Now in its tenth season, this popular national beer event is held at a ski resort just 20 minutes from central Sapporo. Last year there were more than 100 beers available from breweries throughout the country, along with food from local restaurants and live music.

The organizers promise dozens of different craft beers for visitors to sample and compare, from fourteen local and nationwide craft breweries like Outsider, Tokorozawa, Minoh and Fujizakura. Fourteen local restaurants will be selling food, and there's a full schedule of music for the ten-day event.

A beer festival for the whole family, Tsukuba's popular annual event features live bands and DJs on two separate stages along with plenty of food and organic soft drinks. Last year there were nineteen breweries represented (including one US import), ranging from big names like Hitachino Nest and Echigo to smaller local producers. Check their website for more up-to-date information.

This three-day event features twelve Japanese craft breweries from around the country, including names like Hopdog, Be Easy, Ushitora and Numazu Craft, along with Aqula (who are the organizers). Last year the festival attracted several thousand visitors.

Now in its twenty-eighth year, this indoor-outdoor festival features local foods as well as craft beers from around Japan. This year we can expect more than 100 different beers from local breweries as well as local foods.

The autumn edition of Tokyo's Shiba Oktoberfest features German beer, food from all over, and a diverse program of live music.

One of Japan's longest-running craft-beer festivals, BeerFes gives you the chance to try over 100 kinds of beer for a single admission price.

The autumn edition of this major beer festival will be held indoors again this year. Admission is free, but some table seating may be reserved for a fee. More than 50 breweries are taking part, along with plenty of food stalls. Check the website for information on how to reserve a spot.

Running in Tokyo for five days this year, this is the biggest and most popular Belgian beer festival in Japan, featuring beers from more than fifty breweries and a wide selection of food.

Co-sponsored by the German Embassy, this is probably the best of the German-themed festivals on the yearly calendar, with a more German feel to it than the typical Oktoberfest event. There's plenty of tasty German food, beer and wine to sample, a live music stage, and booths selling a range of German products.

The early-winter edition of this popular Belgian beer event is held indoors, under the attractive dome of the Shinjuku Sumitomo Building in Nishi-Shinjuku. This is the biggest and most popular Belgian beer festival in Japan, featuring beers from dozens of breweries and a wide selection of food.