Sapporo Beer Museum

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Japan's only beer museum! Experience the history of Sapporo Beer, dating back to the 1876 development project, through valuable documents and exhibits!

Overview

The Sapporo Beer Museum, located in Higashi-ku, Sapporo, is Japan's oldest beer museum. Experience the history of Sapporo Beer, inherited from the Hokkaido development project of 1876, through historical materials displayed chronologically, the beer brewing process, and tastings. Learn about the history of Sapporo Beer from its pioneering days through precious documents and exhibits. See brewing tools and machinery from the time, along with advertisements and labels from its founding, offering a glimpse into the beer-making process of that era. You can also observe the brewing process and enjoy tastings. In the manufacturing process section, you can see, touch, and feel how the raw materials of beer—malt, hops, water, and yeast—are used and how beer is made. In the tasting session, you can compare the taste of the “reproduction Sapporo Brewery Beer” from the founding era with the modern “Black Label” draft beer. The taste from the founding era offers a unique experience quite different from modern beer. The premium tour includes a guided tour of the museum, providing detailed explanations of the history and the brewing process. The tour concludes with a tasting session exclusive to participants, featuring a limited-edition beer you can only enjoy here. It's a museum that’s enjoyable for both adults and children, where you can learn about the history of Sapporo Beer and the brewing process while savoring delicious beer.

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Basic Information

Address: Kita 7-jo Higashi 9-chome 1-1, Higashi-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido Search for tourist attractions in Hokkaido

Access: About a 10-minute walk from Higashi-ku Yakusho-mae Station on the Toho Line subway. An 8-minute walk from the north exit of Naoe Station on the JR Hakodate Main Line. From the north exit of Sapporo Station (Platform 2), take the Naoe-Kita-guchi Line [Higashi 63] bus (external link) to Kita 8-jo Higashi 8-chome (approximately two departures per hour). Alternatively, from the north exit of Sapporo Station, take the Sapporo Beer Garden/Ario Line [188] direct bus (external link) to Sapporo Beer Garden (approximately two to three departures per hour). From the south exit of Sapporo Station (“Sapporo-eki-mae,” south side of Tokyu Department Store), take the Chuo Bus Sapporo Beer Garden/Factory Line [Kan 88] (external link) to Sapporo Beer Garden (departures approximately every 20 minutes). Show route

Op.Hours: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Last entry 5:30 PM)

Cld.Days: Every Monday (open on public holidays, closed the following day), Year-end and New Year holidays, and occasional temporary closures.

Fee: Free Admission Premium Tour: Adults 1,000 yen, Junior High School Students - Under 20 years old 500 yen, Elementary School Students and younger Free Star Hall (Paid Tasting): ・Adults 800 yen ・Junior High School Students - Under 20 years old 500 yen ・Elementary School Students and younger Free

INFO: ・Premium tours are conducted entirely in Japanese. Audio guides in English and Korean are available for international visitors. Please request one at the reception desk on the day of your visit. A separate rental fee of 500 yen will apply. ・Photography and video recording are permitted throughout the facility. However, while on a guided tour, photography is allowed, but video recording and audio recording are not permitted.