Private multi-day tour · Multi-day from Tokyo
From Tokyo: 3-Day Miwa Sake & Somen Customizable Tour
Visit Omiwa Shrine, linked with the god of sake, try making Miwa somen thin noodles, taste local sake in Sakurai and see Hasedera temple.
Private · your group only◆3 days◆Up to 6 guests◆Pickup included
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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
Miwa, in Sakurai city, Nara, is one of the oldest places in Japan. Omiwa Shrine has no main hall. Instead, people pray to Mount Miwa itself, which is thought to be the home of the god. The god is also linked to sake making, and brewers all over Japan hang a ball of cedar leaves, a sugidama, from Omiwa Shrine.
Miwa is also known as the birthplace of somen, very thin wheat noodles. On day 2 you join a somen experience and try stretching the noodles by hand, then eat cold somen for lunch.
After lunch you visit a sake brewery in the Miwa area to see how sake is made and taste local sake. Non-drinkers and the driver can taste non-alcoholic drinks instead.
On day 3 you visit Hasedera, a mountain temple with a long covered stairway and a tall wooden Kannon statue.
Your English-speaking driver-guide explains the shrine, old food traditions and how to enjoy sake. This product includes alcohol and is not halal.
This is a private tour. Only your group. One van, one driver-guide, 1 to 6 guests, never shared with other travelers.
If the somen experience or the brewery is closed on your date, you can take a full refund of your booking, guaranteed. If you prefer, we can instead visit another somen maker or sake brewery in the area.
DAY 1 Pickup at your Tokyo hotel in the morning and drive to Nara (about 7 hours with breaks). Free evening.
DAY 2 Omiwa Shrine, somen stretching experience and somen lunch, then a Miwa sake brewery visit and tasting.
DAY 3 Hasedera in the morning, then the drive back to your Tokyo hotel (evening arrival).
Choose with confidence
Is this the right journey for your group?
Excellent fit if
- Omiwa Shrine, where the mountain itself is the god
- Hands-on somen stretching experience in Miwa
- Cold somen lunch at the birthplace of the noodle
- Sake brewery visit and tasting, with non-alcoholic options
- Hasedera temple and its long covered stairway
Said plainly
Guests must be 20 or older to drink alcohol in Japan. Non-alcoholic drinks are offered for drivers and non-drinkers. This product includes alcohol and is not halal. Dietary needs can be added in the booking form. If the somen experience or the brewery is closed or cancelled on your date, you can take a full refund of your booking, guaranteed. If you prefer, we can instead visit another somen maker or sake brewery in the area.
Your day
Suggested itinerary
Times are approximate. Your driver-guide adjusts the order for traffic, weather, opening hours and the best light.
Omiwa Shrine, where the mountain itself is the god
Hands-on somen stretching experience in Miwa
Cold somen lunch at the birthplace of the noodle
Sake brewery visit and tasting, with non-alcoholic options
Hasedera temple and its long covered stairway
What is covered
What you see is what you pay
Ours — included
- Private van and English-speaking driver-guide (Hindi and Urdu also spoken)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in central Tokyo
- All parking, fuel and road tolls
- Somen experience and somen lunch
- Sake tasting at the brewery
- Hasedera entry fee
Yours — paid on the day
- Hotel accommodation (you book your own hotel in Nara or Sakurai)
- Meals and drinks unless listed as included
- Gratuities, which are never expected in Japan
- Optional sake and somen 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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