1st – 7th February 2026

Tour Destinations: Kobe City (Nada) in Hyogo prefecture, Kyoto City (Fushimi) and Nagaoka City in Niigata prefecture.

Dates & Duration: Sunday 01 through Saturday 07 February, 6 nights 7 days

Group size: Minimum 4 guests/Maximum 6 guests

Tour Price: AUD $5,995 + GST

Please complete all sections of the form below to request your place on the Deja vu Sake Private Sake Tour. (E-mail to: info@dejavusake.com.au)
After submitting your details, our team will contact you to confirm availability and arrange payment.
Please ensure all information is accurate before sending your booking request.

Price includes:

– Four special tours and tastings at sake breweries.

• Total of 4 days of shadowing hands-on brewing by Kurabito (brewery workers) at Kenbishi and Yoshinogawa.
• Nada Sake history talks by Mr. Shirakashi, the owner of Kenbishi
• A presentation by special speaker Mr Kishi from Niigata University’s Department of Sakeology on Fri Feb. 6th.
• Visit Fukuju in Kobe to see how they manage a sake brewery the ‘green way’.
• Visit Tsukinokatsura, a 350-year-old Sake brewery, the oldest in Kyoto and meet the 15th-generation family owner, Mr. Junichi Masuda. You’ll witness their expanse of matured Sake pots and learn about Nigori-zake, which was invented right here in Kyoto

– Accommodation for 6 nights.

– Meals: 6 breakfasts, 5 lunches, and 6 dinners. All dinners include sake.

– Activities as stated in the itinerary.

– All transportation during the tour from 01-07 February 2026.

*Please note: Pre and post tour travel – including airfares to Japan is not included – please see below for more details.

– Hosts/Interpreter: Yukino Ochiai from Deja Vu Sake will accompany the group, providing commentary and interpretation as one of the tour hosts. In addition, Japanese-food and culture specialist, travel coordinator Jane Lawson of Zenbu Travel, will accompany to co-host the tour.

NOT INCLUDED IN PRICE:

• International airfares
• Personal pre- and post-tour transport to the tour commencement and conclusion points. Please arrange separately.

Note: Tour commencement will be 12 pm at JR Shin Kobe Station, Hyogo Prefecture, on February 01st. Tour conclusion will be 2 pm at Nagaoka Station, Niigata Prefecture, on February 07th.

• Meals, drinks, snacks etc. not listed in the itinerary
• Personal travel Insurance
• Personal expenses such as shopping, massage, entrance fees to anywhere not included in the itinerary.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Yukino Ochiai (info@dejavusake.com.au) or Jane Lawson (janelawsonfood@gmail.com) or via zenbutravel.com (contact form).