explore Tokyo’s quieter cherry blossoms, historic Oji, a red brick brewery, and five sake tastings with lunch in a small-group tour.

“The team worked with my boyfriend to plan a private tour for him to propose, and was very accommodating and curated a unique experience tailored to us. They helped him with the proposal process, including finding the perfect spot for us tRead more”

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