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Niigata: DHC Sake Brewery Tour and Tasting

By Yummy Guide inc.
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$179 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Discover the bottling process at DHC Sake Brewery
  • Learn how temperature, hygiene, and speed affect sake quality
  • Enjoy a guided tasting of 3 sake varieties
  • See how traditional sake is prepared for the world
  • Understand how bottling influences aroma and taste

Activity location

    • Niigata
    • Niigata, Niigata, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 日本、〒950-3322 新潟県新潟市北区嘉山1丁目6−1 | Please come directly to the entrance. If you arrive early, feel free to wait outside. Our staff will be inside—just let someone know you're here for Sake Tasting, and we’ll come greet you and confirm your booking.
    • Niigata, Niigata, Japan

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Niigata: DHC Sake Brewery Tour and Tasting
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • English
Starting time: 10:00 AM
Price details
AU$179.37 x 1 AdultAU$179.37

Total
Price is AU$179.37
Until Sun, 15 Mar

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guided tour of DHC Sake Brewery
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Observation of sake bottling process
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guided tasting of 3 sake varieties
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Transport to and from the brewery
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Meals or additional drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Travel insurance

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Pets, Smoking
  • Not suitable for: People under 20 years, Pregnant women

What you can expect

Discover a rarely seen side of Japanese sake production at DHC Sake Brewery, home of the Bairi brand. This experience focuses on the bottling process, the final and most critical step that determines how sake reaches your glass.

Unlike typical brewery tours that focus only on fermentation, this visit takes you inside the active bottling line, where you can observe how sake is filtered, filled, sealed, and labelled. Learn how temperature control, hygiene, and speed affect freshness and stability, and why bottling is just as important as brewing itself.

Your guide will explain how DHC Sake Brewery ensures consistent quality from tank to bottle, and how small differences at this stage can change aroma and taste. Seeing this modern production line in action gives you a clear picture of how traditional sake is prepared for the world beyond the brewery.

After the tour, enjoy a guided tasting of three selected sake varieties. These sakes are chosen to illustrate how careful handling and bottling preserve flavour and balance. Learn what to look for in aroma, texture, and finish, and how bottling influences your overall tasting experience.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    • Niigata
    • Niigata, Niigata, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • 日本、〒950-3322 新潟県新潟市北区嘉山1丁目6−1 | Please come directly to the entrance. If you arrive early, feel free to wait outside. Our staff will be inside—just let someone know you're here for Sake Tasting, and we’ll come greet you and confirm your booking.
    • Niigata, Niigata, Japan