We were so fortunate to be the only guests for the tour, so we had the undivided attention of our guide. She was thorough and answered all of our questions with patience.

It was a good event, although the group was very small (3 people + guide) and it felt a bit awkward. But the history of brewery and tasting sake was very nice ^^

The tour was super short and not very informative. It took about 15 minutes once we got into the brewery (not including the tasting). The guides English and was barely acceptable. One of the group was FaceTiming the entire thing and was loud and obnoxious and the guide said nothing. Really bad atmosphere. Tasting was just Ok with very little information about what we’re tasting except the type of the rice - nothing about the different methods that were used to create each one. We also only got to try 4 types of sake and one type of yuzushu. All in all I wish I hadn’t booked it and just went to do the tasting alone - like I’m doing in the other breweries in the area.

Great experience getting a tour of the oldest sake Brewery in Takayama. Amazing sake! Great to taste many different sakes. Mu was an excellent guide. Thankyou for the experience Mu. Highly recommend!

A great tour to understand the sake brewing process, a little sake history for the area and a tasting with explanation of different types of sake. “Mu” is a terrific guide and she makes you feel as if you are visiting with a friend from Takayama.

Miyuki(Mu) was amazing! We ended up getting her all to ourselves. She walked us around town explaining the history. Every so often we would stop at a local food stall or shop and we would pay for snacks if we wished to try it. The last part of the trip was the brewery. We were able to see some of the packaging process and Mu took us through the process of how it is made with pictures and small samples. Lastly was the tasting, my favorite was the sweeter plumb sake 😋 Thank you Mu, we had a wonderful time! I would recommend this tour!

Sake tour was fun for everyone including our 8 year old who got to sample fresh local water instead of sake. Tour guide was very knowledgeable.

The tour guide was very friendly. The tour is in English. The sake samples were delicious. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable about the sake. Our 8 year old son enjoyed the tour too. They offered him fresh water instead, of course!

He gave us a very detailed and easy-to-understand explanation about the history and geography of Takayama, the characteristics of Hirase Sake Brewery, and the sake brewing process. He even showed me the inside of the brewery so I could better understand the production process. Also, during the tasting, he explained the characteristics of each sake, which combined with my taste buds, helped me understand more deeply. It was a wonderful tour. Thank you very much.

Excellent, well planned brewery tour. This is a short 30 min tour located in the heart of Takayama town. We were in a small group (4 of us) plus our guide ( Yama-san, hope i remember his name correctly). Our guide was professional, witty and well-versed in the content and took us to Hirasae brewery for the tour. The tour was very engaging and covered the whole sake manufacturing process and its nuances. We were treated to a sampling of the various sake he was explaining. We could keep the small ceramic cup as a souvenir. At the end, we could also purchase sake from their store. They wrap it well with bubble wrap to carry on a flight.

This was an interesting and enjoyable tour that included some fascinating information on the history of Takayama and its production of sake. The tastings were a hit and rather warming on a cold December afternoon!

The tour started with a very brief introduction to the history of the city of Takayama and proceeded quickly to the brewery. Our guide, Yamakoshi, offered to take a photo of us outside and explained the history of brewing in Takayama. We went in to the brewery where we saw the bottling line and sake ageing tanks. Yama explained the process really clearly and succinctly. I went in with basically no knowledge of how sake is made and left fully understanding the process overall. Yama answered all our questions really clearly. The tasting was interesting and fun and we were offered more of any that we liked. We were offered the opportunity to buy sake, including all that we tried, but didn't feel pressured. (We did buy some yuzushu!) Would absolutely recommend to anybody, it was quite a short experience, less than one hour, but completely worth it. Yama was a friendly and really skilled guide.

Great tour of the sake brewery. The guide knew his stuff and was very informative. Lovely sake and worth the time taken to do the tour.

The tour was well worth our time and money. Yama-san, our local guide, was wonderful. He is very knowledgeable about all things related to Takayama. Highly recommended Yama-san, Hirase Sake Brewery and Happy Plus tours.

Very nice tourgide. We learned a great deal about how sake is made. And of course you get to taste some :)

Yama took my partner and I on a private tour of a sake factory. Great behind the scenes experience and quite knowledgeable. We definitely feel like we are better equipped to assess sake now!

Very fun tour to do when you're in Takayama! We've learned a lot about sake and the history of kanazawa. We'll never drink sake the same way as before:) And our guide, Mu, was very entertaining and super friendly!

Due to my own befuddlement, I found out on arrival that I'd mistakenly booked our tour for the next day, by which time we would be moving on. However our host Yama was unfazed and kindly offered to run a special tour for us later that morning. The brewery tour and sake tastings were very informative and comprehensive and Yama was an excellent guide. Can recommend.

The sake tour was great, especially thanks to our amazing tour guide Miyuki who told us everything about Takayama, sake and Japanese culture. It was one of our best experiences in Takayama. Would 100% recommend !

The tour was very nice, informative and fun. Yama our tour guide was very funny and explained a lot. He knows a lot about Takayama, Saka creation and more. He is a very cool guy :) It was a great experience and a must do in Takayama.