Sake Brewery tour: Tokyo’s oldest sake brewery tour and tasting

• Experience Japan’s national drink and tour Tokyo’s oldest brewery.
• Discover and learn about Japanese sake
• Enjoy the scenery of the tama valley.
• Taste a delicious gourmet tofu lunch
• Sample a wide variety of sakes in the tasting room
• Enjoy sake in the beautiful garden
• Visit a temple hidden in the woods

What we’ll do

Your guide will pick you up at your pre-arranged meeting place and time. You’ll then head to Sawai by train from Shinjuku station, where your guide will assist you with ticket purchases.  Build up a thirst by taking a 40 minute stroll along the lush tree lined Tama River, stopping off at a riverside temple. You’ll tour the brewery, learn about the history and production of Japan’s national drink, and enjoy a sample.  After the tour you’ll enjoy a delicious gourmet tofu (made locally) lunch overlooking the river. After lunch you’ll visit the tasting rooms and try a wide variety of different sakes made at the brewery.   Finally enjoy some snacks and sake in the beautiful garden before visiting the gift shop and returning back to Tokyo.

Sawanoi: Tokyo’s oldest sake brewery

Experience Japan’s national brew in the beautiful Mitake valley. Sake known as nihonshu in Japan is the national beverage made from fermented rice and the best quality water. The Ozawa Shuzo brewery was established in 1702 and is Tokyo’s oldest sake brewery, making sake since 1702. Whilst it is located in the Tokyo Metropolitan area, the area feels like a million miles from the hustle and bustle of downtown Tokyo, situated in the lush Mitake valley surrounded by mountains. The beloved brewery makes fine quality sakes using the best quality rice and clean mountain water. Come and experience delicious sake in a beautiful location. The brewery is also famous for its high quality Tofu and there is a delicous restaurant serving gourmet tofu based dishes overlooking the stunning Tama river.