Brewery Visits
Sake brewery tours in Kyoto: 4 breweries you can visit
4 sake breweries in Kyoto accept visitors, according to
each brewery's own website. Below you can compare booking, tasting, fees, how long a visit takes and
the nearest station; where a brewery has an official booking page, you can go straight to it.
Details are translated from the breweries' Japanese websites, with the source and the date we checked.
Open to visitors 4Tasting available 4Shop on site 3Within 1 km of a station 2
Official websites checked: 2026-07-19 – 2026-07-25 / Page updated: 2026-10-25
Compare at a glance
Select a brewery name to jump to its details. “—” means we could not find that
detail on the brewery's own website.
| Brewery | Area | Reservation | Tasting | Fee | Duration | Nearest station |
|---|
| Jurakudai | Kamigyo-ku | Reservation required | Available (paid) | Paid tasting ¥500 (no reserv… | — | Nijojo-mae Station (Kyoto Municipal Subway Tozai Line), 780 m in a straight line |
| Gekkeikan | Fushimi-ku | Reservation recommended | Available | — | — | Chushojima Station (Keihan Uji Line), 360 m in a straight line |
| Kizakura | Fushimi-ku | Reservation required | Available | Free admission | About 30 min | — |
| Hakurei | Miyazu | Reservation required | Available (free) | Free (plan with a souvenir: … | About 40 min | — |
Brewery by brewery
Jurakudai佐々木酒造
727 Kita-Iseya-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto
Open to visitorsReservation requiredTasting: Available (paid)Shop on site
- Visitor facility
- Sasaki Shuzo Retail Department
- Fee
- Paid tasting ¥500 (no reservation needed)
- Nearest station
- Nijojo-mae Station (Kyoto Municipal Subway Tozai Line), 780 m in a straight line
- Founded
- 1893
Retail department hours 10:00-17:00; closed Sundays, holidays, Obon and the year-end/New Year period. Brewery tours require a reservation for both individuals and groups.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Gekkeikan月桂冠
247 Minamihama-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
Open to visitorsReservation recommendedTasting: AvailableShop on site
- Visitor facility
- Gekkeikan Okura Kinenkan
- Nearest station
- Chushojima Station (Keihan Uji Line), 360 m in a straight line
- Founded
- 1637
A new advance reservation slot has been introduced; priority entry is available with online reservation. Tasting corner available. Fully cashless from July 1, 2026. Closed August 1-2.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Kizakura黄桜
53 Kajiwara-cho, Shimomisu, Yokooji, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
Open to visitorsReservation requiredTasting: AvailableShop on site
- Visitor facility
- Kizakura Fushimizu Gura
- Fee
- Free admission
- Duration
- About 30 min
- Founded
- 1925
Open 10:00-16:00, closed during the year-end/New Year period (temporary closures also occur). Reservation required (TEL 075-644-4488). A restaurant and shop on the 2nd floor serve craft beer and sake.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Hakureiハクレイ酒造
949 Yura, Miyazu, Kyoto
Open to visitorsReservation requiredTasting: Available (free)
- Visitor facility
- Ama no Kura
- Fee
- Free (plan with a souvenir: ¥400 per person)
- Duration
- About 40 min
- Founded
- 1832
Tours accepted Thursday to Sunday only. Closed Wednesdays and the year-end/New Year period (12/31-1/4). Reservations until 15:00 the day before. Accepted for 2-8 people.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Questions
How many sake breweries in Kyoto are open to visitors?
Terroir HUB lists 4 breweries in Kyoto that accept visitors. Every entry comes from the brewery's own website, with the source and the date we checked it.
Can I visit without booking?
No brewery in Kyoto states on its own site that visits are possible without a reservation. Please check each brewery's booking instructions.
Is there anywhere with an English tour?
No brewery in Kyoto mentions English support on its own site. Some may still be able to help, so it is worth asking them directly.
When was this information checked?
We checked each brewery's official website between 2026-07-19 and 2026-07-25. Opening status changes, so please confirm with the brewery before you travel.
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