Ebisu is the only JR station that is dedicated to a beer brewery. The town has a good mix of old classic European-style building with the newer, taller towers surrounding a huge promenade which is rare in Japan. In winter, the Ebisu Garden Place transformed into a city of light with the annual Baccarat Eternal Lights display, featuring a lit-up walkway towards a big chandelier.
This promenade is decorated with an 8m tall Christmas tree while the whole area is surrounded by lighted-up trees. I am feeling all festive already ^^. The colour theme for this year is the same as the Tokyo tower, which is gold and red.
Since we are in Ebisu, there is absolutely no reason to skip the indoor Sapporo beer house and also the Ebisu beer museum. The beer museum is a must-see and must-try attraction complete with tours and sampling of beers on tap at the Tasting Lounge - yum! Did I mention that the admission is free?
The museum collects its own advertising posters, beer mugs, gift boxes and other memorabilia over the years. You can do a self-tour, which takes between 10mins to half an hour.
But most people come here not only to learn about the beer's history, but to drink the beer at the Tasting lounge. While the beer in the Tasting lounge is not free (one beer costs about ￥300-500 and you can choose between 4 different varieties), it has a nice selection of light food. Our time was well-spent here. I got myself a honey beer, which was delicious (sorry, no photo of the beer because I finished it before I could photograph it ^^).
This place is also surrounded by awesome restaurants such as the Sapporo beer garden and the Chateau Restaurant Taillevent-Robuchon, outdoor cafes and eateries and a shopping mall, Mitsukoshi but I didn't like shopping at this Mitsukoshi as it is quite a small one.
Anyway, it has been a very nice, but very cold night, which didn't pose
any problem since my body has been happily warmed by the amount of beer
I drank. Cheers!!!
This promenade is decorated with an 8m tall Christmas tree while the whole area is surrounded by lighted-up trees. I am feeling all festive already ^^. The colour theme for this year is the same as the Tokyo tower, which is gold and red.
Since we are in Ebisu, there is absolutely no reason to skip the indoor Sapporo beer house and also the Ebisu beer museum. The beer museum is a must-see and must-try attraction complete with tours and sampling of beers on tap at the Tasting Lounge - yum! Did I mention that the admission is free?
The museum collects its own advertising posters, beer mugs, gift boxes and other memorabilia over the years. You can do a self-tour, which takes between 10mins to half an hour.
But most people come here not only to learn about the beer's history, but to drink the beer at the Tasting lounge. While the beer in the Tasting lounge is not free (one beer costs about ￥300-500 and you can choose between 4 different varieties), it has a nice selection of light food. Our time was well-spent here. I got myself a honey beer, which was delicious (sorry, no photo of the beer because I finished it before I could photograph it ^^).
This place is also surrounded by awesome restaurants such as the Sapporo beer garden and the Chateau Restaurant Taillevent-Robuchon, outdoor cafes and eateries and a shopping mall, Mitsukoshi but I didn't like shopping at this Mitsukoshi as it is quite a small one.
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