Tokyo
You must be 20 or over to drink in Japan. If you are driving, you cannot taste.
Ome, Tokyo
A brewery in Ome, Tokyo. The tour takes about 40 minutes, is by reservation and costs ¥700.
Higashimurayama, Tokyo
A booking site sells a guided tour of Toshimaya Brewery’s production areas with sake tasting. Not confirmed with the brewery.
Shibuya (Yebisu Garden Place), Tokyo
The guided tour "YEBISU the JOURNEY" combines the Yebisu history museum, a glass-side view of the brewing equipment and a tasting in the taproom.
Musashino, Tokyo
26K Brewery (ond) is a brewery in Musashino with a taproom where its own beer is served.
Adachi City, Tokyo
A microbrewery in Adachi City, Tokyo. Its beer can be bought at the brewery (an attached pub is not confirmed).
Chiyoda City, Tokyo
A brewpub (eatery with its own brewing equipment on site) in Chiyoda City, Tokyo. House-brewed craft beer can be drunk on the premises.
Taito City, Tokyo
A brewpub (eatery with its own brewing equipment on site) in Taito City, Tokyo. House-brewed craft beer can be drunk on the premises.
Sumida City, Tokyo
A taproom attached to a brewery in Sumida City, Tokyo. Beer brewed on site can be drunk there.
Komae, Tokyo
Izumi Brewery (Beer Cellar Tokyo) is a brewery in Komae with a taproom where its own beer is served.
Shinjuku City, Tokyo
A brewpub (eatery with its own brewing equipment on site) in Shinjuku City, Tokyo. House-brewed craft beer can be drunk on the premises.
Kita City, Tokyo
A taproom attached to a brewery in Kita City, Tokyo. Beer brewed on site can be drunk there.
Koto City, Tokyo
A taproom attached to a brewery in Koto City, Tokyo. Beer brewed on site can be drunk there.
Chofu, Tokyo
Bread Ale Brewery (Komuginohoshi Sengawa) is a brewery inside the bakery Komuginohoshi Sengawa in Chofu, making Bread Ale, a craft beer brewed with bread.
Machida, Tokyo
BUSO BREWERY (Buso Brewery Machida Station Shop) is a brewpub in Machida with brewing equipment on site, serving its own beer.
A taproom attached to a brewery in Taito City, Tokyo. Beer brewed on site can be drunk there.
Setagaya City, Tokyo
A taproom attached to a brewery in Setagaya City, Tokyo. Beer brewed on site can be drunk there.
Chofu Beer Works (Jackson Hole) is a brewpub in Chofu with brewing equipment on site, serving its own beer.
Koganei, Tokyo
Chuo Line Beer Works is a brewery in Koganei with a taproom where its own beer is served.
Chuo City, Tokyo
A brewpub (eatery with its own brewing equipment on site) in Chuo City, Tokyo. House-brewed craft beer can be drunk on the premises.
Hachioji, Tokyo
CRAFTROCK TAPROOM (Mt. Takao) is a brewery in Hachioji with a taproom where its own beer is served.
Itabashi City, Tokyo
A taproom attached to a brewery in Itabashi City, Tokyo. Beer brewed on site can be drunk there.
Toshima City, Tokyo
A taproom attached to a brewery in Toshima City, Tokyo. Beer brewed on site can be drunk there.
Minato City, Tokyo
A brewpub (eatery with its own brewing equipment on site) in Minato City, Tokyo. House-brewed craft beer can be drunk on the premises.
A brewpub (eatery with its own brewing equipment on site) in Koto City, Tokyo. House-brewed craft beer can be drunk on the premises.
Wed, October 28, 2026 – Thu, October 29, 2026
A street bar-crawl around Shinjuku-gyoenmae Station using coupon tickets. Each ticket buys a special menu item or drink.
Fri, October 30, 2026 – Tue, November 3, 2026
Bunkyo City, Tokyo
Visit 28 shops inside Tokyo Dome City, order the bar-hopping menu and collect stamps. Three stamps earn one try at a prize capsule machine.
Sun, November 1, 2026
Participating bars in Golden Gai drop their cover charge and serve drinks from 500 yen for one day. Visiting five bars qualifies you for a prize draw.
Tue, November 3, 2026
Minato, Tokyo, Tokyo
An outdoor event on the Yamanashi Nouveau release day, offering tastings and sales of new wines from Yamanashi wineries.
Fri, November 6, 2026 – Sun, November 8, 2026
Taito, Tokyo
Liquor shops gather in Ueno and serve sake and other drinks in the standing-bar kakuuchi style. This 13th edition also has food and stage programs.
Fri, November 6, 2026 – Sat, November 7, 2026
Chiyoda, Tokyo, Tokyo
A large whisky tasting event run by the Japan Whisky Research Centre. Visitors can sample whiskies from exhibitors in Japan and abroad, and tasting seminars are held.
Sat, November 7, 2026 – Sun, November 8, 2026
Meguro, Tokyo
A pre-sale tasting event where visitors can freely sample sake, plum wine and other Japanese drinks within a time slot. This 32nd edition features 52 breweries.
Tue, November 10, 2026 – Wed, November 11, 2026
A street-drinking event where your ticket waives the cover charge at participating bars and unlocks 500-yen and special menu items.
Fri, November 13, 2026 – Sun, November 15, 2026
Shibuya, Tokyo
The 7th edition of a Shibuya event for sampling sake and craft sake, with live music and food.
Sun, November 29, 2026
Ota, Tokyo, Tokyo
The 11th natural wine standing party, returning after a two-year gap, with free-flow wine, food and music.
Wed, December 2, 2026 – Sun, December 6, 2026
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Tokyo
An outdoor event with around 100 Belgian beers and food. Shinjuku hosts the last 2026 edition.
Sat, May 29, 2027 – Sun, May 30, 2027
Minato, Tokyo
A sake tasting event themed on new beginnings such as a new job or marriage. Up to 80 breweries are expected, in a timed all-you-can-taste format.
Around February (8th edition: Feb 23, 2026; next not confirmed)
Ten bartenders who won regional rounds compete with shochu and awamori cocktails, while visitors taste dozens of shochu and awamori.
Usually mid-February (Feb 15, 2025; Feb 14-15, 2026)
Meguro City, Tokyo
An outdoor event where shochu and awamori makers from Kyushu and Okinawa each serve one label, mainly as oyuwari (with hot water). 33 makers joined the 3rd edition in 2026.
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 April 16-19.
Koto, Tokyo, Tokyo
An indoor craft beer event at Tokyo Big Sight. The 5th edition ran September 25-27, 2026 with ten breweries from Hokkaido to Kyushu.
Taito, Tokyo, Tokyo
A participatory event where visitors vote for their favorite craft beer. Held September 2-6, 2026.
A bar-hopping beer festival across shops around the station. The 10th edition ran October 9-18, 2026 with 30 participating shops and a stamp rally.
A beer event in front of JR Musashi-Koganei Station. Held September 11-13, 2026, with an FC Tokyo original craft beer on sale.
Itabashi, Tokyo, Tokyo
An indoor event with draft craft beers from about 20 breweries (40+ varieties). Held August 15-16, 2026.
Sumida, Tokyo, Tokyo
An indoor tasting of craft beers from across Japan. The 36th edition was held June 13-14, 2026.
A summer beer festival on a lawn plaza in Machida. In summer 2026 it ran in two seasons, July 29-August 2 and August 7-11, with free entry.
An outdoor German beer event. The 2026 edition ran 13 days, September 11-23.
Tachikawa, Tokyo
A German beer event in Showa Kinen Park. The 2026 edition ran 13 days, September 11-23, reported as free to enter.
A German beer event in the courtyard of a Toyosu shopping complex. The 2026 edition ran 25 days, September 18-October 12.
A summer beer event at Sky Arena in Tokyo Skytree Town. The 2026 edition ran June 12-August 30.
A craft beer fest at Tokyo Tama Mirai Messe in Hachioji. The summer 2026 edition (July 10-12) had 22 breweries.
Kita, Tokyo, Tokyo
A tasting and sales event for mead (honey wine) run by the Japan Mead Association. The 6th edition on 28 March 2026 had about 17-18 brands.
Bunkyo, Tokyo, Tokyo
A bar-industry show gathering bartenders and spirits brands. The 2026 edition was held 9-10 May with 62 booths.
The Tokyo edition of the Umeshu Research Association's plum wine tastings, held 4-7 June 2026.
Toshima, Tokyo
A fair where sake associations and breweries from across Japan offer tastings. The 17th edition on June 19-20, 2026 has ended; the next date is not confirmed.
A tasting event gathering ciders from Japan and abroad. The 2026 edition was held on 30 August.
Hachioji, Tokyo, Tokyo
A whisky event held in Hachioji. The 2026 edition took place on 19 September from 12:00.
A tasting event gathering Japanese distilled spirits such as whisky, gin and rum. The 2026 edition was held on 26-27 September.
A sake festival focused on ginjo-style sake from breweries across Japan. The 4th edition took place on Oct 17-18, 2026 and has ended; the next date is not confirmed.
Kita, Tokyo
A lane of under 100 m just off the east exit of Akabane Station with nearly 30 izakaya and snack bars.
A 70-80 m drinking street west of Senso-ji, south of the off-track betting site, known for stewed offal and Hoppy.
An arcaded cluster of small eateries two minutes on foot from the east exit of Ebisu Station.
A drinking alley of small eateries near Ikebukuro Station's east exit; Toshima Ward lists the Mikuni Koji Restaurant & Bar Association.
Shinjuku, Tokyo
A yokocho-style food hall inside Tokyu Kabukicho Tower, with stall-like eateries.
A backstreet alley in Kagurazaka with cobblestones and black wooden fences, dotted with restaurants.
Koto, Tokyo
A yokocho right by the north exit of Kameido Station with retro izakaya and restaurants of various cuisines.
A network of narrow lanes of eateries and bars right by the north exit of Kichijoji Station, rooted in a postwar black market.
Suginami, Tokyo
A yokocho of eateries in a former dried-goods market near the entrance of Junjo Shopping Street, north of Koenji Station.
A drinking area right outside the south exit of Nishi-Ogikubo Station, with yakitori shops and inexpensive bars.
Shinagawa, Tokyo
A maze of lanes along the tracks just outside Oimachi Station's east exit, with about 60 diners and bars.
Setagaya, Tokyo
A maze of lanes with bars and shops between Setagaya-dori and Route 246, rooted in a postwar black market.
An alley of small izakaya and bars beside the tracks right next to Shibuya Station, dating from 1950.
A yokocho area of izakaya inside MIYASHITA PARK in Shibuya.
A district of narrow alleys in Kabukicho 1-chome, next to Hanazono Shrine, lined with tiny bars in low wooden buildings.
A Showa-era drinking alley by the west exit of Shinjuku Station, centered on yakitori and motsuyaki (grilled offal) shops.
A market district of about 400 shops along the JR viaduct between Ueno and Okachimachi, rooted in a postwar black market.
Chiyoda, Tokyo
An alley under the railway near JR Yurakucho Station where shops serve farm- and sea-direct ingredients and regional dishes.
Chiyoda / Minato, Tokyo
Izakaya and standing bars line the railway arches between Yurakucho and Shimbashi stations, a classic office-worker drinking spot.
