Sapporo Beer Museum

Phone: 011-748-1876 (11am to 5:30pm) 0120-150-550

Address: 1-1, North 7 East 9, East Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 065-8633

Entrance Fee: Free

Open:
　Museum Tour Space 11am to 6pm (Last Admission 5:30pm)
　This is not a Brewery. Please note that you cannot visit the beer production line but you can buy and drink beer here.
　Star Hall (Paid Tastings) 11am to 6:30pm (Last Order 6pm)
　Museum/Shop 11am to 7:30pm

　Premium tours and Star Hall will be open until December 29, 2024, and only free tours will be available on December 30.
　Star Hall (paid tasting) will be open for a special limited time from January 1, 2025.
　Premium tours and telephone inquiries will be suspended until January 7, 2025 and reopen on January 8, 2025.

Closed: Mondays (and the following day if Monday is a national holiday), the end of the year, New Year holidays, and temporary closures

URL: https://www.sapporobeer.jp/brewery/s_museum/ (Japanese)

Phoned to check info: 2025-10-06th

GPS: 43.071514468251536, 141.3689127314203 (Google Maps)

The Sapporo Beer Museum is a popular facility attracting 180,000 visitors yearly. It is located in the Sapporo Garden Park in Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. It was registered as a heritage sites in 2004. The museum is the only official beer museum in Japan (Wikipedia).

Guides lead premium tours (¥1,000) which include samples of two beers, but the free self-guided tour is recommended. Reservations can be made on the website from 8am 4 weeks prior to your desired tour date until 3pm the day before.

Exhibits about the history and founders of Sapporo Beer are informative and come with large cards with English explanations.

Finish off a quick tour with a flight of three beers for ¥1,200, apple juice (¥200) or Napoli soft drink (¥200).

Also a BBQ/snow crab buffet meal at one of the adjoining restaurants.

How to get there:
10-minute walk from Higashi-ku station
About an 8 minute taxi ride from Sapporo Station roughly 1,100 to 1,400 yen (1 to 4 people)
A 18 to 20 minute bus ride on the Loop 88 bus from the bus stop on the south side of Tokyu Department store