Niigata: Kikusui Sake Brewery Guided Tour with Tasting

- Deepen your connection to Niigata sake at Kikusui Brewery, then take home a traditional ochoko cup and tenugui that mark your visit. - Meet your guide inside Kikusui Sake Brewery to start a walkthrough of the production floors, moving from rice preparation toward maturation areas. - Step into the brewery's research lab to see how styles are developed, as you learn how Niigata's water and climate shape character of each sake. - Finish with a tasting led by guide, sampling Kikusui's experimental batches while you practice professional techniques for judging aroma and flavor.