Sake tasting & winery tour in Japan

• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 12:00 / 14:30 / 17:00

SAMURAI SUSHI TOKYO offers three courses. ・Sushi Making Course (12,000 yen/tax included) where you can enjoy a basic sushi experience ・Sushi Making Course + Japanese Sake Set (15,000 yen/tax included) which includes a Japanese sake experience ・Premium Sushi Making Course (30,000 yen/tax included) which uses high-quality limited ingredients and includes a matcha experience and Japanese sweets all in one set *The Premium course is a private lesson for a private reservation, so please contact us directly if you are interested. <Highlights> ・A sushi chef who has trained as a sushi chef will give a lecture on how to make Edomae sushi ・Native speakers will be employed as guides and will give explanations in fluent English <Experience content/meal menu> ・Explanation of the history of sushi ・Sushi quiz ・Sushi making experience ・Enjoy the sushi you made yourself

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• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 11:00 / 13:15 / 16:30 / 18:45

[This course is a great value course that includes a tasting of Japanese whiskeys. You can compare non-aged whiskeys (Hibiki or Yamazaki) and rare vintage whiskeys (18-year-old Yamazaki or 21-year-old Hibiki)♪] For the first 30 to 40 minutes, you will learn how to make sushi from a Japanese sushi chef! After that, you can eat the sushi you made yourself, and compare the sushi made by the sushi chef with the sushi you made! You can also gain deep knowledge and experience by eating sushi toppings and high-quality ingredients such as tuna, salmon, crab, salmon roe, Kobe beef, and caviar in a food quiz battle! We have staff who can speak English, so anyone can feel free to enjoy the experience. *Water and green tea are provided free of charge.

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• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 11:00 / 13:15 / 16:30 / 18:45

[This course is a great value course that includes a sake tasting. You can enjoy delicious sushi and sake♪] For the first 30 to 40 minutes, you will learn how to make sushi from a Japanese sushi chef! After that, you can eat the sushi you made and compare it with the sushi made by the sushi chef! You can also gain deep knowledge and experience by eating sushi toppings and high-quality ingredients such as tuna, salmon, crab, salmon roe, Kobe beef, and caviar in a food quiz battle! We have staff who can speak English, so anyone can feel free to enjoy the experience. *Water and green tea are provided free of charge.

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• Age 20～Age 80
• 3～4 hours
• 10:00

A tour of Nada Gogo Sake Breweries. We will have you experience tasting the highly recommended Ginjo sake from Hamafuku Tsuru Ginjo Workshop, Kiku-Masamune Sake Brewery Memorial Museum, and Kobe Shushinkan. Includes paid tasting. Enjoy a blissful time surrounded by the aroma of Ginjo. Lastly, enjoy an authentic nigiri sushi lunch at Nada-ya, which is famous in Kobe and only known to those in the know. Now comes with a small bottle of cute ochoko and ginjo sake.

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• Age 20～
• 3～4 hours
• 18:00 / 19:00 / 20:00

Cheers and let's have fun at local places! Hopping 3 local izakaya bars with a local guide. 3 drinks & 3 dishes are included. (Additional orders are acceptable with additional fees) The best way to enjoy nightlife in Hakodate is grabbing a drink with a local guide !! Hakodate has a lot of delicious, unique and unknown bars.A local English speaker guide will take you to great one! You don't have to worry about Japanese and any research in advance.

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• For Groups

• Age 20～Age 99
• 2～3 hours
• 12:00 / 16:00

You can learn how sake is made and how it differs from wine. There is a wide variety of sake, from dry to sweet, and tasting it will broaden your knowledge of sake. Some of the sake is rare and cannot be bought at regular stores. You can also enjoy food that suits your tastes! Let's taste it along with a lecture on sake! *Vegan options available *Minimum number of participants: 2 people Since we started our Japanese food cooking experience tour in 2018 (excluding the COVID-19 period), over 500 foreign tourists have enjoyed it. We are located in Yanaka, close to Ueno Station and Nippori. Although it is in Tokyo, it is a town that retains the atmosphere of old Japan, so you can enjoy walking around.

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• Age 20～Age 99
• 2～3 hours

Food that combines the spirit of hospitality and history of Date Masamune with ``terroage,'' a combination of ``terroir,'' which refers to the climate, natural features, and human activities of a region, and ``marriage,'' which refers to the matching of food and alcohol. It's an experience. Date Masamune was particular about entertaining his guests, and his style was to offer heartfelt hospitality. ``In order to entertain people, rather than preparing a large number of dishes, please be considerate and cook the food in front of them, or bring your own food and serve it in a dignified way.'' ``Feast people.'' It's good to have one for everything. (Both from the Kimura Uemon Memorandum) Dishes that use carefully selected ingredients produced in Miyagi Prefecture, including the Akiu area, and the Akiu cuisine cultivated by the climate of Akiu. Marriage with wine from Winery. The event will be held at Akiusha, a charming cafe-restaurant that was opened in a renovated 160-year-old private house. So far, we have held ``First Group: Visiting Oshika in Autumn,'' which featured deer from the Oshika Peninsula, ``Second Group: In Love with the Sea of ​​Sanriku,'' which featured wakame seaweed from Ishinomaki, and ``Third Group: Appreciating the Autumn Harvest.'' The fourth group is titled ``Congratulations on the coming year,'' and features ingredients such as nameko mushrooms and mountain shimeji mushrooms grown in Akiu. We have prepared a special menu to recreate the New Year's dishes. Each group enjoyed a course meal and Akiu wine as their main ingredients. Stay tuned to see what kind of theme and what kind of Miyagi Prefecture ingredients will be featured next!

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• Age 20～Age 99
• Within 1 hour
• 00:00 / 00:30 / 20:00 / 20:30 / 21:00 / 21:30 / 22:00 / 22:30 / 23:00 / 23:30

"Hakushu" was made at the Hakushu Distillery in Yamanashi Prefecture. I use it in the water to be charged with natural water of the Southern Alps. The blender is a single malt whiskey born, picking out the ideal malt. As fresh as the forest young leaves, with malt with a smoky flavor hintily, Please enjoy peculiarity, born with overlapping sake that gives complexity and depth. We will compare four kinds of "Hakushu 18 years", "Hakushu 12 years", "Shirahashi" and "Chita". I will give you a bottle for everyone you guessed. ~ Flow of the day ~ 1. Store visit (Please come at convenient time) 2. This time, I will introduce 4 kinds of drinks you drink. 3. Tasting four kinds of liquor. Pour 15 ml and taste a little. 4. Flowers will bloom in talks while carving flavor, taste, etc. in the memory of the tongue. 5. Answer ~ Answer correct answer 6. * If you answer everything correctly, one bottle gift

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• Nightlife
• For Groups

• Age 20～Age 99
• Within 1 hour
• 00:00 / 00:30 / 20:00 / 20:30 / 21:00 / 21:30 / 22:00 / 22:30 / 23:00 / 23:30

Yamazaki distillery was the first whiskey to be made in Japan. A representative of single malt whiskey "Yamazaki" We will compare four types of "Yamazaki 18 Years" "Yamazaki 12 Years" "Shinyamazaki" "Chita". I will give you one bottle of your choice for those who guessed it. ~ Flow of the day ~ 1. Store visit (Please come at convenient time) 2. This time, I will introduce 4 kinds of drinks you drink. 3. Tasting four kinds of liquor. Pour 15 ml and taste a little. 4. Flowers will bloom in talks while carving flavor, taste, etc. in the memory of the tongue. 5. Answer ~ Answer correct answer 6. * If you answer everything correctly, one bottle gift

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• Age 20～Age 99
• Within 1 hour
• 00:00 / 00:30 / 20:00 / 20:30 / 21:00 / 21:30 / 22:00 / 22:30 / 23:00 / 23:30

Drink and compare four types of Hibiki 21 years, Hibiki 17 years, Hibiki Japanese harmony, and Chita (grain whiskey), which are the highest peaks of "Blended De Whiskey" containing sake using non-malt crops. I will give you one bottle to those who guessed it. ~ Flow of the day ~ 1. Store visit (Please come at convenient time) 2. This time, I will introduce 4 kinds of drinks you drink. 3. Tasting four kinds of liquor. Pour 15 ml and taste a little. 4. Flowers will bloom in talks while carving flavor, taste, etc. in the memory of the tongue. 5. Answer ~ Answer correct answer 6. * If you answer everything correctly, one bottle gift

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• Nightlife
• For Groups

• Age 10～Age 70
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 09:00

A one-day cycling tour to enjoy mainly the Harie area of Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture. In the morning, after arriving at Shin-Asahi Station, leave your luggage and rent a bicycle, then cycle along Takashima's rural roads. For lunch, enjoy a BBQ using local ingredients. In the afternoon, visit Harie, the "hometown of fresh water," to see the traditional lifestyle that uses spring water, and enjoy local sake at Kawashima Sake Brewery. On this tour that combines nature and culture, experience the rich nature and charm of the region to the fullest. -Experience Outline- 9:10 Meet We will be waiting for you in front of the JR Shin-Asahi Station ticket gate. 10:00 Departure Depart Kabata House by bicycle 10:30 Fishing experience Fishing experience at Takashima Spring 11:30 Lunch 14:00 Observation Harie - Observation tour of Kabata, the home of fresh water, and Kawashima Sake Brewery

• For Groups

• Age 20～Age 75
• 2～3 hours
• 11:30

① Learn about sake brewing. Learn about the history of sake and the differences in how it is made. ② Drink and compare three types of sake: sweet, medium-dry, and dry. Enjoy seasonal mini-sized dishes. ③Try new sake cocktails and more. Try new ways to enjoy sake, such as cocktails based on sake ④ Lunch Finally, for lunch, try sake lees-based ``keema curry'' or ``mapo tofu bowl.'' Approximately 2 hours lunch time Please apply for 2 or more people. Due to the arrangement of ingredients (fish), cancellations cannot be made from 4 days in advance.

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• Age 6～Age 100
• 5～6 hours /Over 6 hours on the day
• 09:00

Let's pick up the terroir at a wonderful winery in Hokkaido! !! We will visit a small winery near Sapporo. Guide European wineries, wander around the vineyards with a gluttonous guide who runs a restaurant in Sapporo, learn about brewing, taste, and gracefully enjoy wine while feeling the terroir of wine. Enjoy a lunch that goes well with wine. A day to create memories with wine at a unique winery.

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• Age 20～Age 99
• 2～3 hours
• 18:30

This is an English-language event where you can enjoy carefully selected sake with explanations of sake and traditional Japanese food for overseas visitors to Japan. Of course, Japanese people can also participate. We are planning to stick to affordable prices and casual, so please feel free to interact with other participants. Anyone who wants to learn about the basics of sake while enjoying great sake is welcome to join us!

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• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• 5～6 hours /Over 6 hours on the day
• 09:00

Let's pick up the terroir at a wonderful winery in Hokkaido! !! We will visit a small winery near Sapporo. Guide European wineries, wander around the vineyards with a gluttonous guide who runs a restaurant in Sapporo, learn about brewing, tasting, gracefully wine while feeling the local terroir Enjoy a lunch that goes well with wine. A day to create memories with wine at a unique winery.

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• Age 20～Age 99
• 4～5 hours
• 11:00

Misato, where you can feel nature all year round, is a rich mountain village where the original scenery of Japan remains. Fireflies dance in the moss phlox, plum blossoms, and the Kawata River in early summer, and the illuminated Takagai masonry is a fantastic sight. "Ohata Sake Brewery", which runs a plum wine factory in this area, is popular for its original plum wine made from home-grown plums that have been certified as "Tokushima An 2GAP Agricultural Products". We will be greeted by Mr. and Mrs. Sugi, who have a gentle smile, and tasting and lunch while watching the scenery of the mountains will be a relaxing time. We also make original plum wine that you can take home as a souvenir. ～ Flow of the day ～ 1. Welcome drink and story of Misato plum blossoms 2. Umeshu savory "Lunch box" and "Homemade snacks" full of local ingredients 3. Optional experience according to the season (* Plum blossom viewing, plum blossoms depending on the season) 4. Original blended plum wine brewing 5. Plum wine and plum syrup with "homemade snacks" * Take-out gift, plum wine brewing set, plum wine

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• Age 0～Age 100
• 1 Day or more
• 13:00 / 13:50

Fukushimagata is located in Niigata City. This is a special and luxurious tour that includes a lagoon boat experience, lagoon cuisine, local sake, and drinking with lagoon fishermen in the evening, along with the traditional Japanese scenery. It is a must-see for bird lovers, nature lovers, and lovers of rural life. ~Experience flow~・Pick up at Niigata Station (13:00) or Niigata Airport (13:50). ・Board a helicopter at Niigata Airport. After a sightseeing flight over Niigata City, head to Fukushimagata. ・★Experience the "lagoon" of Fukushimagata!! ①Boat ride at Fukushimagata (40 minutes) ②Lagoon fishing experience (40 minutes) ③Lagoon walk (20 minutes) (100 minutes)・★Experience lagoon cuisine and tasting around the hearth!! ①Cooking explanation from a local person ②Lagoon fishermen talking over drinks around the hearth. There is also a tasting of fine sake. (60 minutes) ・★ Move to Tsukioka Onsen "Bettei Echigo no Sato", which was ranked 4th in the 100 Best Hotels and Ryokans in Japan selected by professionals. Depart from Fukushimagata at 5:30 pm to 6:00 pm. ・★ Enjoy a multi-course dinner using ingredients from Niigata prefecture and a soak in the hot springs. *Optional Fukushimagata accommodation plan is also available. "Rifuso" Day 2 ・★ Move from Tsukioka Onsen to Fukushimagata at 6:00 am the next morning and take a bird watching walk along the water with a ranger's commentary. (Stay at Fukushimagata for about 100 minutes from 6:20 am to 8:00 am) ・★ View Fukushimagata View Fukushimagata and Echigo Plain from the observation deck. Ranger's commentary included. ・★ Special private tour of the building. ・At 8:20 am, return to Tsukioka Onsen "Bettei Echigo no Sato" for breakfast. After checking out, "Walk around the hot spring town" (10:00 am to 11:00 am, 60 minutes) ・ Move to the Italian restaurant "Nora Cucina" for lunch. "Italian lunch using Niigata ingredients" (11:40-13:00, 80 minutes) · Move to DHC Sake Brewery for "Sake brewery tour" and "Sake pairing" (13:10-14:40, 90 minutes) · Arrive Niigata Station around 15:30.

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• Age 20～Age 100
• 4～5 hours
• 10:05

This tour will take you by taxi to three wineries and a cheese factory in the Furano area, and you can enjoy lunch at the same time. Take a leisurely taxi ride to visit three unique wineries - Furano Wine in Furano City, Tada Farm in Kamifurano Town, and Domaine Raison in Nakafurano Town - and a cheese factory in Furano City. This is a relaxing plan to enjoy lunch at the end. Since it is a shared ride, you are sure to have lively discussions about wine with your new travel companions. There are lots of special benefits that can only be found here! This is a special tour that is only available for a limited time and in limited quantities in October. Come with friends or as a couple and enjoy the new charms of autumn in Furano!! [Tour itinerary] (5 hours) 10:05 Depart from Furano Station 10:15-10:55 Domaine Raison Winery tour, boutique tour, tasting 11:15-11:55 Tada Farm, cider tasting while looking at the fields from the log house deck, winery tour (viewed through glass due to natural yeast fermentation), direct store tour 12:15-13:20 Furano Wine Winery tour, tasting in the barrel aging warehouse, direct store tour. If you purchase, you can also ship wine purchased at other wineries together 13:30-13:55 Furano Cheese Factory, tour of the production room and aging warehouse through glass, shopping at the direct store 14:05-14:55 Lunch at Furano Wine House, set lunch of petit fondue, hamburger steak (pork), rice and coffee *Payment for other orders is to be made on-site by the customer. 15:05 Arrive at Furano Station. Disband. Please help us by filling out a questionnaire. There will be a souvenir.

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• Age 20～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

Sake has a long history in Japan. Since 700 AD it was used in religious ceremonies. For almost 1000 years, sake was mainly produced in Shrines and temples. Even now, Sake is one of the main offerings left for Shinto Gods. Learn all about the history of this ancient relationship, while tasting the delicious Niigata Sake in the heart of a Shinto Shrine.

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• For Groups

• Age 20～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 16:30

Become yourself a sake master after taking part in EDGE OF NIIGATA's unique lecture. You will not only gain the skills to differentiate all the types of sake, but you will also learn the best food pairing options for each type. The lecture takes place in a renovated traditional Japanese home that is now a restaurant-café with a unique retro feel. First, you will receive our Sake presentation. Then, you can test your new skills with practice. Try four different types of Sake and match them with freshly prepared delicious traditional Japanese dishes.

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• Age 20～Age 99
• 5～6 hours
• 10:00

Kamiyama Town is about 40 minutes by car from Tokushima City. In a mountain village surrounded by abundant nature, there is a nanobrewery "KAMIYAMA BEER" run by artists Manus Sweeney and Sayaka who have migrated from overseas. You can enjoy it with a unique local beer that combines the taste of Kamiyama, pairing, and a meal using local ingredients. You can enjoy beer even more by taking a walk, visiting the brewery, and making beer glasses and coasters. ～ Flow of the day ～ 1. Welcome drink 2. Making original beer glass and coaster 3. Walking around and brewery tour 4. Beer tasting 5. Lunch (dish using local ingredients) * Takeaway, special beer set, original beer glass ·coaster

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• Age 20～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 19:00

Hold your own private sake tasting party and learn about Okayama sake in English. In this casual party-style workshop, you'll learn how to taste Japanese sake, the basic types of sake, and about basic sake brewing techniques. Your hostess will prepare several types of seasonal sake, plus snacks that match with the sake. Enjoy conversing with your hostess, who is a long-term resident. Japanese guests can enjoy practicing and conversing in English in a natural setting.

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• For Groups

• Age 0～Age 99
• 3～4 hours
• 10:30 / 15:00

The long-awaited cherry blossom season is here, who will you enjoy cherry blossom viewing with this year? ☆ Night cherry blossoms with a beautiful contrast with the blue-lit Otonashi River ☆ Pretty cherry blossoms that herald the arrival of spring in the warm sunlight Which cherry blossom do you prefer? **** Oji has been known as a famous cherry blossom spot since the Edo period. Asukayama, where Shibusawa Eiichi spent his later years, is a famous cherry blossom spot planted by the 8th Tokugawa Shogun Yoshimune for the enjoyment of the common people. In addition, Otonashi Waterfront Park, where you can enjoy the night cherry blossoms, has long been a popular spot for sightseeing where you can see different spectacular views of cherry blossoms and autumn leaves in each season. First, let's take a look at Asukayama dyed pink from the observation deck on the 17th floor of Hokutopia! Next, we will visit the historic Oji Shrine, one of the 10 most famous shrines in Tokyo, and then visit the private "Red Brick Sake Brewery (former Brewing Research Institute)". This is a sacred place for sake that has contributed to the modernization of Japanese sake brewing and industrial development. The National New Sake Tasting Competition, which has now been moved to Hiroshima Prefecture, was also held here. For the master brewers who learned the latest techniques here and brought them back to their local sake breweries, this is also a second home. You can see the internal structure of this beautiful 120-year-old historical building and the tools used at the time, and enjoy sake that can only be drunk here. During the sake tasting experience, a guide who is a certified sake sommelier will introduce various sakes and convey their appeal. You can also taste the limited edition "Tobiei", brewed with yeast from the cherry blossoms of Asukayama, where Eiichi Shibusawa spent his later years. You may find your favorite drink! ? After a stroll through the cherry blossom-lined streets of Asukayama, you will be guided to a premium seat along the Otonashi River. Enjoy a special cherry blossom viewing bento and delicious sake to your heart's content while watching the cherry blossoms from a special seat. At night, you can enjoy the mysterious blue lighting! This is a blissful time that is only available now! ＊＊＊＊＊This year, we are offering a special cherry blossom viewing experience thanks to the generosity of the Kita Ward Tourism Association! Recommended point 1☆We have special seats along the Otonashi River! No need to worry about finding a spot. Enjoy the cherry blossoms in a premium seat! Recommended point 2☆Sake tasting experience at a private national important cultural property! Visit and taste the sake brewery designed by Tsumaki Yoroi, one of the three great architects of the Meiji period, known for the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse! Recommended point 3☆Special cherry blossom viewing bento! Enjoy a cherry blossom viewing bento packed with local delicacies! Recommended point 4☆International cherry blossom viewing experience with foreign guests! The guide is in Japanese, English, and Chinese. A little bit of international exchange! ? ＊＊＊＊＊※There are limited seats, so make your reservation early! ※It is difficult to predict the growth of the cherry blossoms, but please rest assured that we will accept date changes (if there is availability) or cancellations up to 24 hours in advance. ※Please select your preferred drink (alcoholic or soft drinks) as an option.

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