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Nagano Sake Tasting Walking Tour

By o8Experience
9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is $61 per adult
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  • 2h
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Overview

Come to Nagano for a deeper sake experience — compare around 10 local sakes (seasonal selection may vary), taste 3 kinds of amazake(non alcohol), enjoy warm Nagano miso soup, and visit a historic old sake factory area. The brewery has over 300 years of history, and you’ll learn the differences between premium styles like unfiltered, unpasteurized, and seasonal sake.

First, enjoy a relaxed walk through the streets of Nagano and the Zenkoji Temple area, then head to the tasting experience before returning toward Nagano Station.

-Taste 3 different amazake (a traditional non-alcoholic sweet drink)
-Enjoy a warm bowl of Nagano miso soup
-Admission included to visit a historic old sake factory area
-Explore Nagano’s laid-back streets around Zenkoji Temple and stop by local shops
-Learn simple, authentic Japanese tasting etiquette and local food culture
-Connect with local business owners and hear stories about Nagano’s history and everyday life

Activity location

  • Zenko-ji Temple
    • I-491 Motoyoshicho,
    • 380-0851, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Starbucks Coffee - MIDORI Nagano
    • 6 22
    • 380-8543, Nagano, Nagano, Japan

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Nagano Sake Tasting Walking Tour
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
$61.33 x 2 Adults$122.66
Total
Price is $122.66
Until Thu, Mar 19

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    English-speaking guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Nibbles like soy source beans
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Amazake(sweet no alcoholic drink)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Miso soup
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Sake tasting
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Extra drinks and food (available to purchase)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Transportation fee to meeting point
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    There are no mandatory in-destination costs.

Know before you book

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Walking shoes are recommended
  • Minimum alcahol drinking age is 20 years. So we offer another drink for under 20
  • In case of late arrival, the tour cannot be extended.
  • o8Experience is a locally based tour company offering private and small-group experiences across Nagano and surrounding regions. From food and culture to nature and history, we create meaningful journeys tailored to curious travelers. Visit o8Experience to discover more.

Activity itinerary

Nagano Station (Pass by)

Meet your guide in front of Starbucks at MIDORI Nagano Station. We’ll start with a short walk(20 min by walking) toward Zenkoji’s quieter streets and local shops before heading to the sake tasting.

Zenko-ji Temple

  • 30m
Arrive at Zenkoji Temple area. Your guide will share the story behind Zenkoji and take you through laid-back backstreets and small local shops — not only the main tourist route.

Nishinomon-Yoshinoya Sake Brewery

  • 30m
Arrive at the sake tasting experience. Taste around 10 local sakes (seasonal selection may vary), including styles such as unfiltered and unpasteurized sake, plus Nagano plum wine. Enjoy small nibbles (soy sauce beans, Japanese pickles), try 3 kinds of amazake (non-alcoholic sweet drink), and warm up with Nagano miso soup.

Nishinomon-Yoshinoya Sake Brewery

  • 10m
  • Admission ticket included
Visit the historic old sake factory area. See a traditional brewing space and learn how Nagano’s sake culture developed over hundreds of years. (This is a preserved historic site and is not used for production today.)

Nagano Station (Pass by)

After Sake tasting, we will go back to Nagano station(20 min by walking). The duration of this tour is about 2 hours. The tour concludes at the Nagano station but If you would like to explore different places like restaurants after this tour, you can say good bye to your guide at around Zenkoji temple area, where is easy to get back to Nagano station by yourself

Location

Activity location

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    Zenko-ji Temple
    • I-491 Motoyoshicho,
    • 380-0851, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Starbucks Coffee - MIDORI Nagano
    • 6 22
    • 380-8543, Nagano, Nagano, Japan

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