Takayama: Funasaka Shuzo Brewery Guided Tour with Sake Tasting

Explore Funasaka Shuzo Brewery in Takayama on a guided brewery tour with a curated sake tasting session.

Getting started

Arrive at Funasaka Shuzo Brewery at your scheduled time and check in with the staff for your booked experience. After confirmation, you join your group and meet the guide who will lead you inside the brewery. Once everyone is ready, the guided portion of the visit begins, taking you from the entrance into the production areas.

What to expect

Funasaka Shuzo Brewery

This experience takes place entirely inside Funasaka Shuzo Brewery in Takayama, where traditional Japanese sake production is still practiced. You move through the brewery with your guide, learning how rice, water, and technique come together in this setting.

Features

• The guided tour of Funasaka Shuzo Brewery introduces you to the rich culture of Japanese sake at Funasaka Brewery, with your guide explaining the history and techniques behind Funasaka’s sake production as you walk through the facility.
• At different points on the route, you observe how the brewery’s processes connect, so you can see how production methods shape the character of the finished Funasaka sakes you later taste.
• A dedicated sake tasting session rounds off your visit, giving you the chance to enjoy a tasting session with carefully selected Funasaka sakes and relate each sample to the production steps you have just learned about.
• During the sake tasting session, you can focus on comparing aromas and flavors across the selected Funasaka sakes, using the explanations from earlier in the tour to better understand each style.