Mie / Wakayama

HIGHLIGHTS

Sake

Visit three top artisanal breweries. Award-winning Zaku, located on the ancient pilgrimage route from Kyoto to Ise shrine, brews in the handmade, small-batch tradition. Gensaka, run by the sixth-generation of a family, keeps the focus on umami-forward brews made with local varieties, notably an heirloom strain it has revived called Isenishiki. Kuroushi or “Black Bull” brewery in Wakayama has gained fame for its earthy, full-bodied sake made with omachi rice, the oldest pure variety of rice in Japan.

Food

Sample the Mie/Wakayama region’s wealth of delicious foods—perfect accompaniments to its rich brews: well-marbled Matsusaka wagyu beef from the native Japanese black cattle, creamy Matoya oysters, and an abundance of local bluefin tuna from the pioneering sustainable aquaculture center of the country. Plus delicious barbecue over Wakayama’s revered binchotan oak charcoal!

Culture

Four nights at an onsen hot springs inn.
A visit with traditional ama women pearl divers as well as artisan makers of Ise-katagami paper stencils. This local traditional art, used in textile dyeing, has been designated an Important Intangible Cultural Property of Japan.

Nature

Enjoy the beautiful sights of Ise-Shima National Park, with its island-dotted coastline, the scenic Kumano Kodo World Heritage pilgrimage route, and the dynamic coastline and deep mountain forests of Wakayama.

This tour will not be offered in 2026/ 2027. The itinerary below is an example of what has been offered on this tour previously.

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Tour Destination: Mie & Wakayama prefectures.
Dates & Duration: 
5 nights 5 days. Starting at a hotel at JR Nagoya Station finishing at JR Kainan Station in Wakayama.
Group size: Maximum 14 guests
Tour Cost: TBA

Meals Included:
Breakfasts: 5 Lunches: 4 Dinners: 3
Dinners include selected sake from the breweries we visit and from other breweries in the region.

Price includes:
• Visit to 3 sake breweries.
• Accommodations for 5 nights.
• 5 breakfasts, 4 lunches and 3 dinners. Dinners and some lunches include selected sake from the breweries we visit.
• Activities and entertainments mentioned in the itinerary.
• All transportation during the tour.