Look,Touch,and taste
Discover our special production methods and the secret of our delicious taste.
We’ll show you how to enjoy the KIRIN ICHIBAN brewery tour.
Welcome to KIRIN ICHIBAN Brewery Tour
01.Materials
You can taste the malt, touch the hops and smell its aroma
 
02.Mashing & Fermentation & Storage
The malt is mashed to make the wort and the hops is added, drawing out the distinctive aroma and bitterness of beer. Yeast is added to the wort to start the fermentation process and it is stored at low temperature. This is when the balanced flavors and aromas are created.
 
03.Tasting
End the tour with a toast. Kampai!
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※We don't serve alcohol drinks for minors(under 20 years old) and drivers.
 
Access&Booking
Please make a reservation from each factory.
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Hokkaido Kirin Brewery Hokkaido Chitose   
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Miyagi Kirin Brewery Sendai   
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Ibaraki Kirin Brewery Toride   
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Kanagawa Kirin Brewery Yokohama   
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Aichi Kirin Brewery Nagoya   
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Shiga Kirin Brewery Shiga   
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Hyogo Kirin Brewery Kobe   
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Okayama Kirin Brewery Okayama   
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Fukuoka Kirin Brewery Fukuoka   
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Information
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*The Factory tour is provided in Japanese only.
Address
949-1 kamiosatsu, Chitose, Hokkaido
Access
- by Train
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10 minutes from Osatsu Station on the JR Chitose Line. - 
*There is a map showing the route to the Hokkaido Chitose Plant in the waiting room of JR Osatsu Station.
 
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Tour Hours
- 10:00~11:00
- 14:00~15:00
KIRIN Factory Tours Inquiry
Facility Closure Days
Every Monday and Tuesday , year-end/New Year’s holidays, equipment inspection days, etc.
It will be closed only on Mondays in July and August 2022.
Information
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*The Factory tour is provided in Japanese only.
Address
2-2-1 Minato, Miyagino-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken
Access
- by Bus
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Free shuttle bus operates from Tagajo Station on the JR Senseki Line. Check-in for the last Brewery tour closes at 15:00. If you wish to take that tour, please board the shuttle bus departing Tagajo Station at 14:25. Shuttle Bus Boarding Point - 
(1)Exit the station ticket gate and proceed to the South Exit. 
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(2)Proceed left from the South Exit for about 50 meters. 
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(3)You will see a bus stop with the word “KIRIN” at bus platform 3.  Bus stop for Kirin Brewery Tour. 
 Shuttle bus times From JR Tagajo Station~Arrival at Kirin Brewery Sendai - 9:30~9:45
- 10:35~10:50
- 11:55~12:10
- 13:05~13:20
- 14:25~14:40
- 15:35~15:50
- 16:55~17:10
 From Kirin Brewery Sendai~Arrival at JR Tagajo Station - 10:15~10:35
- 11:35~11:55
- 12:45~13:05
- 14:05~14:25
- 15:15~15:35
- 16:35~16:55
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*The shuttle bus operates only on days when the Brewery tour is operating.
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*The shuttle bus has a capacity of 38 passengers. The bus will be boarded on a first-come first-served basis. Please note that you may not be able to board the bus if it is full.
 
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Tour Hours
- 10:00~15:00
KIRIN Factory Tours Inquiry
Facility Closure Days
Every Monday (however, it will be open if Monday is a public holiday), year-end/New Year’s holidays, equipment inspection days, etc.
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*If Monday is a public holiday, the facility will be closed on the following weekday.
Information
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*The Factory tour is provided in Japanese only.
Address
188-1 Kuwabara, Toride-shi, Ibaraki-ken
Access
- by Train
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20 minutes’ walk or 5 minutes by taxi from the West Exit of Toride Station on the Joban Line and Joso Line. Toride Station on the JR Joban Line is as little as 40 minutes from Ueno Station or as little as 12 minutes from Kashiwa Sta 
- by Bus
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From the No.2 Bus Platform at Toride Station’s West Exit, take the bus bound for JA Toride Sogo Iryo Center. Get off at the 4th stop, “Kitanakahara”. If you have booked the 10:00 AM tour, we recommend catching the bus that departs from Toride Station at 9:30 AM. - For a 10:30 reservation. → Take the 10:00 bus.
- For a 11:00 reservation. → Take the 10:30 bus.
- For a 11:30 reservation. → Take the 11:00 bus.
- For a 13:30 reservation. → Take the 13:00 bus.
- For a 14:00 reservation. → Take the 13:30 bus.
- For a 14:30 reservation. → Take the 14:00 bus.
- For a 15:00 reservation. → Take the 14:30 bus.
 
Tour Hours
- 10:00~11:00
- 14:00~15:00
KIRIN Factory Tours Inquiry
Facility Closure Days
Every Monday and Tuesday , year-end/New Year’s holidays, equipment inspection days, etc.
Information
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*The Factory tour is provided in Japanese only.
Address
1-17-1 Namamugi, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken
Access
- by Train
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Approximately 10 minutes’ walk from Namamugi Station on the Keikyu Line. Walk straight ahead along the Namamugi Station shopping street to National Route 15 (Daiichi Keihin) and turn right at the Namamugi Sta. Entrance intersection. Proceed straight ahead along the Daiichi Keihin and enter the distillery through the Welcome Gate on the left. 
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Approx. 20 minutes’ walk from Shin-Koyasu Station on the JR Keihin-Tohoku Line. 
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Approx. 10 minutes by taxi from Tsurumi Station on the JR Keihin-Tohoku Line. 
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Approx. 20 minutes by taxi from JR Yokohama Station. 
 
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Tour Hours
- 10:00~15:00
KIRIN Factory Tours Inquiry
Facility Closure Days
Every Monday (however, it will be open if Monday is a public holiday), year-end/New Year’s holidays, equipment inspection days, etc.
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*If Monday is a public holiday, the facility will be closed on the following weekday.
Information
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*The Factory tour is provided in Japanese only.
Address
100 Terano Hanagasa, Kiyosu-shi, Aichi-ken
Access
- by Train
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5minutes’ walk from Owari Hoshinomiya Station on the Johoku Line. - From Nagoya
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Nagoya Station ⇒ (All stops) Bound for Gifu and Ogaki Biwajima Station ⇒ Johoku Line Owari Hoshinomiya Station Click here for train timetables
 
 
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- by Bus
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Free shuttle bus service is available from the East Exit Rotary of Biwajima Station on JR Tokaido Line. Shuttle Bus Timetable - JR Biwajima Station ⇒ Kirin Brewery Nagoya Factory
 9:50 10:50 11:50 12:50 13:50 14:50
- Kirin Brewery Nagoya Factory ⇒ JR Biwajima Station
 11:40 12:40 13:40 14:40 15:40 16:40
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*The bus ride takes approximately 10 minutes.
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*Buses seat 32 passengers, but if the bus is full, you will not be allowed to board. (no reservation required)
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*Shuttle bus service will be suspended on days when the factory is closed.
 
- JR Biwajima Station ⇒ Kirin Brewery Nagoya Factory
 
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Tour Hours
- 10:10~15:10
KIRIN Factory Tours Inquiry
Facility Closure Days
Every Monday (however, it will be open if Monday is a public holiday), year-end/New Year’s holidays, equipment inspection days, etc.*If Monday is a public holiday, the facility will be closed on the following weekday.
Information
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*The Factory tour is provided in Japanese only.
Address
1600 Binmanji, Taga-cho, Inukami-gun, Shiga-ken
Access
- by Train
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From JR Minami-Hikone Station, board a Kokoku Bus bound for Taga Taisha-mae Station, get off at Kirin Beer-mae (10 minutes). Alternatively, approximately 10 minutes by taxi. Approximately 15 minutes’ walk from Ohmi Railway Screen Station. - 
*When you arrive, enter from the Main Gate near the Kokoku Bus Kirin Beer-mae bus stop.
 
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Tour Hours
- 10:30~11:50
- 14:30~15:50
KIRIN Factory Tours Inquiry
Facility Closure Days
Every Monday (however, it will be open if Monday is a public holiday), year-end/New Year’s holidays, equipment inspection days, etc.
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*If Monday is a public holiday, the facility will be closed on the following weekday.
Information
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*The Factory tour is provided in Japanese only.
Address
2-1-1 Akamatsudai, Kita-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo-ken
Access
Visitors arriving via the free shuttle bus (a.k.a. "the Lager Bus")
Tour Hours
- 9:40~15:10
KIRIN Factory Tours Inquiry
Facility Closure Days
Every Monday (If it is a public holiday, the next weekday is closed.), year-end/New Year’s holidays, equipment inspection days, etc.
Information
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*The Factory tour is provided in Japanese only.
Address
678 Mantomi, Seto-cho, Higashi-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken
Access
- by Train
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About 25 minutes from Okayama Station to Mantomi Station on the JR Sanyo Main Line, about 15 minutes on foot from Mantomi Station. 
Tour Hours
- 10:00~15:00
KIRIN Factory Tours Inquiry
Facility Closure Days
Every Monday and Tuesday(from June 1,2024)* , year-end/New Year’s holidays, equipment inspection days, etc.
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*Until the end of May 2024, Every Monday only
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*If Monday or Tuesday is a public holiday, the facility will be opened. / If Monday and Tuesday are public holidays, the next Wednesday will be closed.
Information
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*The Factory tour is provided in Japanese only.
Address
3601 Mada, Asakura-shi, Fukuoka-ken
Access
- by Train
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From Kiyama Station on the JR Kagoshima Main Line or Nishitetsu Ogori Station, change to the Amagi Railway and get off at Tachiarai Station. Approximately 15 minutes’ walk from Tachiarai Station. From Tachiarai Station, walk left for about 100 meters and turn right at the KIRIN sign. 
 Take advantage of the Kirin Garden Coupon discount ticket offered by Nishitetsu and Amagi Railways.
Tour Hours
- 10:00~15:00
KIRIN Factory Tours Inquiry
Facility Closure Days
Every Monday (however, it will be open if Monday is a public holiday), year-end/New Year’s holidays, equipment inspection days, etc.
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*If Monday is a public holiday, the facility will be closed on the following weekday.
 
 
 
