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Off The Beaten Path Osaka Local Bar Crawl

Top rated local foodie bar hopping tour in Japan! #1 food tour in Osaka on Airbnb 2023/2024/2025.Dive into deep local spot! Let's get away from TOURIST TRAPS Dotonbori Namba Shinsekai area!

4.97 out of 5 average rating, 1666 reviews

Experience kyoto's tea culture

Join me for a unique tea ceremony and learn about our culture through the art of matcha.

4.97 out of 5 average rating, 1224 reviews

Wagyu Steak & Sashimi with Japanese Sake Pairing

Enjoy a unique Teppanyaki dining experience with fresh sashimi, wagyu beef, and sake pairing in Osaka. The owner chef presents an authentic and refined cuisine. Let's deepen our knowledge of sake!!

4.94 out of 5 average rating, 2482 reviews

Learn tea ceremony in traditional Kyoto townhouse

Recently matcha tea has become popular all over the world. Matcha plays a very important role in a traditional tea ceremony. However, learning it means much more than just learning to make matcha.

4.87 out of 5 average rating, 738 reviews

Taste 15 Osaka dishes & 3 drinks with expert local

Explore five unique, local spots for a taste of 15 tantalizing, authentic Osakan dishes & 3 drinks. (Yes all the food and drinks are included in the price. An absolute bargain!)

4.96 out of 5 average rating, 1194 reviews

Kyoto Insider Sake Experience

An expert-guided sake tasting and brewery experience in Kyoto. Your Japan trip gets better once you truly enjoy sake.

4.96 out of 5 average rating, 594 reviews

Prepare matcha in a 100-year-old house

Discover the traditional tea ceremony in a historic Kyo-machiya, a 100-year-old townhouse.

4.92 out of 5 average rating, 119 reviews

Kyoto: Candlelit Tea Ceremony,100-Year-Old Machiya

Enjoy a meditative tea ceremony experience in a 100-year-old tea room in Kyoto, where you can experience silence and politeness. Surrounded by authentic tools such as hanging scrolls and tea bowls illuminated by the faint light of Japanese wax candles, you can experience the beauty of a bowl of tea with all five senses. The 100-year-old townhouse is a building that was used by Obiya for a long time. In that room, we will serve Uji matcha in a tea bowl selected for that day and season.

4.97 out of 5 average rating, 568 reviews

Kyoto Private Tea Ceremony at a Traditional Home

Be led in a traditional tea ceremony while learning about its history and etiquette.This is a private experience, conducted not in a tourist facility, but in a genuine traditional tea room.

4.84 out of 5 average rating, 38 reviews

Kyoto: Traditional Tea Ceremony with Matcha

Taste Kyoyo's Gion through a hands-on tea ceremony. Watch, learn, whisk special matcha, taste local sweets, and discover the spirit of omotenashi in a serene setting that blends tradition with warmth.

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Premium Kyoto & Rare Japan Sake Tasting Experience

Premium Kyoto sake tasting tour in a private cultural heritage garden. Savor curated local brews and rare Japanese sakes from across Japan. Enjoy an expert-led drink experience inside a historic villa

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Kitajima Sake Brewery Tour with Tasting

Explore Kitajima Sake Brewery on an exclusive tour with access to hidden areas. Enter and photograph fermentation tanks, then enjoy a guided tasting of premium sake.

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Blind tasting

A current university student with a wine expert qualification will give a fun lecture covering everything from basic wine knowledge to tasting. You will systematically learn how grape varieties, regions of origin, climate, vinification, and aging affect the taste, and analyze the aroma and taste using actual wines. Beginners are also very welcome!

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A luxurious evening of Kyoto sake and stories

Experience Kyoto after dark through historic streets, riverside views, and beloved sake culture. Begin at a 120-year-old Senbei shop, and wander around Pontocho and Miyagawacho

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Savor whisky and izakaya nights in Kyoto

Follow local food specialists through a riverside nightlife lane, slip into a hidden izakaya, then sample Japanese whisky and finish with a made-for-you cocktail in an intimate bar.

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Kobe Sake Brewery, Chinatown & Waterfront

Discover Kobe traditions on a guided walk. Tour the historic Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum in Nada with a tasting, wander vibrant Nankinmachi Chinatown, and admire the red Kobe Port Tower waterfront.

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Experience Kyoto through natural wine and plants in a Kyoto townhouse.

In this experiential wine bar with six seats, created by renovating a Kyoto townhouse in Nijō Kamaza, Kyoto, you will savour wine alongside the scents of flowers and plants, fire, and gestures. You will visit four rooms: Choryu, Shukou, Hikou, and Yo Rin. You will choose a scent, pair it with wine, and feel the presence of fire and smoke as you observe the changes with each glass. No wine knowledge is required. Enjoy the quiet aftertaste with your own senses.