I’ve done Higashi Ginza and Ginza Itchome and now have finally made it to Ginza proper. Ginza Nagano It’s another Nagano place and can’t really compete with Shinshu Sake Mura for all round excellence, but does offer a few breweries and a small drinking section at front (one tap of beer, I think). They had…
Spotted another Satellite shop and from a prefecture that I don’t think I’ve found one for yet. This time we’re in Iidabashi and it’s Aomori. Aomori Hokusaikan Three breweries here, one bottle from Minami Tsugaru brewery (never heard of it!) for ¥800, one from Osore brewery (never heard of it!) for ¥801 and one from…
A quick post on another Satellite shop that I’ve found. It’s another Akita one, and with not as much stock as the other Akita one, but thought it was worth mentioning in case you’re in the area, as there are a lot of hotels here. I also thought that maybe some more will crop up…
Back to Satellite shops, and this will for the time being, be a very small post, as at the moment this is the only Satellite Shop I have found in the Shinjuku area. As ever, if you know of any more in the area, please let me know on tokyobeerdrinker@gmail.com and I’ll visit and add…
Nihonbashi this time. Not too many more of these left for me to visit, so please if you know any more send me an email to tokyobeerdrinker@gmail.com. Thanks. Nihonbashi Shimane Kan Nothing here apart from Beer Hearn/Herun, whatever you want to call it, but I am kind of interested in their beer so have included…
Another bunch of regional produce shops, this time in the Tokyo station area. Was particularly pleased to find somewhere that sells a decent selection of North Island beers. Hokkaido Foodist (seems to have moved underground in broadly the same area. Shows up when you do a google maps search for the place name. Will update…
Couple of shops in Shinbashi, very close to Shinshu Sake Mura which I guess is a satellite shop too. Worth popping in if you have had a bit too much Nagano produce and want to diversify your Japanese beer consumption. Tottori-Okayama Shinbashikan The new location for the Tottori shop. They have moved over the road…
Another couple of satellite shops, this time in Higashi Ginza. Gunmachanchi (has moved to a fairly nearby location. Search for the shop name in google maps) So, this is where the Gunma mascot, Gunmachan lives, if you believe the name of the shop. I am not sure if he helps brew any of the beer…
This is the first of a series of posts about ‘Satellite Shops’ in Tokyo. These are basically shops that sell produce from a specific prefecture in order to promote tourism in these areas and the food and drink that these different regions make. This is of interest to us, because these shops often include craft…
Something a little bit different. Shinshu Sake Mura is a standing bar near to Shimbashi station with ultra low prices. The reason for this is that this place is mainly designed to promote the sake and beer breweries of Nagano prefecture. This is fundamentally a shop, but with a recently expanded standing bar area allowing…