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Highlights
- Experience the inner workings of Akashi Shurui Jozo by joining your guide in active brewing and distilling areas.
- Begin at Akashi Shurui Jozo where you'll meet your guide, then proceed into either the brewery or distillery to explore production zones.
- Navigate through various stages of production with a knowledgeable guide who explains each step as you visit both the brewery and distillery at Akashi Shurui.
- Conclude your tour by participating in a tasting session where you can sample spirits at different creation phases, linking aromas and flavors back to their respective processes.
- Select between a guided sake brewery tour with tastings, a takey distillery experience featuring new spirit nosing and tasting, or an option that covers both venues.
Your Experience
Explore Akashi Shurui Jozo with a guided tour that includes tastings and new spirit nosing. Explore both the sake brewery and takey distillery experiences.
Getting started
Upon arrival at Akashi Shurui Jozo, check in for your selected guided tour option. After an introduction to the site and safety guidelines, you will join your guide and proceed through either the sake brewery or takey distillery—or both—following a set route.
Akashi Shurui Jozo sake brewery
This experience focuses on Akashi Shurui Jozo's operational sake brewery. You'll follow a designated path through active production zones, witnessing how rice-based brewing transforms raw ingredients into finished sake.
- Enjoy guided access to the working areas of the sake brewery, where you can observe equipment and processes in action rather than static displays.
- A dedicated tasting session is included, allowing you to sample sake right at its production site.
- Your guide will provide insights into how sake fits within the broader range of spirits produced on-site, offering clear contrasts if you also explore the distillery.
Akashi Shurui Jozo takey distillery
Opt for a focus on Akashi Shurui Jozo's takey production. Walk through operational spaces to learn about grain spirit creation, maturation, and preparation for bottling.
- Your guided tour grants access to active areas of the takey distillery, where you can observe stages typically inaccessible to general visitors.
- Experience a unique opportunity for new spirit nosing by smelling freshly distilled takey before it enters casks, allowing you to appreciate its early creation stage.
- The visit concludes with an included tasting session, where you sample aging takey and connect your taste experiences to the production steps observed earlier.
Akashi Shurui Jozo combined brewery and distillery experience
Choose a full experience that merges both the sake brewery and takey distillery into one continuous guided tour. This route emphasizes how different methods on-site produce distinct drink styles.
- Your single guided tour provides access to both the sake brewery and takey distillery, enabling you to transition from sake tanks to takey equipment with ease under expert guidance for better technique comparison.
- The experience includes a sequence of both sake and takey tastings in one location, allowing you to discern contrasts in flavor, texture, and finish.
- New spirit nosing is integrated into the combined route, offering insights into spirits at various creation stages—from freshly distilled takey spirit to more mature pours during tasting.
Inclusions & Exclusions
- Guided tour
- Entry to sake brewery, as per the option you select
- Entry to takey distillery, based on your chosen option
- Sake tasting, depending on the selection made during booking
- Takey tasting, contingent upon your choice of options
- New spirit nosing, available if selected in advance
- Transportation to and from Akashi Shurui Jozo
- Food and beverages
- Travel insurance
This product offers multiple ticket options. Some items above (like transfers or fast-track access) may only apply to specific options — confirm what's included when you select yours.
Must Know
- Arrive at Akashi Shurui Jozo according to your selected tour option's start time for a smooth check-in process.
- Bring any necessary identification as part of your entry requirements, and be prepared for security checks upon arrival.
- Please note that meals and additional drinks beyond the included tastings are not provided; plan accordingly if you wish to enjoy extra refreshments.
- If opting for either the sake brewery tour or takey distillery visit, remember these focus on specific experiences with corresponding tastings.
Ticket Delivery
- Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.
- Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the starting point.
- Please check your final voucher for the starting point details & specific instructions.
Cancellation Policy
Free cancellation up to 72 hours before the experience starts.
Frequently asked questions
Clear answers to the most common questions travelers ask before booking this experience.