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Gekkeikan Ōkura Sake Museum
CultureVisit: ~60 min
Museum of the Gekkeikan brewery, founded in 1637, housed in a former sake brewery building in the Fushimi district, Kyoto's sake-making area. It displays the traditional brewing tools and explains the sake-making process. The visit ends with a tasting of the house sake. Fushimi is famous for the quality of its water.
Add it to your trip on Wanloria →Things to do at Gekkeikan Ōkura Sake Museum: 2 missions
- Try the house sakeAt the end of the visit, try the house sake in the tasting area and compare the different styles on offer.
- Walk through the brewing roomsWalk through the museum's rooms and look at the large vats and wooden tools with which sake was made by hand.
Near Gekkeikan Ōkura Sake Museum
Manpuku-ji4.4 km awayFushimi Inari-taisha4.4 km awayTōfuku-ji5.5 km awayRashōmon5.9 km awayTō-ji5.9 km awayDaigo-ji6.0 km away
Frequently asked questions
How much time do you need for Gekkeikan Ōkura Sake Museum?
Allow about 1 h for the visit.
What is there to do at Gekkeikan Ōkura Sake Museum?
Try the house sake and Walk through the brewing rooms.
What is there to see near Gekkeikan Ōkura Sake Museum?
Manpuku-ji (4.4 km), Fushimi Inari-taisha (4.4 km) and Tōfuku-ji (5.5 km).
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