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Why is the beer industry thriving in Kanagawa?
Did you know that craft beer production is thriving in Kanagawa Prefecture? Yokohama, where beer brewing was first carried out continuously as a full-scale industry in Japan, is said to be the birthplace of the beer industry. Sankt Gallen, a long-established brewery that has led the Japanese craft beer industry, also originated in Atsugi City. It's also fun to discover your favorite craft beer while traveling.
One of Kanagawa's defining features is the large number of craft beers named after places such as Yokohama, Kamakura, Shonan, and Hakone. Furthermore, there are many beer pubs (brewpubs) with attached breweries throughout the prefecture, where you can enjoy freshly brewed beer to your heart's content while feeling the passion of the brewers. This article introduces two beer companies.
[1] Yokohama Beer/Local Beer Company with the longest history in Yokohama City
Yokohama Beer, a local beer company with the longest history in the city, has many award winners, with a selection of traditional, tireless and beautiful beers built by successive brewers. Pursue further quality under the philosophy of making local people proud of "Yokohama Beer" as "Hometown Beer" and enjoy it, we are aiming to make beer that everyone thinks is delicious with high quality.
What is Yokohama Beer | Yokohama Beer
■ Yokohama Brewery (Factory)
At the brewery, you can also enjoy "Yokohama Beer" at the attached beer stand and restaurant. The ground floor is a beer stand for standing drinking and the second floor is a restaurant. At the beer stand on the ground floor, you can enjoy freshly made beer while admiring the brewery's tanks. At the restaurant on the second floor, you can enjoy dishes that make use of ingredients from Kanagawa Prefecture and Yokohama along with beer.
The food and beer are all about the local stories that Yokohama Beer values. How about finding your favorite beer in a home space where beer lovers from a wide range of ages gather?
Address: 6-68-1 Sumiyoshi-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 1F, Yokohama Kannai Estate Building
Telephone: 045-641-9901 (direct to the main store restaurant)
Hours: [beer stand] Weekdays 16-22: 00/Saturday 11: 30-22: 00/Sunday 11: 30-21: 00 [restaurant] Monday-Thursday 17-22: 00/Friday 16-22: 00/Saturday 11: 30-22: 00/Sunday, holiday 11:30 to 21:00
Closed: No holidays (beer stand), New Year holidays (restaurant)
Access: 5-minute walk from JR Sakuragicho Station, Minatomirai Line Bashamichi Station
[2] Tōkaidō Beer/Tōkaidō/Kawasaki-juku from the place where there was
Tōkaidō Kawasaki-juku, which celebrated its 400th anniversary in 2023. "Tōkaidō BEER Kawasaki-juku Factory" is a brewery built by Iwataya Co., Ltd., which was founded in 1894 as an imported plate glass merchant in that area, and was born in 2018 utilizing a vacant warehouse. Based on the concept of "Taste the past, present, and future of Kawasaki with five senses", you can taste fine craft beer selected as "International Beer Cup", "100 best craft beers to drink now", such as Tokaido Kawasaki-juku, wheat field, and factory.
■Brewery BAR Tōkaidō BEER Kawasaki-juku Factory
A bar of Japanese taste selected for the "Japan Spatial Design Award" is attached to the brewery, and counter seating is provided. You can taste freshly made beer with your meal, and we also offer a comparison of drinking in a kiriko glass and all you can drink. Through the lighting of the cut glass, the beer to enjoy while looking at the brewing facilities is exceptional!
Address: 1-4-1 Honcho, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, 1st floor of Honmachi Corporation
Phone: 044-272-3639
Opening hours: Weekdays 17:30-22:00/Sat, Sunday, Holidays/12-22:00
Closed: Tuesday (open for public holidays)
Access: 6 minutes walk from Keihin Kyuko Kawasaki Station or 9 minutes walk from JR Kawasaki Station North Exit
Craft Beer Tōkaidō BEER Kawasaki Juku Factory
■ Tōkaidō GLASS
At the brewery's bar, you can enjoy beer with a variety of cut glasses (a glass that is cut and patterned on the surface of the glass), but the spot "Tokaido GLASS" where you can experience the production of the "Kiriko" is also recommended. There is also a course that can be booked on the day of the kiri glass experience, and it is possible to participate from elementary school students and above. The glasses can be selected from transparent ones and colorful “colored” ones, and the pieces you make can be taken home as they are. In addition, if you take a glass made from the experience to the Tokaido beer, there is also a service that you can pour and drink into My Glass. A hand-made glass with beautiful cut-outs is also perfect for a commemoration of a visit to the brewery.
Address: 1-4-9 Isago, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa (2nd floor)
Phone: 080-9391-9140
Opening hours: 10-18 (Saturday, Sunday, holiday)
Holidays: Monday to Friday
Price: [Kiriko's experience classroom] Elementary school student 2000 yen, junior and senior high school student 2500 yen, adult 3500 yen (separate material fee is required, transparent glass 500 yen, colored glass 2000 yen)
Access: 3 minutes walk from Keihin Kyuko Kawasaki Station
Experience, Kiriko Glass | Kawasaki Glass Craft Classes Tōkaidō GLASS
