The Keyaki Beer Festival Autumn is a biannual event held in the vicinity of the Saitama Super Arena; 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 Beer Festival Autumn is a six-day event, from the 18th 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), Outsider 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 Beer Festival Autumn. Even more incentive to go, as if you needed it.

The Keyaki Beer Festival Autumn really should be an event anyone with an interest in Japanese craft beer attends. We attended last year’s event and the only problem we had was that the event is

Keyaki Beer Festival Autumn Opening Times

From Friday 18th September until Wednesday 23rd September, the Keyaki Beer Festival Autumn is open from 11am until 9:30pm, with last orders at 9pm. On Friday 18th September, it’s open from 4pm until 1opm with last orders at 9:30pm and on Wednesday 23rd 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 Beer Festival Autumn

Keyaki Beer Festival Autumn 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 Utsunomiya line.

Keyaki Hiroba Beer Festival Brewery Line Up (Confirmed 1st September)

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