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Sake Tasting: Discover Tokyo's Finest Flavors
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183 Ratings
Shinjuku City
Experience a sake tasting class in Tokyo and discover new sake flavors paired with Japanese snacks. Learn about sake 101, taste high-quality sake, and explore sake and food pairings.
Experience a sake tasting class in Tokyo and discover new sake flavors paired with Japanese snacks. Learn about sake 101, taste high-quality sake, and explore sake and food pairings.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Ushinobi - You will learn Sake 101, including brewing techniques, history, and labels, in a small group with a sake sommelier over two hours. You will meet a sake expert from the international sake sommelier team in Shinjuku, the center of Tokyo, to learn about and sample various sakes. During the workshop, you will try more than six different…
- Ushinobi - You will learn Sake 101, including brewing techniques, history, and labels, in a small group with a sake sommelier over two hours. You will meet a sake expert from the international sake sommelier team in Shinjuku, the center of Tokyo, to learn about and sample various sakes. During the workshop, you will try more than six different types of sake to discover your favorite and create your own tasting chart. Enjoy sake while tasting locally sourced snacks paired with it to experience how sake complements your meal. If applicable, you will also have the opportunity to meet Japanese sake enthusiasts in Tokyo and learn some local tips.
What's Included
- Snacks (not a full size meal)
- Beverages
- Snacks (not a full size meal)
- Beverages
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transportation to/from attractions
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transportation to/from attractions
Meal Options
- Snack platter - A snack platter to explore food and sake pairings. This is not a meal, so having lunch beforehand is recommended.
- Snack platter - A snack platter to explore food and sake pairings. This is not a meal, so having lunch beforehand is recommended.
Additional Information
Sip your way through our sake tasting in Tokyo. Discover new sake tastes and build your own sake style with nicely paired Japanese snacks. Join our sake lesson to discover new styles and sample sake pairings with a sommelier for 2 hours. Demystify sake through learning and exploring your taste buds.
- Learn basic sake 101 to know the proper way to…
Sip your way through our sake tasting in Tokyo. Discover new sake tastes and build your own sake style with nicely paired Japanese snacks. Join our sake lesson to discover new styles and sample sake pairings with a sommelier for 2 hours. Demystify sake through learning and exploring your taste buds.
- Learn basic sake 101 to know the proper way to select and drink sake with food
- Taste 6 high-quality sake from small family-owned breweries. Also, experience how sake flavors change depending on different temperatures and sake cup shapes.
- Explore your tastebuds through sake and food pairings while learning how sake complements many kinds of flavors.
- Minimum drinking age is 20 years
- Please message us if you have any food restrictions at least a week before the tour date.
Location
Ushinobi
This sake-tasting class takes place in Ushinobi Shinjuku
Address: NSK Building, 201, 1 Chome-22-1 Hyakunincho, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 169-0073, Japan
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(183 Ratings)
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Travel45188304741
Sep 24, 2025
Great Tokyo experience - Great people, great drinks, very good education, must do if you come to Tokyo. Are Sommelier took very good care with and helped us with very good recommendations.
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Anthonysp9897ss
Sep 15, 2025
The BEST sake-tasting experience - The best sake-experience that I could ever have experienced! A MUST-DO for every local and foreigner! Opened my eyes to the beautiful world of sake. My fiancee, who wasn't a fan of sake, has grown to love Japanese sake and the hosts ❤️
Joey/Joe and Nobu are both wonderful!
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Paradise54044847716
Sep 15, 2025
WOW! - It was amazing!!! Joe was AMAZING!!! Such a nice experience! Wauw! The sake and knowledfe was amazing! Thank you so so so much! It was a gift for my boyfriend and he loved it!
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Kenny
Sep 14, 2025
Great, relaxed tasting! - We had a great time! The sake was delicious and they did a great job of balancing the tasting aspect with information about sake. There was plenty of time for questions but it was a really relaxed, fun, vibe where we could also just enjoy the drinks! They answered tons of questions about the sake and the area in general and we felt very welcome and really enjoyed it!
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Btnewman90
Sep 12, 2025
Intimate sake experience - Joe was an amazing sommelier. He walked us through a very in depth class on how to identify different sake types. I would highly recommend this to learn about different types of sake and how to taste the different flavor profiles.
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Lawrence
Sep 8, 2025
Highly recommend this fun, interactive, tasty and comprehensive lesson in sake!!! - Highly recommend this!!!!
As a scientist, and food and beverage lover, this was an amazing experience.
We have traveled and done wine tasting in Napa, California, and Washington. We have done port tasting in Porto, Portugal and Gin tasting. Through all these experiences while fantastic they were not nearly as scientific, detailed, and educational as this experience. This is just a plain fun experience in learning to love and appreciate sake. Here you learn about everything, from that rice milling to the design of the sake to bring out certain flavors. Including “funky Saki“.
Joe is an amazing host and loves to share his love for sake, I would highly recommend him.
Take the time and enjoy this experience, and eat before you come :)
Ps. And be prepared to figure out how to find good sake back at home to build on your education!
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Qweqweqweqweqweqweqw
Aug 29, 2025
Sake masterclass - Thank you Hawaii Joe! That was a great sake crash course, very knowlegeable and interesting.
Will definitely recommend 👍🏻
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Sharminif2025
Aug 15, 2025
A Must-Do Experience for Sake Lovers (and Beginners!) - We had an absolutely incredible time learning about sake with Joe! He was so knowledgeable and passionate, and explained everything in such an engaging way that we learned so much without ever feeling overwhelmed. The tasting was not only delicious but also eye-opening — we came away with a whole new appreciation for the craft and culture behind sake. This was one of the absolute highlights of our trip to Japan, and we’d recommend it to anyone visiting, whether you’re a sake enthusiast or just curious to try something new.
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Lisa_s
Aug 11, 2025
One of the best tours we... - One of the best tours we have done. We gained a whole new appreciation of the art of sake making in a fun and casual setting! We could not have asked for a better experience
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Carolinefv3019wn
Aug 1, 2025
Best Sake Tour Ever - Joe was the absolute best ever! We went to Joe's Sake tour and he taught us so much about sake and food pairings (even foreign food!!) and even more about Japan in general! I cannot recommend this tour enough! Ask for Joe!!
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