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Nikka Whisky Yoichi Distillery

Yoichi, Hokkaido

A distillery in Yoichi, Hokkaido. The free guided tour (with tasting) is by reservation and in Japanese only.

Ikeda Wine Castle (Tokachi Wine)

Ikeda, Hokkaido

A castle-like facility known as the Wine Castle, home of Tokachi Wine. Admission is free, with the underground aging cellar and brandy distillery room open to visit.

Hokkaido Wine (Otaru Wine Gallery)

Otaru, Hokkaido

A reservation-based tour covering the company history, a virtual vineyard, the oak-barrel cellar and a tasting in the underground Keller3 room.

Hakodate Wine (Budokan)

Nanae, Hokkaido

A free guided factory tour of about 30 minutes led by Budokan staff. Weekdays only, with booking required by the previous day.

Sapporo Breweries Hokkaido Brewery

Eniwa, Hokkaido

A 60-minute tour in which a brand communicator explains the ingredients, brewing process and history of Sapporo Classic, ending with a tasting.

Otaru Beer Zenibako Brewery

Otaru, Hokkaido

A paid brewery tour with tasting at Otaru Beer's Zenibako brewery, held twice a day by phone reservation.

Otokoyama Sake-Making Museum

Asahikawa, Hokkaido

A free-admission museum displaying sake-making tools, Otokoyama’s history and ukiyo-e prints. The tasting and shop area has moved to the newly built shop next door.

Kunimare Sake Brewery

Mashike, Hokkaido

The visitor facilities of Kunimare in Mashike, Hokkaido include a brewery tour, a stone-warehouse archive room and a free herring boat exhibit, plus a tasting corner.

Furano Winery

Furano, Hokkaido

A staff-guided winery tour with a barrel-aged wine and Furano Cheese Workshop cheese tasting. A premium course adds a vineyard visit with a specialist.

The snow-covered entrance of the Meiji-era Takasago Shuzo brewery

Takasago Shuzo Meiji Sakagura Brewery Tour

Asahikawa, Hokkaido

A guided walk through the 1929 brewery with explanations of its history and sake-making process. In winter (late October to end of March), the morning tour may let you see brewers at work.

Sapporo Beer Museum

Sapporo, Hokkaido

A museum on the history of beer-making that began in Sapporo. Choose a self-guided visit or a guided tour with tastings. There is no brewing equipment on site.

Entrance of Kirin Brewery Hokkaido Chitose Brewery

Kirin Brewery Hokkaido Chitose Brewery

Chitose, Hokkaido

The Kirin Ichiban Shibori tour lasts about 90 minutes, including a 65-minute brewery visit and 25 minutes of tasting.

Chitosetsuru Nippon Seishu Brewery Tour

Sapporo, Hokkaido

A tour of the new brewing building completed in 2023, for groups of 8 to 20 only, one group per day by reservation.

Tanaka Shuzo Kikkogura Brewery Viewing

Otaru, Hokkaido

At Otaru's Tanaka Shuzo Kikkogura, which brews all year, you can view the koji room and tanks through glass and taste afterwards.

Hakodate Beer

Hakodate, Hokkaido

A craft beer restaurant with its own brewery in Hakodate's bay area. The ground floor has a shop and restaurant, with brewing tanks visible from the dining area.

Onuma Beer (Brauhaus Onuma)

Nanae, Hokkaido

A craft brewery at Lake Onuma in Nanae. Its Brauhaus Onuma serves the brewery's beers.

SUSUKINO BREWING

Sapporo, Hokkaido

A craft brewery in the Susukino area of Sapporo, described as its own brewery on the official website.

Hop Kotan Brewing

Kamifurano, Hokkaido

A brewery in Kamifurano, the only town in Hokkaido that grows hops commercially. It brews over 70 kinds of beer a year using local and imported hops.

A restaurant with its own brewery in a registered cultural-property warehouse complex near Asahikawa Station. It serves Taisetsu Ji-Beer made with Hokkaido ingredients alongside course meals and Genghis Khan lamb.

Takikawa Craft Beer Kobo

Takikawa, Hokkaido

A craft beer workshop inside Fureai-no-Sato in Takikawa, brewing beers such as Sorachi Pilsner.

Okhotsk Beer Factory

Kitami, Hokkaido

The brewery and restaurant of Okhotsk Beer in Kitami, serving its beer and food.

Bifuka Shirakaba Brewery

Bifuka, Hokkaido

A craft brewery in a converted brick warehouse in Bifuka, billed as Japan's northernmost. Its restaurant serves the beer with locally produced Genghis Khan lamb.

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Abashiri Beer Kan

Abashiri, Hokkaido

The visitor facility of Abashiri Beer, maker of Ryuhyo Draft and other beers brewed with added ingredients, with a yakiniku restaurant on site.

Obihiro Beer (Rancho Elpaso)

Obihiro, Hokkaido

A restaurant attached to the Obihiro Beer brewery, serving the beer with dishes made from Tokachi ingredients.

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Furano Ji-Mugishu Kan

Furano, Hokkaido

A log-cabin-style brewery and restaurant in a converted pension, brewing Furano craft beer since 2000.

Yotei Sanroku Beer (LUPICIA Brewery)

Niseko, Hokkaido

A Niseko brewery run by tea specialist LUPICIA, making beer from local water at the foot of Mt. Yotei. Reservation-only tours are offered.

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Hakodate Yukawa Brewery (Endeavour Yukawa)

Hakodate, Hokkaido

Endeavour, a restaurant with an on-site brewery in Yunokawa, Hakodate, serving beer brewed with local farm produce.

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Otobe Oiwake Brewing (Guild Endeavour)

Otobe, Hokkaido

Guild Endeavour, a brewery restaurant in Otobe, serving wood-fired Neapolitan pizza with its beer.

Tsuki to Taiyo Brewing Main Store

Sapporo, Hokkaido

The direct-run pub of Tsuki to Taiyo Brewing in central Sapporo, pouring around 10 beers a day brewed at the company's Shiroishi plant.

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Beer Pub Hirara (Sumikawa Beer)

Sapporo, Hokkaido

The direct-run beer pub of Sumikawa Beer in Sumikawa, Sapporo, about 3 minutes' walk from Sumikawa Station.

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Streetlight Brewing

Sapporo, Hokkaido

A brewery and taproom in Soen, Sapporo. It opened the taproom in 2022 and began brewing its own beer in 2023.

Sapporo Kaitakushi Brewery

Sapporo, Hokkaido

A brewery in Sapporo Factory recreating the Kaitakushi-era brewing method, with a free viewing hall and the adjacent BREWERY1876 serving fresh beer.

Beer Bar NORTH ISLAND

Sapporo, Hokkaido

The direct-run beer bar in Sapporo of North Island Beer, whose brewery is in Ebetsu, pouring its own craft beer.

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TRANS BREWING BEER STAND

Sapporo, Hokkaido

A beer stand of Toyohira-based TRANS BREWING inside Tanukikoji Yokocho, Sapporo, pouring its craft beer.

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Niseko Beer (Craft Beer Restaurant Nikai)

Niseko, Hokkaido

The brewery and craft beer restaurant of Niseko Beer in Niseko town, making a range of beers on small-scale equipment.

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Noboribetsu Ji-Beer Kan (Oni Densetsu)

Noboribetsu, Hokkaido

A souvenir shop with an on-site brewery run by Wakasaimo Honpo, selling the Noboribetsu-water craft beer Oni Densetsu.

POWDERHOOD

Kutchan, Hokkaido

A restaurant and taproom with an on-site brewery beside the Ace Gondola base station at Niseko Tokyu Grand HIRAFU. Beer is brewed and served at the same location.

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NAKAFURANO BREWERY (Taproom THE DAY)

Nakafurano, Hokkaido

A craft brewery using Nakafurano-grown hops and groundwater from the Tokachidake range, with a container-house taproom called THE DAY.