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Craft Beer Base Branch - Beer bar: Osaka UmedaLocated in the lively basement bar zone of Hanshin department store, this compact outlet of importer-turned-brewer Craft Beer Base is equipped with ten taps, seven of which are devoted to their own brews. The food menu is limited to bar fare but is ambitious in scope....
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Iiie Craft Beer - Beer bar: Osaka ShinsaibashiPast the front counter with its 20 taps, beyond the huge refrigerators stocked with 300 different canned beers, the main dining area here is quite stylishly appointed and surprisingly spacious. There's also a minimalist standing-bar zone in front to handle overflow....
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Koukyu Hanten - Chinese: SuidobashiTaiwanese dim sum, spicy ramen bowls and rice dishes are served with craft beers at this kiosk inside Tokyo Dome City's popular food court. Five taps dispense a rotating selection of freshly brewed beers from Tokyo's Rio Brewery along with Delirium...
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Craft Beer Market - Beer bar: SuidobashiLocated in the bustling Food Stadium food court in the southwest corner of Tokyo Dome City, this kiosk-style branch of the popular craft-beer bar chain serves twenty varieties of domestic and imported craft beers on tap, all at very reasonable...
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Doppo Aeon Mall Okayama - Beer bar: OkayamaOkayama's Miyashita Sake Brewery is a pioneer on the Japanese craft-beer scene, launching their line-up of Doppo beers way back in 1995. This small taproom-kiosk run by the brewery is conveniently located in an Aeon shopping mall near Okayama...
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Fukuoka Craft Brewing with Comatsu - Beer bar: Fukuoka HakataOpen since March 2024, this all-day, late-night standing bar is a joint venture from two of Fukuoka's craft breweries. Draft beers come in three sizes and are reasonably priced; you can also choose from a selection of canned beers, with a Y300...
Beer events
Tokyo Shinjuku
December 11-15 (Wed-Sun)
Belgian Beer Weekend 2024 Shinjuku "Christmas Edition"
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.
Shinjuku Sumitomo Building Triangle Square
Price: Ticket books are Y3,750, or Y3,500 with advance purchase.
Yokohama
February 7-9 (Fri, Sat 11am-9pm; Sun 11am-7pm)
Japan Brewers Cup Festival 2025
Try 300 different beers, mostly priced from Y300 per cup (although the average price is Y500). Thirty-six craft breweries, four craft beer importers and four food vendors will be taking part.
Yokohama Hammerhead CIQ Hall
Price: TBD (2024 price was Y1,200 admission on the day, and pay as you go for beer)
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