The Keyaki Hiroba Beer Festival is a biannual event held in the vicinity of the Saitama Super Arena; once in spring and also an autumn event too. is a biannual event; once in spring and also an autumn event too.
Featuring over fifty, yes 50!, craft beer companies and bars from Japan and overseas, the Keyaki Hiroba Beer Festival is a four-day event, from the 19th September to the 23rd September with plenty of choice for everyone.
With a strong leaning towards Japanese craft beer produces, with the big names such as Coedo (Saitama), Baird Beer (Shizuoka), Minoh Beer (Osaka), and Yo-Ho Brewing (Nagano) amongst others, rubbing shoulders with the smaller companies such as North Island (Hokkaido), Yorocco beer (Kanagawa), Outside Brewing (Yamanashi), and Brimmer Brewing (Kanagawa), this really is a true Japanese craft beer festival.
With beers starting from ¥300 in price for roughly small sizes of about 250ml, and ¥500 the most common starting price for medium-sized classes. There are also craft beer tastings sets as well for customers to try from most of the breweries as well, that start from ¥1000 for 4 different beers. Some of the breweries, for example Outsider Brewing, Nasu Kougen Beer, and Shonan Beer have produced some special beers that can only be tried at the Keyaki Hiroba Beer Festival. Even more incentive to go, as if you needed it.
The Keyaki Hiroba Beer Festival really should be an event anyone with an interest in Japanese craft beer attends.
Keyaki Hiroba Beer Festival Opening Times
From Friday 19th September until Monday 22nd September, the Keyaki Hiroba Beer Festival is open from 11am until 9:30pm, with last orders at 9pm. On Tuesday 23d September, it is open from 11am until 7pm with last entry at 6pm, and final orders at 6:30pm. Tickets are free.
How To Get To Keyaki Hiroba Beer Festival
Keyaki Hiroba Beer Festival is located at Saitama Shintoshin (さいたま新都心) station on the Keihin-tohoku line, and local lines of the Takasaki line and the Utsonomiya line.
Keyaki Hiroba Beer Festival Brewery Line Up
Hokkaido / Tohoku:
- Akura beer
- Zumona
- Sennan Craft Beer
- Tazawako Beer
- North Island Beer
- Michinoka Fukushima Beer
Kanto:
- Atsugi Beer
- Harvest Moon
- Kiuchi Brewery (Hitachino Nest)
- Kobushi-hana-beer
- Coedo
- Sankt Gallen
- Tochigi Micro Brewery
- Nasu Kougen Beer
- Nippon Craft Beer
- Brimmer Brewing
- Blue Magic
- Preston Ale
- Tokorozawa Craft Beer
- Okawacho Micro Brewery
- Virgo Beer
- Loco Beer
Hokuriki / Koshinetsu:
- Outside Brewing
- Echigo Beer
- Oh! La! Ho-Beer
- Kisoji Beer
- Shiga Kogen Beer
- Johana Beer
- Swan Lake Beer
- Tainai Kogen Beer
- Fujizakura Heights Beer
- Minaimishinshu Beer
- Yo-Ho Brewing
Tokai:
- Kinshachi Beer
- Gotemba Kogen Beer
- Baird Brewing
- Y.Market Brewing
Kansai:
- Kuninocho Beer
- Konishi Beer
- Minoh Beer
- Rokko Beer
Chugoku / Shikoku:
- Umenishiki Beer
- Daizen G Beer
- Matsue Beer
Kyushu / Okinawa:
- Shiroyama Brewery
- Shiranui Roman Beer
- The Brewmaster
