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Craft Beer Market - Beer bar: SuidobashiLocated in the lively Food Stadium food court in the southwest corner of Tokyo Dome City, this kiosk-style branch of the popular craft-beer bar chain serves "smash" style burgers along with twenty varieties of domestic and imported craft beers on...
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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...
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Hitachino Brewing Shinjuku - Beer bar: Nishi-ShinjukuSix taps dispense a rotating selection of Hitachino Nest craft beers at this small train-station bar, and you can get any of their draft beers to go. The bar is furnished with 15 seats at two shared tables and there are also a few high mini-tables...
german
Schmatz Beer Stand - German: Yokohama BashamichiThis food-court branch of the popular German craft-beer chain is conveniently located in the same building as Yokohama City Hall, with outdoor seating looking out on Minato Mirai in the distance. As this is a "Beer Stand" version of the restaurant...
Retail
Seven-Eleven Yokohama Hammerhead - Retail: Yokohama BashamichiIt's certainly unexpected, but perhaps the best craft beer retailer in Yokohama is this bayside branch of 7-Eleven. Located in front of the Yokohama Hammerhead shopping complex and ship terminal, they attract craft-beer fans from around Japan. ...
Beer events
Tokyo Aoyama
November 1-4 (Friday-Monday)
Deutschlandfest 2024
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.
Aoyama Park
Free admission, pay as you go.
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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