Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum
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📍Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum Located in Fushimi, 30 minutes away from Kyoto. How to get there 🚊 Take the Kiehan main line from Gion-Shijo station in Kyoto to Chushojima Station. From there it’s roughly a 5 minute walk! What else to do in Fushimi 🌸 If you are visiting in the spring, you have to stop by the Fushimi Jukkokubune for the most gorgeous river lined with cherry blossoms. This town is also known for its sake production, so you can pop into many different sake tastings in the neighborhood. Kyoto Japan, Kyoto things to do, sake lovers #sakelover #kyototrip #kyototravel #japantrip
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Popped in to visit the museum and were given tickets to come back during the next blocked timing. Went for lunch and came back for this experience. Did not know how popular the sake was until I visited this place and realised they won many awards. The museum visit explained the origins of the sake, processing and its expansion. We were given sake cups each together with 3 tokens for sake tasting at the end of the session for the price of the entrance fee. If you drive, you can take home a small bottle of sake instead. There was a little spring where you could taste spring water. Wow. I really enjoyed the refreshing taste of the water. It is said that their sake is made using this spring water. For the sake tasting, you drop a token into the machine and it dispenses the drink into your cup. After you have used all tokens, you can head into the shop to purchase the sake tasted. Ingenious idea. I went home with 1 huge and 3 smaller bottles. Worth to buy sake here as it is way more affordable and they have won numerous awards. This was the highlight of my day trip to this area.
Jane TanJane Tan
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Amazing sake museum in Kyoto. The sake is the best and the museum is very accessible for tourists, as everything is also available in English. The museum staff also speaks a bit of english. After entering the building, on the left side is a movie about the history of Gekkeikan. There are English- and Japanese versions of this movie that play multiple times per day. After buying tickets you get 3 coins; after touring the museum, you can use these coins to taste sake. 1 coin = 1 sake sample. You can buy additional coins for 100 Japanese Yen per coin. At the end of the museum you can also fill in a questionnaire for a discount coupon for their Online store. This coupon does not work in their museum store. They accept cash and creditcard, but for creditcard you can only pay in Japanese Yen (not in a different currency/currency of your choice). If you buy the sake in their museum store, it is cheaper than anywhere else.
Yuri van den BrandYuri van den Brand
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Visited this place which is 5 stations south away from Fushimi Inari shrine. They provide a video explanation of the sake production after the receptionist and you can view the history of sake making. There are also 1 small rock garden and the factory production which makes 1% of the sake production. At the middle section of the tour there are sake tasting area which is included in the price of the visit. You can sample 3 types of sake and if you like to try more it’s yen100 per cup. The staff will exchange the money with the coin and then you need to put in the coin into the dispenser machine. The best sake are junmai daigingyo (which is using 35% polish rice) this is a high grade sake. They also have daigingyo and other flavors. However this place is a little out of all the main temples and shrines, which is a good thing because you can get away from all other tourist! 🤭
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Nearby Attractions Of Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum
Gokōnomiya Shrine
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Teradaya Inn
Fushimi Jikkoku-bune Boats
Fushimi Otesuji Shopping Street
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Basic Info
Address
247 Minamihamacho, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-8660, Japan
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+81 75-623-2056
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Website
gekkeikan.co.jp
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attractions: Gokōnomiya Shrine, Gokōnomiya-jinja Shrine, Teradaya Inn, Fushimi Jikkoku-bune Boats, Fushimi Otesuji Shopping Street, イオンスタイル伏見桃山, Fushimi Port Park, Ginjo Shubo Aburacho, Fushimi Ward Office, Chokenji-temple, restaurants: Fushimi Sake Village, Daikoku Ramen - Main Shop, Ramen Daichu, Tsuki no kurabito, Torisei, Yataiizakaya Osaka Manmaru Fushimimomoyamaten, Sancho Fushimi, Rairaitei - Shin-Horikawa, Cotelette, Tsukemen Kirari

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