Private multi-day tour · Multi-day from Tokyo
From Tokyo: 3-Day Akita Udon & Sake Customizable Tour
Watch thin Inaniwa udon stretched by hand where it was born, eat it for lunch, and visit a sake brewery in the old brewing town of Yuzawa, Akita.
Private · your group only◆3 days◆Up to 6 guests◆Pickup included
Road-day snapshot
This is your private tour, so the route is flexible: tell us if you want to skip a stop, stay longer somewhere or add a place nearby.
The experience
A private journey, thoughtfully paced
Inaniwa udon is one of Japan's three great udon noodles. It is thin, smooth and silky, and it has been made by hand in the small village of Inaniwa in Akita for more than 300 years. Nearby Yuzawa is a snowy town with clean water and a long history of sake brewing. This 3-day trip takes you to both.
On day 1 your driver-guide picks you up at your hotel in central Tokyo and drives north on the Tohoku Expressway, with rest stops. You reach Yuzawa in the evening.
On day 2 you go to Inaniwa and visit an udon maker. You watch the dough being kneaded, twisted and stretched by hand into long, thin noodles, then hung to dry. Then you sit down to an Inaniwa udon lunch, served cold with dipping sauce or hot in soup. In the afternoon you walk through Yuzawa's brewery area and visit a sake brewery. You learn how rice, water and the cold winter make good sake, and join a tasting. A non-alcoholic tasting of local drinks is offered for drivers and non-drinkers. You end the day with a bath at a local hot spring.
On day 3 you drive back south to your Tokyo hotel, arriving in the evening.
This is a private tour. Only your group. One van, 1 to 6 guests, never shared with strangers. Your driver-guide speaks English, and also Hindi and Urdu. If the udon maker's workshop is closed on your date, you can take a full refund of your booking, guaranteed. If you prefer, we can instead visit a different Inaniwa udon maker to see the hand-stretching.
DAY 1 Pickup in Tokyo, drive to Yuzawa
DAY 2 Inaniwa udon making visit, udon lunch, Yuzawa sake brewery tasting, hot spring bath
DAY 3 Drive back to your Tokyo hotel
Choose with confidence
Is this the right journey for your group?
Excellent fit if
- Watch Inaniwa udon stretched and dried by hand
- Eat silky Inaniwa udon for lunch in its home village
- Visit a sake brewery in the brewing town of Yuzawa
- Join a sake tasting, with a non-alcoholic option
- Relax in a local Akita hot spring
Said plainly
Yuzawa is about 500 km from Tokyo. Day 1 and day 3 are mostly travel days Sake contains alcohol. Halal food and drink cannot be guaranteed. Udon dipping sauce uses fish stock. Dietary needs can be added in the booking form If the udon maker's workshop is closed or cancelled on your date, you can take a full refund of your booking, guaranteed. If you prefer, we can instead visit a different Inaniwa udon maker to see the hand-stretching Yuzawa gets deep snow from December to March. Bring warm clothes and boots
Your day
Suggested itinerary
Times are approximate. Your driver-guide adjusts the order for traffic, weather, opening hours and the best light.
Watch Inaniwa udon stretched and dried by hand
Eat silky Inaniwa udon for lunch in its home village
Visit a sake brewery in the brewing town of Yuzawa
Join a sake tasting, with a non-alcoholic option
Relax in a local Akita hot spring
What is covered
What you see is what you pay
Ours — included
- Private van and English-speaking driver-guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in central Tokyo
- All parking, fuel and road tolls
- Inaniwa udon making visit
- Inaniwa udon lunch on day 2
- Sake brewery visit and tasting (non-alcoholic option available)
- Hot spring bath entry
Yours — paid on the day
- Hotel accommodation (you book your own hotel in Yuzawa)
- Meals and drinks unless listed as included
- Gratuities, which are never expected in Japan
- Optional udon and sake purchases
Good to know
Before you book
Languages
English, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi
Pickup
Pickup and drop-off at your Tokyo hotel or accommodation (23 wards).
Group and vehicle
Private for up to 6 guests. Enter adults, children, infants and child seats separately at booking.
Dietary and mobility needs
Halal, vegetarian, allergy, walking or other practical requests go in your booking notes and are planned before the day.
Questions
Frequently asked
Can we change the route on the day?
Yes. It is a private tour in our own van, so your driver-guide can skip, extend or add stops where time allows.
Is the price per person?
No. The price is for your whole private group of up to 6 people, including the van, fuel, tolls, parking and your driver-guide.
What is the cancellation policy?
Cancel at least 24 hours before departure for an automatic full refund to the original payment method. Within 24 hours, contact us directly so we can help. If a typhoon or official weather warning stops the trip, we offer a new date or a full refund. For a GetYourGuide booking, the terms shown on that booking apply.
Somewhere else in mind?
Any destination in Japan
If this route is not exactly what you need, tell us the destination, dates and group. We confirm the plan and the exact price before any payment is taken.
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