What a lovely little find. The Gekkiekan Museum was a pleasant way to spend an hour or so. They shared with us the history of the company, as well as the interesting process of making Japanese sake. You were given a souvenir sake cup and were able to taste 3 sakes at the end of the tour. There was such a focus on including tourists and every sign had been translated into English. They also had a QR code tour with further information and Wi-Fi so you could access this without internet data. The staff were so lovely and helpful. We were advised on the different sake types on offer and were helped when making the decisions of what to try. There is also a gift shop at the end with souvenirs and sake you can buy. Overall we enjoyed spending some of our day here and found the information and experience very interesting.

This was a great start to our sake adventures in Fushimi. For a small admission fee, you receive entrance to the museum, a souvenir sake cup, and 3 self-serve sake tastings. The first two rooms of the museum are mostly about the sake company itself (a bit self-aggrandizing, but there are some interesting tidbits about the history and archaeology of the area), but the third room explains the process of making sake. We found this part to be the most interesting and very well done. You can skip the app, pretty much every sign includes an English translation. The museum itself is in a cute, rural neighborhood by a river - a nice change from the main areas of Kyoto.

Visited this famous Sake brewery after climbing Fushimi Inari which is a short subway ride of 2 stops. Tickets are ¥600 inclusive of a sake souvenir cup and 3 sake sample token. Informative video introduction to sake brewing in this area. Follow by walking through the Exhibit of the various brewing equipment and materials. Can drink the water used to brew sake in the garden courtyard well fountain. Highlight of the tour was the sake sampling and explanation by the sake sommelier. Each visitor get 3 sample tokens and can purchase more at ¥100 each if required. Can purchase the sake at the well stocked store.