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Pubgab - Beer bar: Kobe Shinkocho
This Rokko beer stand takes center stage inside the "Tooth Tooth Mart Food Hall & Night Fes," the fancy food court underneath Kobe Port Museum. They serve eight beers from Rokko Brewery on tap, along with other alcoholic and non-alcoholic...
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Craft Burger Co. - Burgers: Osaka Umeda
The excellent gourmet burgers here are made with domestic Japanese beef and premium topping ingredients, and come in three sizes - mini (shown in the photo), regular and double. They pour well-selected craft beers and cider from five taps, and...
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Open Air Kobe Motomachi - Beer bar: Kobe Motomachi
Run by Kobe craft brewery Open Air, this central-Motomachi taproom serves a dozen of their beers on tap plus a lineup of canned beers. They're open all day, and the spacious upstairs dining room serves a simple food menu with dishes like grilled pork, herb chicken, and gyoza....
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Beer Brain Harajuku - Beer bar: Jingumae 2-chome
There's plenty of outdoor seating in the attractive, greenery-filled courtyard area in front of Beer Brain, and just a bit of standing room inside the tiny bar itself. The shop's five taps dispense beers from their own brewery as well as the...
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WCB Umeda 1 - Beer bar: Osaka Umeda
This outlet of Shizuoka's highly regarded West Coast Brewery is equipped with six taps dispensing their beers, plus a couple of fridges filled with canned and bottled product. The brewery is known for their innovative, high-quality seasonal beers, so there's plenty to explore....
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Brussels - Belgian: Roppongi 1-chome
Conveniently located next to the entrance to Roppongi 1-chome subway station, this branch of the long-running Belgian beer chain has ample outdoor seating as well as a spacious dining room. You can choose from around ten Belgian beers on tap and...
Beer events
Yokohama
February 7-9 (Fri, Sat 11am-9pm; Sun 11am-7pm)
Japan Brewers Cup Festival
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: Y1,000-1,500 (depending on the day), and pay as you go for beer.
Sapporo
February 22-23 (Saturday, Sunday)
Hokkaido Craft Beer Factory 2025
Now in its second year, this event is run by a group of students with an interest in craft beer, and they have chosen seven Hokkaido craft breweries to participate with booths. Food is not sold at the event, but you can bring in food purchased at restaurants inside Sapporo Factory. Participating breweries are Black Fox, Nakafurano, , Bifuka Shirakaba, Kyogoku, Shimokawa Mori, Hokkaido Otobe Oiwake, and Lupicia, and brewmasters will be on hand.
Sapporo Factory "Atrium + Factory Room" (next to Freshness Burger) 43.0651553,141.3617519
Tickets from Y2,500 for three beers (plus admission) to Y4,900 for seven beers. Student discount tickets are also available. Advance tickets are available, and same-day tickets will be sold only if advance tickets do not sell out.
Niigata
March 8-9 (Sat 11am-6:30pm; Sun 11am-6:30pm)
Niigata Craft Beer Land
This early-March weekend event seems to be a mini session of the popular regional beer festival, with nine local brewers announced so far. Check the website for more details as the date approaches.
Bandajima Hiroba
Price: Free admission, pay as you go.



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