Beer garden

Did you visit any beer garden in Tokyo this summer?  If you didn’t have a chance, and are upset about it, this is good news for you!

While most beer gardens close in August, there is a beer garden that opens in September in Tokyo Midtown.  What makes this more special is that you can enjoy beer, directly shipped from Hofbräuhaus, a famous brewery in Munich, Germany.  There are sausage imported from Germany, and Seafood from Sapporo (which is a sister city of Munich) too.

Also, don’t miss the Yodel show by Sakura Kitagawa!
Kitagawa is one of the world’s greatest Yodel singer, who won the top grade at the Yodel fest in Switzerland.
At this stage, she will sing the Yodel that would be on the October Fest in Munich, even mimicking the accent!

Relax on the grass, and enjoy the real German beer, food, and show!
Tokyo Midtown Deutscher Biergarten
Location: Tokyo Midtown
Period: Sep.3 - 26
Open Hours : Weekdays 16:00～22:00, Sats&Suns 11:00～22:00
Website: http://www.eyema-ent.co.jp/event/biergarten/2010.html (Japanese)

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Ebisu is the neighbor area of Shibuya, near Roppongi and Hiroo.
Near by Ebisu Station (Hibiya line, JR Yamanote line) is Yebisu Garden Place(恵比寿ガーデンプレイス): a compound square of shopping, offices, restaurants & cafes.

‘Yebisu’ of Yebisu Garden Place is spelled in an archaic style.
The origin of the place name ‘Ebisu’ or ‘Yebisu’ is Yebisu Beer, a product of the Japan Beer Brewery Company, which built its headquarter in this area.

Yebisu Beer, named for Ebisu(恵比寿), one of the Japanese Seven Gods of Fortune(七福神) which represents agriculture and commerce, was introduced in 1890 by Japan Beer.
In 1901, a train station named Ebisu was built by the company to facilitate distribution of its beer.
The town Ebisu was founded around 1928 as a community developed around the Japan Beer facilities, where Yebisu Garden Place now stands.

Ebisu in 1938.

Japan Beer had been reorganized and was renamed Sapporo Breweries Ltd. in 1964.
After the breweries were moved to Chiba in 1988, the area was redeveloped as the Yebisu Garden Place, which opened to the public in 1994.

Speaking of Beer, there are many beer gardens in Tokyo during the hot and humid summer.

With some casual hors d’oevures, why not enjoy your beer outdoors?

Earth Beat Garden
Location: Roppongi Hills
Period: Jul.23-Aug.29
Time: 17:00-22:00 (12:00-22:00 on Sat-Sun)

Trader Vic’s Outrigger
Location: Hotel New Otani, Akasaka
Period: Jul.16-Sep.5
Time: 10:00-19:00

Starlight Beer Garden
Location: Nihombashi Takashimaya
Period: May26-Sep.6
Time: 16:00-20:00

Also, a new attraction started this year.
In Ginza, there is a bar where you can drink the probably most cold beer in Japan.
Generally, beer is served at about 5C(41F), but here, it is served at -2C(28.4F)!
This might make it easier to survive the hot and humid summer in Tokyo

Extra Cold Bar
Location: Ginza
Period: -Aug.31
Time: Weekdays18:00-23:00, Sat11:30-23:00, Sun11:30-21:30

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