Craft Beer Bars Japan

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Carvaan Beer Stop - Beer bar: Shibuya

Located inside the Tokyu Foodshow basement food hall, the Carvaan Beer Stop standing bar is run by a Saitama-based craft brewery and Middle Eastern restaurant. One of the brewery's goals is to recreate interesting historical beers from past...

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Tokyo Beer Paradise by Primus - Belgian: Yaesu

Half a dozen taps here serve brews from Belgium's Haacht Brewery as well as one or two guest beers. There's also a respectable bottled selection with well-known names like Westmalle, Rochefort, Leffe and Kwak - around 40 types to choose from,...

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Ise Kadoya Craft Beer - Japanese regional: Tokyo Marunouchi

Run by the highly regarded Ise Kadoya brewery in Mie Prefecture, this Marunouchi izakaya serves regional cuisine and craft sake from Mie as well as their own craft beers. Ten varieties of Ise Kadoya beer are available on tap.

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Craft Beer Base Leaf - Beer bar: Osaka Umeda

Leaf is a bottle shop, taproom and restaurant run by the Craft Beer Base group to showcase their beers. Ten of their fifteen taps are devoted to CBB's innovative series of Osaka-brewed beers, with the five guest taps set aside for domestic and...

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Quays Pacific Grill - American: Yokohama Shinko

We'd love this place even if it weren't for the gorgeous bayside view. They serve great food and inspired original cocktails, and they run their own craft brewery, coffee roastery and gin distillery on premises. When the weather is nice you can...

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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...

Beer events

Saitama Shintoshin

May 28 - June 1 (Wed 4-9pm; Thu-Sat 11am-9pm; Sun 11am-8pm)

Keyaki Beer Festival Spring 2025

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).

Keyaki Hiroba

Price: Free admission, pay as you go

http://www.beerkeyaki.jp/

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Sapporo

July 12-13 (Sat, Sun noon-6pm)

Sapporo Craft Beer Forest

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.

Sapporo Bankei Ski Area

Last year one-day ticket books for five beers were Y4,000, with additional tickets sold on-site. Check the website for this year's information.

https://www.facebook.com/sapporo.craft.beer.forest

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Ichinoseki, Iwate

August 22-24 (Fri 4-8pm, Sat 11am-8pm, Sun 11am-6pm)

Nationwide Jibiru Festival in Ichinoseki 2025

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.

Ichinoseki Cultural Center

Price: They use a ticket book system; price TBA.

https://www.facebook.com/ichinosekibeer/

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