Osaka
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Kashiwara, Osaka
A local-guide tour of western Japan's oldest winery covering its history and winemaking, with a sparkling-wine toast overlooking the Osaka plain.
Hannan, Osaka
Osaka's oldest brewery, founded in 1716. The brewer or staff guide you through the registered cultural-property wooden brewery, followed by a sake tasting.
Shimamoto, Osaka
Suntory Yamazaki Distillery in Shimamoto, Osaka. Seeing production is on lottery-based paid tours (in Japanese); the free Yamazaki Whisky Museum is a self-guided area with exhibits, a shop and a paid tasting lounge. A reservation is required to enter either way.
Tondabayashi, Osaka
A beer brewery converted from a sake brewery that closed in the late Showa era, with an adjacent beer hall serving its own beer and food.
Kita Ward, Osaka, Osaka
A brewpub run by Brewpub Standard that brews its own craft beer on the premises (Nakazakicho).
Chuo Ward, Osaka, Osaka
A brewpub run by Brewpub Standard that brews its own craft beer on the premises (Temmabashi / Tanimachi).
Minoh, Osaka
The taproom run by Derailleur Brew Works, a brewery in Nishinari, Osaka, located on the first floor of a building at Hankyu Minoo Station.
Higashiosaka City, Osaka
A craft brewery near Hanazono Rugby Stadium, with an attached taproom serving craft beer and craft cola.
Higashiyodogawa Ward, Osaka, Osaka
A craft brewery in Higashiyodogawa Ward, Osaka, offering factory tours and hands-on experiences plus a direct-sales shop.
Habikino, Osaka
A long-established winery in Habikino, Osaka. Staff lead a winery tour with wine tasting, with plans for small groups and large groups.
Taisho Ward, Osaka, Osaka
A MARCA outlet in the food court of TUGBOAT TAISHO in Taisho Ward; MARCA is a craft beer brewery in Osaka.
The direct-run shop next to Minoh Beer's headquarters, combining a bottle shop and a pub, one minute on foot from the brewery.
Nishi Ward, Sakai, Osaka
A restaurant serving its own house-brewed craft beer in a Japanese-style interior, with bottled beer also sold for takeout.
Minami Ward, Sakai, Osaka
Craft beer made inside the Sakai Midori Museum Harvest Hill farm park; bottles can be enjoyed at Hills Dining in the park's food hall.
A small brewery in the basement of an office building in central Osaka, with a tap room serving fresh beer and bottles to take home.
Minato-ku, Osaka, Osaka
The workshop that makes Japanese craft gin ROKU. The tour covers the infusion tanks and stills and a tasting of base spirits. It opened to the public in May 2026.
Izumisano, Osaka
Yo-Ho Brewing's brewery and visitor facility in Rinku Town, with a tap room, self-pour taps and a brewery tour.
Usually early to mid October, three days (2027 dates not confirmed)
Osaka, Osaka
A three-day craft beer event held at Osakajokoen Station Square.
This year's edition has ended
An outdoor event serving around 100 Belgian beers with food such as frites and sausages. The 2026 edition ran May 27-31.
A craft beer event with 12 breweries centered on Kansai. Held September 22-23, 2026.
Usually April, July and October
A tasting event held several times a year where sake and other drinks from breweries across Japan can be compared; the 15th edition listed 31 breweries and over 160 drinks.
Osaka, Osaka, Osaka
The Osaka edition of the large whisky tasting event run by the Japan Whisky Research Centre, held 26-27 June 2026.
The center of Osaka's Minami entertainment area, with a dense concentration of restaurants. Signboards and neon line the street, and spots such as Kani Doraku and Kinryu Ramen are well known.
One of the entertainment districts of Umeda (Kita), spanning Komatsubara-cho, Doyama-cho and Kamiyama-cho, formed where east-west and north-south shopping associations cross.
A stone-paved alley beside Hozenji Temple lined with long-established restaurants, bars, okonomiyaki and kushikatsu shops. It sits in the heart of Minami.
Yodogawa Ward, Osaka, Osaka
A drinking alley in front of Hankyu Juso Station. A fire in March 2014 destroyed many shops, and ten shops opened on the site in October 2016.
A dining and nightlife district south of Osaka Station with bars, lounges and traditional restaurants. It is described as a high-end dining area comparable to Tokyo's Ginza.
Miyakojima Ward, Osaka, Osaka
A downtown area around Kyobashi Station, served by JR, Keihan and subway lines. Dining and entertainment streets have developed here, and it is called the eastern gateway of Osaka.
A shopping street in Umeda leading to Tsuyunoten Shrine (Ohatsu Tenjin). The area is said to have begun when eateries gathered on the shrine grounds just after the war.
An under-the-tracks eatery district east of JR Osaka Station, between Hankyu Department Store and Hankyu Osaka-Umeda Station. It opened in 1950.
The popular name of the Nanyo-dori shopping street at the foot of Tsutenkaku Tower, lined with kushikatsu shops, yakiniku restaurants, diners and standing bars. Go and shogi clubs are also found here.
A retro food alley on the basement level of Umeda Sky Building that recreates an early-Showa townscape, with kushikatsu, okonomiyaki, Western food, izakaya and cafes.
A shopping street about 2.6 km long, said to be Japan's longest, that grew up in front of Osaka Tenmangu Shrine. Casual diners and delicatessens line it.
A bar-hopping area spreading around Sennichimae, Nansan-dori, Kuromon Market and Takashimaya. It has many characterful eateries including standing bars.
