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Craft Beer
Food and DrinksCraft Beer
Japan has a long history of brewing world-class sake and shochu and craft beer has come on to the scene in Japan in a big way. Local craft beer breweries are popping up in rural areas where access to clean water and fresh ingredients create fertile grounds for making some great beer. American brewers and Japanese brewers have collaborated on some interesting brews and the influences are seen in both places as Japanese beers are now at many of the major international beer festivals and American craft brewers living in Japan and visiting have had a significant influence on the craft beer scene in Japan.
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Getting Funky
Whether it’s James Brown’s drummer making you jump out of your seat and dance or that bag of stinky gym clothes bringing a tear t...
Craft Beer
Nihonkai Club
One of the most beautiful and scenic coastlines in Japan is certainly the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture. Naturally, it is...
Craft Beer
Hideji Beer
Nestled at the northern edge of Miyazaki Prefecture’s coastline, Nobeoka City is one of the most beautiful places in Japan, w...
Craft Beer
Baeren Beer
Baeren Beer
Morioka, Iwate Baeren stands apart from the typical Japanese microbrewery by focusing on German styles of beer. Foun...
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Oni Densetsu Beer
Founded in 1998, Oni Densetsu is operated by a company that makes all manner of confectionery treats purchased by tourists vi...
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Hida Takayama Beer
Founded in July of 1996 on the western side of Japan’s Northern Alps, Hida Takayama Beer is one of Japan’s earliest microbrew...
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Yokohama Beer
Yokohama Beer is one of Japan’s first craft breweries, opening in June 1995. During their first 10 years, they went through many ...
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Nasu Kogen Beer
Located in the northern end of Tochigi Prefecture, Nasu Kogen Beer has always been one of the more classy and elegant craft b...