Kirin Beer Factory tours

The Kirin Beer Factory is the only Kirin brewery in Western Honshu (though there are many microbreweries). Beer-lovers can see how the beer is produced and sample fresh brew for ¥400 per pint. The tour is conducted in Japanese with printed English descriptions available. During the tour you can taste the various extractions from the brewing process and finish the tour with 3 free glasses of beer from the beer hall. If you call ahead and confirm the time you will tour, they will send a shuttle bus to pick you up from JR Mantomi Station and drop you off afterwards; alternately, it's a 15-minute walk southwest of the station. Be aware that the staff speak minimal English so unless you speak basic Japanese you may need help when calling them.

• free
• outdoors

Address

678 Mantomi, Seto-cho

Getting there

Outside Mantomi Station

Hours

Tue-Sun 9:30AM-3:30PM

Price

Free

Website

kirin.co.jp (opens in a new tab)