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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.
Craft Beer
Myoko Kogen Beer
There are so many local breweries in Japan with the name “kogen” (mountain heights) in them (off hand, I can think of at least si...
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What is Oktoberfest?
Likely, Oktoberfest was the world’s first officially sanctioned beer bust, originating from the German custom of finishing the la...
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Donryu Dream
Gunma seems to be a prefecture of surprises. Hardly the most famous of tourist destinations, it pretty much resigns itself to...
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Onuma Beer
I love Hokkaido, and have often gone bicycle touring there. A friend and I once decided to ride from Otaru to Hakodate, two of th...
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Tsukiyono Beer
A huge art glass complex in the mountains of Gunma Prefecture is not the most likely spot to find a craft brewery and restaur...
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Coedo Beer
Koedo Beer was founded in Kawagoe in the spring of 1996 and, after several years of growth, a new brewery was built a bit further...
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Bayern Meister Beer
Munich’s famous beer event, the Oktoberfest, actually begins in late September and runs until early October. If you’re readin...
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Yokohama Brewing
While Yokohama hardly conjures up images of outdoor activities, a lot of what most visitors do there involves a great deal of walk...