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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...
craft beer
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. ...
restaurant
Bertrand Larcher Bar a Cidre - French: KagurazakaAttached to fancy French restaurant Bertrand Larcher, the Bar a Cidre is a great place to explore French ciders along with modern Breton cuisine. The drinks list offers three dozen ciders - mostly from various regions of France and mostly priced in...
Beer events
Osaka Castle
October 11-14 (Fri 2-9, Sat, Sun 11am-9pm, Mon 11am-7pm)
Craft Beer Holiday
One of Kansai's best beer festivals, Craft Beer Holiday will be hosting twenty breweries this year, including Isekado, North Island, Shiga Kogen, and Fukuoka Craft. Various food vendors are on hand, and half-size glasses are available, so you can try out more beers. The location has returned to Osaka Castle.
Osaka Osakajo Koen Ekimae Hiroba
Y4,600 for 6 food and drink tickets plus original glass. Y1,700 for 3 tickets
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.
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