Hyogo: Eigashima Sake Brewery & White Oak Distillery Guided Tour with Tastings

Explore Eigashima Sake Brewery and White Oak Distillery on a small-group guided tour with exclusive tastings of whisky and brewing water.

Getting started

Join your guide at the designated starting point and set off in a small-group tour, limited to a maximum of 15 participants. After a brief introduction to the schedule, you will head first to the production areas to begin your look behind the scenes. Your guide outlines safety and etiquette before you enter the working spaces of the brewery and distillery.

What to expect

Eigashima Sake Brewery and White Oak Distillery

This combined visit introduces you to both a traditional sake brewery and the White Oak Distillery in Hyogo. You move through the facilities as your guide highlights how production methods differ between sake brewing and whisky distillation.

Features

• The guided tour of Eigashima Sake Brewery and White Oak Distillery focuses on the contrasts between sake brewing and whisky distillation, so you can directly compare processes and equipment in the same visit.
• During the tasting of single malt whisky, you sample authentic Japanese single malt produced at the distillery, with your guide explaining what characterizes this style.
• An exclusive tasting of brewing water lets you experience the base ingredient on its own, helping you understand how water quality shapes both sake and whisky.
• You also enjoy a sampling of newly arrived whisky, giving you a chance to try recent releases that are not yet widely available.
• The small-group tour, max 15 participants, keeps the pace manageable and allows space for questions during each tasting and production stop.