Winery Tour in Japan – Koshu Yamanashi Winery Experience

Winery Tour in Japan.

• Taste Japan’s delicious wines at 3 wineries.
• Enjoy the beautiful countryside with Fuji views.
• Enjoy delicious regional delicacies in Yamanashi.
• Visit an ancient temple which makes its own wine.

What we’ll do

On the day of your tour, your guide will meet you at at your pre-arranged meeting point and time. You will then head to Yamanashi by train from Shinjuku station, where your guide will assist with purchasing train tickets.
Weather permitting we should be able to see the beautiful Mount Fuji during the journey. Over the course of the day we will visit three wineries where you will learn about the production of wine in the area, learn about Japanese varietals and be able to taste their delicious wines including the famous Koshu wine. We will also visit Daizen-ji temple (dating back to 718 AD) which also produces wine. We’ll visit a local restaurant to try Houtou a local Yamanashi noodle dish. We’ll return to Tokyo in the late afternoon.

Yamanashi Wine Lands

The perfect tour for wine lovers looking to try Japan’s ever improving homegrown wine scene. Katsunuma in Yamanashi prefecture, just a couple of hours train ride from downtown Tokyo is the heartland of Japan’s wine industry producing over half of Japans wine. Some say wine has been produced in the area for over a 1000 years. Whether this is the case or not there is a long history of wine production in the area. In recent years Japanese wines have being gaining a strong reputation all over the world in particular the Koshu wine is particularly noted for its delicate flavours and pairs exceptionally well with Japanese cuisine. The stunning beauty of the area including views of the venerable Mount Fuji provide the perfect location for a day of wine sampling.