What Guests Say About Our Yamanashi Wine Tours
Around 90 minutes by limited express train from Shinjuku, Yamanashi’s Koshu Valley offers a relaxed countryside setting for discovering Japanese wine.
The reviews below were shared by guests who joined private Winery Tours Japan experiences, from one-day Yamanashi wine tours to longer custom itineraries. They describe their own winery visits, tastings, meals, and time with Morey.
Each review reflects one guest’s own trip, so the wineries, route, meeting arrangements, and special experiences described will naturally vary from tour to tour.
You can also visit our Yamanashi wine tour gallery to see photos from our tours.
Guest Reviews of Winery Tours Japan
The testimonials are published in the guests’ own words.
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!
A Beautiful and Well-Organized Day in Yamanashi!
Wonderful visit to beautiful Yamanashi with Morey on April 9th. In spite of train glitches and woes, I was able to visit 3 tasting rooms, a temple, and beautiful Senga Falls. The trip was well-organized and totally covered everything I had wished for including a beautiful view of Mt Fuji. For those who are inclined to visit areas of Japan that are beautiful, interesting, and less-traveled, I highly recommend this tour and hope to spend more time exploring this area on future trips
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!
Unique Wineries in Yamanashi
The tour with Morey was very beautiful and interesting. It gave us the opportunity to explore different and unique wineries. Thanks again for everything.
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!
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Guests have joined Winery Tours Japan for relaxed one-day wine tours, longer itineraries, special occasions, and custom experiences across Yamanashi. Their feedback offers a firsthand look at the wine, food, local knowledge, and personal guidance that can shape a private tour.
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