This major beer festival features around fifty breweries and plenty of food stalls, and attracts huge crowds. It's one of the best festivals in the Tokyo area, and is highly recommended, at least when it is held outdoors (which it will be this time around).

One of Japan's longest-running craft-beer festivals, BeerFes gives you the chance to try over 120 kinds of beer for a single admission price. Morning and afternoon sessions are held each day.

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.

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.

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.

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.