From Tokyo Sake and Soy Sauce Breweries and Historic Townscapes

• Insight into the roots of Japanese food culture through traditional soy sauce and sake fermentation • Behind-the-scenes access to two working breweries, including a private owner-led tour of a soy sauce brewery founded in 1877, traditional soy sauce pressing, an authentic sake production tour, and sake tasting • A nationally protected historic merchant district with a local lunch, free time to explore, and a relaxing boat ride or traditional hariko craft workshop • One of Japan’s most prestigious Shinto shrines and the head shrine of around 400 Katori shrines nationwide • A small-group day trip from Tokyo to off-the-beaten-path locations with an English-speaking guide and private transportation