Deep Dive Sake Tasting with a Guide in Asakusa, Tokyo (Standard)

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Justin –.

January 29, 2026

Norie is fantastic. Her energy and passion into sake is contagious. Being able to learn and also taste the variety of sake across Japan in one place is incredible.

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Jason V.

September 26, 2025

WASAKE Sake Experience was an awesome find my wife discovered while we were out wandering through Asakusa. It's a tasting bar where you can try different types of sake, from all over Japan. You're given a menu that explains: the available types of sake on tap (or behind the bar): the region from which they originate; their flavor profile and aroma; their rarity and/or award-winning status. When you are ready to sample, you purchase tokens from the bar (the cheapest option = 6 tokens for ¥2000, or about $14 USD), and you can spend a single token at any of the self-service automated dispensers around the room (about 24 in all), or purchasing one of the premium sake samples from the bar, which cost from 1-3 tokens, depending on rarity and value. Thus, my wife and I were able to take a trip around the country, enjoying some of the best sake the country has to offer, from the comfort of this cozy little bar in Asakusa. Additionally, both the staff, and the other customers present, were wonderfully welcoming, friendly and cordial, especially when interacting with our two sons (3 years old, and 7 months old), who thankfully behaved themselves the entire time (mostly because they were asleep just about the entire time, but hey...a win is a win)! If sake is your thing, then for Heaven's SAKE, don't sleep on WASAKE, as our kids did!vvWASAKE Sake Experience was an awesome find my wife discovered while we were out wandering through Asakusa. It's a tasting bar where you can try different types of sake, from all over Japan. You're given a menu that explains: the available types of sake on tap (or behind the bar): the region from which they originate; their flavor profile and aroma; their rarity and/or award-winning status. When you are ready to sample, you purchase tokens from the bar (the cheapest option = 6 tokens for ¥2000, or about $14 USD), and you can spend a single token at any of the self-service automated dispensers around the room (about 24 in all), or purchasing one of the premium sake samples from the bar, which cost from 1-3 tokens, depending on rarity and value. And if you like a sake enough to want to take some home, there are bottles available for sale, for everything they have on tap! Thus, my wife and I were able to take a trip around the country, enjoying some of the best sake the country has to offer, from the comfort of this cozy little bar in Asakusa. Additionally, both the staff, and the other customers present, were wonderfully welcoming, friendly and cordial, especially when interacting with our two sons (3 years old, and 7 months old), who thankfully behaved themselves the entire time (mostly because they were asleep just about the entire time, but hey...a win is a win)! If sake is your thing, then for Heaven's SAKE, don't sleep on WASAKE, as our kids did!

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Fi

August 29, 2025

Visited the Wasake Tasting Experience in Asakusa and it was incredible. The shop itself is beautiful, with a calm, welcoming vibe. On the screen they show the sake-making process, which adds to the atmosphere. The system is really fun — you get a set of tokens to try different sakes from little vending-style machines, each with descriptions in English so you know the flavor profile. The staff were so kind and helpful, guiding us through rare and unique bottles. Highlights: • Strawberry sake 🍓 • Plum sake from Kanagawa • Kiwi sake 🥝 • Sweet & sour yuzu sake 🍋 • A rich, aged 10-year-old koshu • Plus some creamy and unusual ones I’d never tried before. They even had an AI tablet that picks a sake for you based on your mood — such a playful touch. Overall, 10/10 experience. Relaxing, fun, and unforgettable. Left wanting to take home half the shop.