Events

Kofu Yokocho Bar Hopping Week In the center of Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture, there are many alleyways that remain from the time of the last Tokyo Olympics (1964). The charm of these alleyways is the cramming together of delicious foods, such as oden, yakitori, hotpot, ramen, and curry. The...

The 22nd Kurume Yakitori Japan No. 1 Festival will be held on Saturday, September 28th and Sunday, September 29th, 2024, at Higashimachi Park in Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture. Famous yakitori restaurants, a Kurume specialty, will be participating and offering their signature skewers. Visitors will vote with their skewers to determine the grand prize winner. Last year...

The Akasaka Autumn Festival 2024, sponsored by the Akasaka Shopping District Council, is currently underway. Two stages have been set up along Hitotsugi-dori Street, with Hoppy Beverage and 40 other vendors taking part. A jazz band, the Akasaka Hula Club, and more are performing on stage...

Echigo Nagaoka Sake no Jin is a major annual event where Nagaoka's sake breweries come together, allowing you to interact with the brewers and enjoy Nagaoka's sake and food. This year, as a special edition to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Toast Ordinance, the event will be even more spectacular than usual. This year, 14 breweries from the city and over 60 varieties of sake will be...

Western Japan Yakitori Festival 2024 The Western Japan Yakitori Festival 2024, which brings together local yakitori restaurants from Western Japan, will be held in Nagato City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, one of Japan's six major yakitori towns, for two days this weekend, on September 14th (Sat) and 15th (Sun).

"Otto Festival 2024" "Otto Festival 2024" will be held in front of the ABS Akita Broadcasting building from today, Friday, September 6th to Sunday, September 8th. It will feature a "sake tasting" event from within and outside the prefecture, as well as a "screening" of nostalgic street footage of Akita...

SORACHI BEER GARDEN To promote the appeal of the legendary hop "Sorachi Ace" and revitalize the beer market, Sapporo Beer and Kirin Beer will be holding a commemorative event at Haneda Airport Garden on September 7th and 8th to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the birth of the hop "Sorachi Ace."

Purchase a tasting cup (which serves as a certificate of participation) and enjoy a free-flowing tasting tour of three local sake breweries (Kitayasu Daikoku, Hakubanishiki, and Ichinoya) and the Northern Alps Brewery within walking distance of JR Shinano-Omachi Station in Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture.

Snack Imadeya will be held at Shibuya PARCO for two days starting October 26th. The event is themed around "Enjoying good alcohol more casually," and offers sake, wine, and non-alcoholic drinks from around Japan in a snack bar-style tasting booth. Participants can sample...

Tono Hop Harvest Festival: This weekend, the Tono Hop Harvest Festival will be held in Tono City, Iwate Prefecture. The event will feature over 30 varieties of beer, including "Hitono Beer ZUMONA" and "Tono Brewery." The event-exclusive Harvest Festival beer is especially popular.

Yukata de New Retro SAKE Festival: Enjoy Nishinomiya sake in a new retro style, wearing a yukata! Enjoy local Nishinomiya sake with delicious food from Street KITCHEN! This event is enjoyable for sake lovers and beginners alike...

Hoppy Beverage CRAFT BEER Tasting and Sales Event Hoppy Beverage will be holding a CRAFT BEER tasting and sales event at the Daimaru Tokyo store from today, August 14th (Wed) to the 20th (Tue). Available beers include three Akasaka beers and four Nihonbashi beers...