Shima Onsen Yell Factory to Join Takasaki Beer Festival Baku-Tei
Shima Onsen Yell Factory will participate in Baku-Tei, a walking beer festival held across five venues in Takasaki on October 25, 2026. From 11:00 to 18:00, visitors can explore the city while enjoying craft beer and food from breweries and vendors across the region.
Hop BroTakasaki’s walk-around beer festival, “Bakutei” beer festival, is happening on October 25—and Shima Onsen Ale Factory will be there!
MugiWhat? A brewery from a hot-spring town in Takasaki? Shima Onsen’s only brewery sounds so intriguing!
Hop BroShima Onsen Ale Factory brews with the area’s clean mountain water. Its regular lineup includes beers like “Maya-hime”, you know.
MugiNames like “Oana” and “Yoru no Otozure” already sound like an adventure! Which beers are they bringing?
Hop BroThey’re still deciding that part. But it should be a mountain-to-city pour, bringing Shima’s character right into Takasaki.
MugiNice! And we walk between venues, right? I might drink too much at the first stop and roll to the next one!
Hop BroYou’ll walk through five venues across Takasaki from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. You can also collect “Mugi-jirushi” stamps as you go.
MugiMugi-jirushi? What is that—does barley stamp your hand? Is tiny Hop Bro working the check-in desk?
Hop BroClose! They’re stamps marking your festival journey. Each pour becomes a marker for beer walking through the city.
MugiGot it! With Shinkichi Brewery, Kotama Brewery, OCTONE BREWING, and YellowBeerWorks, there’s a wonderfully diverse brewery lineup!
Hop BroAnd the food includes bak kut teh, dumplings, sourdough pizza, and mackerel skewers. The pairing rabbit hole runs deep—I’m already plotting combinations.
MugiAdvance tickets are 1,500 yen, with food and drinks extra. Let’s collect stamps and toast while hunting down Shima Onsen’s perfect pour!
Shima Onsen Yell Factory, based in Nakanojo’s Shima Onsen area in Gunma Prefecture, will take part in Baku-Tei, a Takasaki city-walking beer festival scheduled for Sunday, October 25, 2026.
The event invites guests to visit five venues around Takasaki while sampling craft beer and food. It runs from 11:00 to 18:00. An advance participation ticket is required and costs ¥1,500; food and drinks are purchased separately.
Participating breweries include Takasaki’s Shinkichi Brewery and Cotama Brewery, Katashina Brewing, OCTONE BREWING from Minakami, YellowBeerWorks from Fukushima, and Brewmin from Toyama. For Shima Onsen Yell Factory, the festival will be a chance to bring its beers down from the mountain resort town to an urban event in Takasaki.
The brewery is the only brewery in Shima Onsen and produces beer using the character of its hot-spring region. Its lineup includes Maya-hime, Ouketsu, and Yoru no Otozure under the Shima Onsen Yell brand. Visitors to Shima can also find the beers at Washinoya Liquor Store, the brewery’s direct-sales shop and taproom, which offers eight draft taps as well as bottled beer.
The brewery says it is currently selecting which beers to bring to the festival. That leaves room for discovery: attendees may be able to taste a beer associated with Shima Onsen while moving through Takasaki’s streets.
Food vendors will offer items including bak kut teh, boiled dumplings, rice-flour fries, house-made sausages, sourdough pizza, and grilled mackerel skewers. Guests can collect a “mugi mark” with each beer and continue on to the next venue, making the event as much a city walk as a tasting experience.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroTakasaki’s walk-around beer festival, “Bakutei” beer festival, is happening on October 25—and Shima Onsen Ale Factory will be there!
MugiWhat? A brewery from a hot-spring town in Takasaki? Shima Onsen’s only brewery sounds so intriguing!
Hop BroShima Onsen Ale Factory brews with the area’s clean mountain water. Its regular lineup includes beers like “Maya-hime”, you know.
MugiNames like “Oana” and “Yoru no Otozure” already sound like an adventure! Which beers are they bringing?
Hop BroThey’re still deciding that part. But it should be a mountain-to-city pour, bringing Shima’s character right into Takasaki.
MugiNice! And we walk between venues, right? I might drink too much at the first stop and roll to the next one!
Hop BroYou’ll walk through five venues across Takasaki from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. You can also collect “Mugi-jirushi” stamps as you go.
MugiMugi-jirushi? What is that—does barley stamp your hand? Is tiny Hop Bro working the check-in desk?
Hop BroClose! They’re stamps marking your festival journey. Each pour becomes a marker for beer walking through the city.
MugiGot it! With Shinkichi Brewery, Kotama Brewery, OCTONE BREWING, and YellowBeerWorks, there’s a wonderfully diverse brewery lineup!
Hop BroAnd the food includes bak kut teh, dumplings, sourdough pizza, and mackerel skewers. The pairing rabbit hole runs deep—I’m already plotting combinations.
MugiAdvance tickets are 1,500 yen, with food and drinks extra. Let’s collect stamps and toast while hunting down Shima Onsen’s perfect pour!