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The inside of the train becomes an extraordinary space! As you ride the Keihan train, you can compare 16 different brands of Kyoto sake, and you're sure to have a great time chatting with the sake brewers about sake! Enjoy the special experience of riding on the "siding line" that is normally off-limits, and the delicate and gentle sake that is nurtured by the famous spring water that springs up in abundance in Fushimi, Kyoto City.
A brewer from each brewery will ride the bus wearing a happi coat and go around pouring sake.
*Siding = a siding installed to change direction or switch trains. The Sake Train runs on the siding at Kuzuha Station, where passengers normally do not run, before turning around and heading towards Kyoto, heading to Nakashojima.
◆Morning and afternoon departure plans available!
[Morning departure] Easy-to-eat snacks included
[Afternoon departure] Lunch box and sake made by Fushimi's restaurant Uozaburou, plus train goods
◆Notes
Those under 20 years of age are not permitted to participate.
No food or alcohol can be brought into the venue.
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A sake brewery tour that is normally closed to the public and that you can enjoy with all five senses
Sasaki Sake Brewery continues to brew sake in the middle of Kyoto.Located on the ruins of Jurakudai, which was loved by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, all of the sake is brewed using the hand-made techniques passed down in Kyoto and Rakuchu.In this plan, you can touch the sake brewing in Rakuchu that has been handed down for a long time.At the end, you can taste and compare 5 kinds of sake recommended by the brewer according to the season!
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・Brewery guides the sake brewery.All processes such as bottling and labeling are done in the brewery, so we will show you the entire sake brewing process.
・Recommended by the brewer depending on the seasonTaste and compare 5 types of sake.May include alcoholic beverages not for sale.
・In the winter when sake brewing is in full swingPossibility to drink unpasteurized sake.
·aliveYou can look into the moromi tank.You can enjoy it with all five senses, such as the popping sound and smell during fermentation.Link KyotoLINK KYOTOSake brewerySake tourismSake brewery tourRakuchuToyotomi HideyoshiexperienceKyotoKyoto cultureJapanese sake
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Furukawacho Shopping Street Life and food culture experience
An English-speaking guide will guide you through the experience.
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① Knife sharpening experience(Time required: 90 minutes)
In the Furukawacho shopping district, there is a knife sharpener who has been in the business for 26 years.
Only at Furukawacho Shopping Street can you experience the artisanal skill of knife sharpening.
Learning how to properly sharpen your knives will make cooking even more enjoyable.
*This is not a knife-making experience.
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A 15-minute lecture from a craftsman about the types of knives
Lecture on blade types: 15 minutes
Lecture on how to sharpen knives 60 minutes②Obanzai making experience(Time required: 70 minutes)
Home cooking passed down from grandmother to mother and mother to daughter is called obanzai in Kyoto. Let's make the mother's obanzai recipe of "Kyogohan Nishimura" together using the ingredients purchased at the shopping street.<Experience content>
Nishimura-san will give a lecture on how to make it (10 minutes)
2 dishes 30 minutes
Tasting of the prepared dishes: 30 minutesLINK KYOTOShirakawaFurukawa TownChion-in TempleexperienceKyotoFood cultureKyoto cultureJapanese sakeKyoto cuisineJapanese foodtraditional culture
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Commemorating the 10th anniversary of Japanese cuisine being registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
We are holding an event where you can experience “Kyoto cuisine”, a registered intangible cultural property! !
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of Japanese cuisine being registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, and as part of the Agency for Cultural Affairs' "Food Culture Promotion Acceleration Project," we will hold an event where you can experience Kyoto cuisine, a registered Intangible Cultural Heritage, in cooperation with long-established restaurants in Kyoto. We will implement it. This is a plan where you can enjoy Japanese food culture through a one-day special experience planned by 11 restaurants. Please enjoy the ``Kyoto-ness'' through food, where cooking, hospitality, and hospitality come together.
■Implementation period
February 11th to March 10th, 2024 will be held at 11 restaurants representing Kyoto
■Click here for details
"Kyoto cuisine experience event"
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A one-night limited gastronomy event that combines branded ingredients from Fukui Prefecture and the craftsmanship of a Kyoto restaurant!
Owners of famous restaurants in Kyoto met together in Fukui to come up with the ultimate dish using branded ingredients from Fukui, a treasure trove of delicacies from the mountains and sea.We will prepare a special kaiseki meal only for this day, created with carefully selected dishes from each restaurant.
Enjoy one night-only hospitality using ingredients and traditional crafts from Fukui and Kyoto.
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