Story of Sake

09/02/2024

Just posted a new blog article about the first tour in 2024. Please have a look!

Sake, food, snow - winter Yamagata has everything you want! We just welcomed the firsts guests from Singapore between 5 - 7 February 2024. The British-and-Taiwanese couple was the first guests for the Akasaka Sake Tasting in July 2023. They said that they would love to join our sake tour in Yamagata...

23/10/2023

Just posted a new blog article about the newly launched premium sake tasting session in Akasaka, Tokyo!

https://www.story-of-sake.com/service-page/tokyo-sake-tasting Story of Sake has launched the premium sake tasting session in Akasaka, Tokyo. While we think sake tourism is one of the best ways to deliver the story of sake, we understand that not many foreign tourists have time to travel outside the....

09/10/2023

Just added a new blog! Grateful if you could check it out

Story of Sake was founded in January 2021, and it has been two years and nice months since its foundation. Story of Sake has been in Yamagata, serving you all who are interested in sake. It has been a great pleasure to invite approximately 50 guests so far and to provide opportunities for delivering...

10/06/2022

New blog article to check out!

Japan has just started the application to welcome inbound tourists. It may take a little while until we can welcome you to Japan, but the time has finally come for the first time since Story of Sake was founded in January 2021. Sake brewing season will start in four months, which will be a good time...

18/05/2022

New blog article has been published! Japan is opening up the border soon, so...

Story of Sake successively welcomed groups of guests recently. We opened our first "sakura" (cherry blossom)" tour in April. Because in Yamagata sakura gets best approximately two weeks after Tokyo, you can enjoy sakura twice by coming to Yamagata from Tokyo. Thanks to the great weather, the guests....

17/01/2022

Please check out our latest blog article about snow!

In January 2022, we are having the joy of heavy snow in days and nights. Indeed, Yamagata is a snow prefecture, but we are getting more snows than past five years or so. Bad aspects Snow removal: as you see, the route from the entrance gate to my home is completely buried. I need to get it cleared (...

13/12/2021

Check out the new article in our website!

As another sake brewing season has just started, we welcomed another group of guests to Yamagata. Straight from Tendo Station, we took the guests to Mitobe Sake Brewery - one of our partner breweries. They started to brew their sake in November, so we were able to feel the dynamics of the brewery. W...

10/11/2021

Check out the article we just posted!

We have just welcomed fourth guests: three Japanese, one Korean, one Chinese/Germany and one Australian - so international. The request received was "we want to see beautiful coloured leaves!" Late October to early November is the best season for coloured leaves in Yamagata, so the trip was organise...

31/10/2021

Posted a new blog article. Grateful if you could spare 1 min to read!

Newspaper today said that Thailand will open the border for tourists from November 2021. Japanese government is also considering doing the same, but it is probably not going to happen within the coming months. The COVID-19-related numbers are looking much better now, but yes, we are conservative. Th...

23/09/2021

Is it time to come to Yamagata?

The State of Emergency in Japan will be over on as of 1 October 2021. We know that a lot of you would like to travel. Could Yamagata be a good destination for your first travel after the state of emergency? Yes, for a number of reasons. Yamagata is not crowded (at all) - good for this Covid era Food...

15/09/2021

We just welcomed another group of guests and posted a new blog article. Check out to see if this interests you

We have just welcomed the 3rd guests to Yamagata as private sake experience. They are a beautiful couple who love to taste beer, wine and (of course) sake. This was our first trip that included three brewery visits - Shuho Sake Brewery, Mitobe Sake Brewery and Dewazakura Sake Brewery (https://www.st...

29/08/2021

Please check out our latest blog article - 1 minute to know a bit about it

We have held the sake tasting party. The lineup was: Yamagata Masamune Junmai; Yamagata Masamune Dry Junmai; and Yamagata Masamune made with its own yeast. Talking about wine, if it is made from the same grape and by the same winery, they essentially taste similar. On the other hand, sake can taste....

01/07/2021

CHECK OUT our Sake experience🍶🍶
Here's how you will find authentic Japanese sake in the near future♨🍶✈️

Visit us to learn more about sake and its stories.
https://www.story-of-sake.com/

01/07/2021

TIME FOR SAFE TRAVEL🚅🧳
Explore & find your favorite sake🍶 while experiencing local culture and onsen♨️

https://www.story-of-sake.com/

18/06/2021

🍶Book your next holidays and experience tasteful Sake in Yamagata🍶
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We provide 3-day tours with these highlights:
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🍶All inclusive
🍶Taste more than 10 different unique & prestigious local sake
🍶Visit sake breweries, intract with brewers, and learn stories behind
🍶Enjoy two nights at ryokan with onsen
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🧳Available Dates for Weekend Course
July 16 (Fri) to 18 (Sun)
July 22 (Thu/Holiday) to 24 (Sat)
July 30 (Fri) to August 1(Sun)
August 7 (Sat) to 9 (Mon)
August 13 (Fri) to 15 (Sun)
August 20 (Fri) to 22 (Sun)
August 27 (Fri) to 29(Sun)
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🧳Available Dates for Flagship Course
July 18 (Sun) to 20 (Tue)
July 25 (Sun) to 27 (Tue)
August 1 (Sun) to 3 (Tue)
August 9 (Mon/Holiday) to 11(Wed)
August 15 (Sun) to 17 (Tue)
August 22 (Sun) to 24 (Tue)
August 29 (Sun) to 29 (Tue)
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💻Book through our website
https://www.story-of-sake.com/book-sake-experience

☎️Contact us for your inquiry
https://www.story-of-sake.com/contact

19/05/2021

Our weekend tour helps you to learn the real sake culture while interacting with sake professionals.

They will talk about the history, difference among brands, how they make it, or how to marriage with food (even Western cuisine)!
These sessions come with tasting of different kinds of incredible sake.

You will definitely encounter your favorite one through this weekend trip.

Visit us for your next weekend trip planning!
https://www.story-of-sake.com/

30/04/2021

Each sake brand has its own unique & rich stories behind it.
Listen to sake brewery people's journeys and to taste different sake.

With our travel packages, you can interact with sake brewery people directly and get inspired by them!

18/04/2021

Do you want to be familiar with the authentic Japanese culture?

Feel real Japan through the story of Sake.

10/04/2021

We are a travel agency with the vision of "expanding the real sake culture from Japan to the world".

We welcome people from all over the world, make you enjoy sake, and hope to turn you into a sake fan!

https://www.story-of-sake.com/

Offering best sake experience in Yamagata, Story of Sake provides you with opportunities for brewery visits and local Yamagata activities.

09/04/2021