Nara - Craft Beer, Sake & Food Walking Tour
Get the best of Naramachi on this immersive Nara food walking tour that takes you completely off the touristic path. Follow your bilingual local guide to experience authentic sake, craft beer, and delicious local food that most people wouldn’t discover by themselves!
- 210 Min
- 1-10 Participants
- Nara
- Easy
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From
¥ 15,000
Per Person
- Professional Bilingual Guidance (English, Japanese, and French)
- Food and Drink Set provided at each stop
- Appetizer with Kaki no Ha Zushi (2-3 sushis rolled in Persimmon leaf)
- Sake tasting session with 5 types of sake at Harushika Brewery
- 1 fresh Mochi at the famous mochi shop
- Early dinner at a local restaurant with authentic Japanese food
- All fees and taxes
Experience Overview
Explore the best of Naramachi on a guided walking tour that combines local culinary delights with rich history. Led by a bilingual local guide, you will step off the touristic path to see places and experience things that most people wouldn’t do by themselves. Your journey begins with an appetizer of 2-3 traditional “Kaki no Ha Zushi” (sushi rolled in a persimmon leaf) from one of the best makers in the city. You will then visit the highly appreciated Harushika Brewery for a tasting session featuring 5 types of sake, with the possibility to buy souvenirs directly at their shop.
Next, enjoy a smooth and refreshing beer with snacks at a microbrewery in Nara’s old town, featuring a mix of traditional and modern styles created in 2017. For your early dinner, you will relax at a local restaurant where a food and drink set of authentic Japanese food is included for each guest. Along the way, if the timing is good, you will attend a session at the city’s most famous mochi maker and eat the freshest mochi just pounded a minute before in front of you. Finally, discover the history of the area by exploring a replica of a “Machiya”—a traditional Edo Period townhouse—to learn how people and businesses lived in the old part of town before the country opened to the rest of the world.
Your Experience & Highlights
What to Expect on Your Nara Food Walking Tour
Traditional Kakinoha Sushi
Start your tasting with an appetizer of 2-3 traditional sushi rolled in persimmon leaf from one of the city's most respected makers
Harushika Brewery & Craft Beer
Experience a 5-sake tasting session at a highly appreciated brewery, followed by smooth beer and snacks at a 2017 old town microbrewery
Local Restaurant Early Dinner
Sit down and relax at a local restaurant to enjoy a full food and drink set featuring authentic Japanese food
Fresh Mochi & Edo Townhouse
Eat freshly pounded mochi at the city's most famous maker and explore a replica "Machiya" townhouse to see how locals lived during the Edo Period
Why Choose This Nara Food Walking Tour
Bilingual Local Guidance
Explore comfortably with a local guide who speaks at least English and Japanese, with French language support available upon confirmed request
All-Inclusive Food Sets
Relax knowing that a food and drink set at each stop, including mochi, sushi appetizers, and an early dinner, are fully provided
Off the Touristic Path
Trust your guide to take you away from the crowds to see places and experience things most people would never do by themselves
Fully Accessible Route
Navigate the city on an easy-rated walking route that is completely accessible for wheelchairs, strollers, and prams
Authentic Culinary Variety
Get the absolute best of Naramachi in one day by seamlessly combining local craft beer, historical sake, and traditional regional cuisine
Important Details
Know Before You Go
- Minimum age: 8 years old
- Duration: 3.5 hours
- Difficulty: Easy
- A passport is required for all guests
- When you get to the meeting location, please introduce yourself to confirm your name on the guest list
- This tour is wheelchair accessible and stroller/pram accessible, with public transportation located nearby
- Because this is a shared tour mixing several nationalities, English will be the priority language. All guides speak at least English and Japanese, and the guide will alternate to French if necessary as an additional language. To guarantee a French-speaking guide for your specific date, you must contact us in advance to confirm availability before booking
- Extra food and drinks beyond the provided sets, personal shopping, and souvenirs are not included
- Not pet-friendly
- Booking cutoff: 1 day in advance
Cancellation Policy
- 100% charge if cancelled 1 day or less before the event
- No cancellation charge will be issued if the experience is cancelled 1000 days or less before the event.
Meeting Point
行基菩薩像
〒630-8215 JP Nara Nara, Higashimuki Nakamachi, 27
How to find us: Our meeting point is right at the Statue of Gyoki-bosatsu (行基菩薩像), located directly outside the fountain exit of Kintetsu-Nara Station. When you arrive at the statue, please look for your guide and introduce yourself to confirm your name on the guest list before the walking tour begins.
