Each route takes about half a day.
*Please check the official website, etc., of each tourism destination for any temporary changes to business operations
Kirin Brewery Yokohama
Discover the manufacturing secrets behind Kirin Ichiban's delicious flavor! Join the free brewery tour and enjoy everything great about beer to your heart's content. After the tour, you can even try tasting freshly-brewed beer. Please enjoy the amazing sights, sounds, tastes, smells and feelings of this brewery tour!
Address
Kirin Brewery Co. Yokohama Factory, 1-17-1 Namamugi, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama-shi
How to Get There
–An approx. 10-min. walk from Namamugi Station on the Keikyu Line
Go straight on the Namamugi Station shopping streets until you reach the National Highway 15 (Daiichi Keihin) and then turn right at the "Namamugi Eki Iriguchi" intersection. Continue straight along National Highway 15 and turn in at the "Brewery Tour Entrance" that you see to your left.
–An approx. 20-min. walk from Shin-Koyasu Station on the JR Keihin Tohoku Line
-Approx. 10 min. by taxi from Tsurumi Station on the JR Keihin Tohoku Line
–Approx. 20 min. by taxi from JR Yokohama Station
Contact information
Brewery tour reservations and inquiries
045-503-8250
Reception hours: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (except days when the building is closed)
Hours
Brewery tour reservation hours: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Entry fee
Entry and participation are free
Closed on:
Mondays (Open Monday and closed on the following weekday when Monday is a holiday), New Year Holidays
*May close irregularly
Notes:
Reservations are required for the brewery tour (online or by phone)
Reservation Form: https://kirinbrewery1.secure.force.com/WebCalender?p=Y#_ga=2.141655162.951611833.1575426132-25998779.1575426132
Recommended products and key points
Malt tasting / wort tasting (free)
At the wort tasting, you can experience how different manufacturing methods affect the sweetness of the wheat.
Learn about the detailed precision that goes into choosing the ingredients as you experience them for yourself.
Freshly-brewed beer tasting ☆up to three cups (free)
You can try three different varieties of just-brewed Kirin Ichiban. Plus, soft drinks are also available for children or others who don't drink alcohol.
Cashless payment available
| Credit cards | Electronic money/digital wallet | QR payment |
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