Sapporo Beer Museum

サッポロビール博物館（サッポロガーデンパーク）

A pint of pioneer-era beer in a red-brick brewery

⚠ Paid entry since Jul 2026

Hours

Self-guided 11:00–18:00 (last entry 17:30); tasting hall 11:00–18:30 (last order 18:00); shop 11:00–19:30. Closed 31 Dec

Tickets

Self-guided: adults ¥1,000, ages 12–19 ¥500, under 12 free. Guided tour ¥2,000 (book ahead, Japanese only)

Address

Kita 7-jo Higashi 9-chome 1-1, Higashi Ward, inside Sapporo Garden Park

Japan's only beer museum, in an 1890 red-brick building that started life as a sugar refinery. Take the photo under the red star on the chimney, then climb through floors on how Hokkaido's colonial office started brewing, with old posters and bottles along the way. It ends in the ground-floor tasting hall with a glass of Kaitakushi beer, now brewed only for here, or the Hokkaido-only Classic. Since the July 2026 renewal the self-guided visit costs ¥1,000, so ignore older posts calling it free. Lots of people roll on to the lamb-grill halls next door for dinner.