Craft Beer

Where Craft Beer in Japan First Began   The new brewpub for Echigo Beer was quite a sight when it opened in December...

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...

Munich’s famous beer event, the Oktoberfest, actually begins in late September and runs until early October. If you’re readin...

While Yokohama hardly conjures up images of outdoor activities, a lot of what most visitors do there involves a great deal of walk...

There is a good chance you’ve already had Gotemba Kogen Beer, but you may not have known it at the time. One of Japan’s large...

Niseko Beer at Higashiyama EggshellNiseko Town, Hokkaido After glancing through our last issue, I find it’s obvious Niseko...

Hitachino Nest beer from Ibaraki Prefecture distinguishes itself from other Japanese microbrews in that it is arguably the mo...

It’s probably still cold as you read this, but spring is just around the corner. Here’s a suggestion for good beer in an expansive...

If you have young children in Japan, it is practically inevitable that a trip to Tokyo Disneyland will be considered an outdoor ac...

The lure of Mt. Fuji goes beyond its symbolic representation of Japan. While hiking to the top is one of the country’s most popula...