What Our Guests Say About Our Yamanashi Wine Tours
Curious what it’s really like to join a private wine tour in Japan’s premier wine region?
Below you’ll find authentic reviews from guests who have experienced our
private Yamanashi wine tours through the scenic
Koshu Valley, just 90 minutes from Tokyo. From boutique winery visits
and curated tastings to farm-to-table lunches and meaningful conversations with local
winemakers, these firsthand accounts reflect the depth, care, and personal attention
that define every Winery Tours Japan experience.
Our guests come from around the world — couples, solo travelers, wine professionals,
and first-time visitors to Japan — and many describe their day in the Koshu Valley of Yamanashi as a
highlight of their trip in Japan. We invite you to read their stories and discover why travelers
consistently choose Winery Tours Japan for a relaxed, authentic introduction to
Japanese wine culture.
Real Reviews from Guests on Our Private Yamanashi Wine Tours
All testimonials below are real guest reviews from our private tours in Yamanashi’s Koshu Valley.
Highly recommend Winery Tours Japan 10/10 experience.
Highly recommend Winery Tours Japan with Morey. We started our day with Morey picking us up from our hotel. He was so accommodating even though my group was 30 minutes late. For the rest of the day, Morey shepherded us to 5 beautiful wineries and lunch. He was so knowledgeable about the area and the wines we were trying, and he made the experience fun by sharing interesting stories about his life in Japan. He even drove us to the onsen after! 10/10 experience
This is a MUST book experience!
This is a MUST book experience and it was the highlight of our trip!! Not only is the wine delicious but Morey is a fantastic host. He was very knowledgeable on the wines and wineries in the area and it was extra special getting to meet some of the wine makers themselves through his strong connections. We did this tour as part of our honeymoon and his friend even opened the temple for us and prayed over our marriage. Truly an amazing experience. We are grateful to have found Morey and caught a glimpse into the beautiful country side of Koshu. Thank you again!
My wife and I had an amazing day wine tasting with Winery Tours Japan!
My wife and I had an amazing day wine tasting with Winery Tours Japan. As avid, global wine tourists we were excited to experience our first time tasting local Japanese wines. We were able to visit a variety of great Japanese wineries with the bonus of a tasty local lunch and excellent conversation. As a foreigner it would be impossible to do wine touring so efficiently/enjoyably in Japan without Morey – an expert local host who speaks both fluent English and Japanese. We look forward to our next trip to Japan to be able to do it all over again with Morey as many more wineries to explore and more interesting stories to be shared!
Our winery tour through Yamanashi and the Koshu Valley with Morey was truly outstanding!
Our winery tour through Yamanashi and the Koshu Valley with Morey was truly outstanding. Morey curated a fantastic itinerary with visits to top-notch wineries, where we had the privilege of meeting passionate owners and winemakers (a real highlight of the day) and sampling a number of stellar wines. Lunch was also a delightful experience, featuring excellent locally-sourced food that perfectly complemented our tour. It was clear that Morey is highly respected by the local wine community, and his deep knowledge of Japanese wine enriched every stop. The tour felt personal, thoughtfully tailored to us, and by the end, we genuinely felt we had made a new friend. We learned so much and thoroughly enjoyed every moment. We can’t wait to tour with Morey again next time we’re in Japan. Highly recommended!
I highly recommend reaching out to Morey. I look forward to working with him again in the future!
I’m a travel advisor who was working with clients traveling to Japan as part of their honeymoon! Some family members wanted to surprise them with a day trip somewhere, and we thought a visit to Koshu Valley for some wine tasting would be a unique experience. I reached out to Morey, and he was incredibly thoughtful about putting together a fun day of hiking, exploration, and incredible lunch, and of course, wine tasting! He was so easy to work with and communicative and the clients were thrilled with their surprise day in Koshu Valley. I highly recommend reaching out to Morey and scheduling time with him to explore Koshu Valley or Yamanashi. I look forward to working with him again in the future!
We highly recommend this wine tasting tour!
We spent a beautiful day wine tasting in Yamanashi with Morey from Winery Tours Japan, he is great wine guide and fun to be with! And quite knowledegable about various Japanese wines. Thanks to him we discovered Japanese wines from such a gorgeous region in Koshu! We highly recommend it! Morey was very instructive and planned our journey with a lot of details! The Japanese lunch was delicious too!! Thank you so much!”
I would definitely recommend Winery Tours Japan!
The 3 day wine tasting tour with Winery Tours Japan was fantastic, we visited many interesting wineries and breweries in the Koshu region and had interesting delicious meals along the way as well. Morey is a great guide who is extremely experienced in the area and knows the local people as well. I would definitely recommend Winery Tours Japan if you are looking to learn about Japanese wine and explore the Koshu valley and beyond!
I really highly recommend this tour to anyone interested in Japanese wine!
Touring with Winery Tours Japan was a wonderful way to experience one of Japan’s main wine regions in Yamanashi. Morey does small group tours and as a solo female traveler it was a really nice safe way to meet other people who are interested in wine. The lunch was traditional home-style Japanese cooking (amazing!) and we were able to visit five or six wineries, meet winemakers, see where the wine was actually made in a couple and try a huge amount of wines from the region. Morey is extremely knowledgeable and he created a really friendly environment for us. I really highly recommend this tour to anyone interested in Japanese wine!
We would highly recommend doing a wine tour with Winery Tours Japan!
We would highly recommend doing a wine tour with Morey. We thoroughly enjoyed the day and this was our favorite part of our trip to Japan. His knowledge of the wineries that we went to and of the area added a very personal touch to our visit to Yamanashi. We enjoyed talking with Morey and learning about the unique aspects of the area. It was the perfect trip getting away from the hustle and bustle of Tokyo into the peaceful countryside. He brought us to some hidden wineries that were really beautiful inside. He was greeted warmly by the people working at the wineries so it was clear that he was very familiar with the different wineries. We very much enjoyed tasting Japanese wines which were really good! If you really want to experience the wineries in the Yamanashi area, don’t book a crowded group tour—book a private tour with Winery Tours Japan and spend the day truly experiencing the beautiful and wonderful wineries of this area. Thank you, Morey, for a wonderful time!
A highly recommendable tour!
We reserved a two-day wine tasting tour with Morey, which we thoroughly enjoyed. Both days were hampered by a cloudy sky which, unfortunately “concealed” Mount Fuji-san from our vision, but this and even the slight drizzle on the first day did not spoil our fun. Morey took great effort in guiding us around in the Koshu Valley, he even helped us to buy extra suitcases for all the wines we bought?. We visited 10 Wineries where we met great people, in some of the wineries, the owners even came out to engage into animated talks with us. The wines we tasted opened our eyes, or should I say our tasting palettes to Japanese wines which are different from better known wine regions, for example a “Muscat Bailey A” based wine which smells like a (Japanese) grape juice but tastes like a wine without the taste of the juice. The lunches, included in the tour, were mouth-watering good. In short: A highly recommendable tour!
Thank you for reading our guest reviews.
At Winery Tours Japan, we specialise in private, carefully curated wine tours through
Yamanashi’s Koshu Valley — guided by a bilingual local expert with deep ties to the region’s
winemakers. Every itinerary is thoughtfully designed to offer meaningful encounters,
exceptional wines, and a relaxed pace that allows you to truly experience Japanese wine culture.
We hope these reviews have given you a genuine sense of what to expect on our tours.
If you’re planning a visit to Japan and would like a memorable day in the countryside,
we’d be happy to help you design a wine experience that suits your interests and travel plans.