Suntory Kyoto Brewery サントリー〈天然水のビール工場〉京都 (How to book a tour, how to go, and what to expect)

I asked my dad where he wanted to go and what he wanted to do, and he said he wanted to visit a different brewery. And that’s how we ended up here!

We did a day trip to Kyoto, and this was our first stop!

Just like other breweries, you would usually need to make a reservation to participate in the tour and do the tastings.

How to book a tour:

Make a reservation on their website, click me.

I chose this tour for us!

It’s easy to understand how to book, but I also took some screenshots to share.

chose the 13:00 – 14:30 slot (almost missed it since there were only 4 slots left)

I wrote 2 since it’s 3 of us that will be attending

You can use your international credit cards to make payment.

I also received an email confirming the reservation!

We took a train to Kyoto and decided to leave earlier so that we could hopefully have lunch in the area.

This is the route we chose and we needed to get down at Nishiyama-Tennozan Station.

Nishiyama-Tennozan Station is under the Hankyu-Kyoto Line.

We tried looking for restaurants since Google said they were open, but we went to two, and both were closed. We ended up at a yakiniku restaurant near the brewery.

Restaurant name is Yakiniku Den – Nagaokakyo.

There was no English version of the menu, so we just ordered some meat. My mom got bibimbap since we were tight on schedule (we got lost LOL).

The salad bar and rice were unlimited, but we couldn’t eat much because, again, we were tight on schedule.

Despite choosing the restaurant spontaneously, the food was good! I paid for our meal while my dad was finishing the last few pieces of meat since we were already running late.

We then walked towards the brewery, trying to make it in time for our 1 PM slot.

We arrived 10 minutes late. Despite us being late, the staff were so nice and helped us get settled.

They even asked if we wanted to use the toilet before taking us on the tour and explained how to use the QR codes for translation.

She didn’t ask for my email or confirmation code since she was able to spot my name immediately (we were probably the only ones who hadn’t checked in for the 1 PM slot yet).