Good Hops to Serve Three Craft Beers at Satsuki Festival 2026 in Misato
Iwate-based brewery Good Hops will sell craft beer at Satsuki Festival 2026 in Misato, Saitama, on September 27. Three beers will be available with support from Narushima Shoten, including a one-keg limited beer brewed with participation from Koji Takahashi, a Misato native training to become a hop farmer in Tono.
Hop BroOn September 27, Satsuki Festival 2026 in Misato, Saitama is the place to catch GOOD HOPS beer!
MugiWhat! A brewery from Tono, Iwate, is coming to Misato? Tono craft beer without a road trip sounds amazing!
Hop BroWith help from Narushima Shoten, they plan to sell three kinds of beer at Center Plaza, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.!
MugiThree beers at a festival—nice! But I’m most curious about that one keg exclusive from the article!
Hop BroGood eye. Koji Takahashi, a Misato native training in Tono to become a hop farmer, joined the brewing for that special keg.
MugiDoes brewing mean stirring a giant pot, or whispering “grow big!” to hops? What does hop-farmer training actually involve?
Hop BroA little encouragement never hurts! In reality, it means learning hop cultivation and helping with the brewing process, from wort through fermentation.
MugiWhoa, it connects the farm to the brewery! GOOD HOPS doesn’t only make beer—they manage hops end-to-end?
Hop BroExactly. They grow new and overseas varieties in their Tono fields and study processing methods that preserve hop aroma.
MugiThey research aroma too? Strolling the festival, comparing beers, and finding that limited keg means straight to Center Plaza!
Hop BroAbsolutely. September 27 should be a day to taste Tono hops in Misato—and raise a glass together!
Good Hops joins a local festival in Misato
Good Hops, a craft brewery based in Tono, Iwate, will take part in Satsuki Festival 2026 in Misato, Saitama, on Sunday, September 27, 2026. The festival runs from 10:00 to 17:00, and Good Hops products will be sold at the Center Plaza.
The appearance is being organized with support from Narushima Shoten, a retailer that regularly carries Good Hops beers. Three varieties of craft beer are scheduled to be available, giving festival visitors an opportunity to taste beers from Tono while enjoying the local event.
A one-keg beer connected to Tono’s hop-growing future
Koji Takahashi, originally from Misato, will also participate. He is currently training in Tono with the goal of becoming a hop farmer. A beer brewed with his participation will be served as a limited offering of one keg.
Good Hops is based in one of Japan’s leading hop-growing regions. The brewery works across cultivation, research, processing, and brewing, raising both newly developed and overseas hop varieties on its own fields in Tono. It also researches processing methods designed to preserve the aroma of freshly harvested hops.
This event brings together a local festival in Saitama and the people working to build the future of hop growing in Tono. Beer fans in and around Misato can visit the Center Plaza to check the available beers and experience the one-keg limited release while meeting people connected to the brewery’s work.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroOn September 27, Satsuki Festival 2026 in Misato, Saitama is the place to catch GOOD HOPS beer!
MugiWhat! A brewery from Tono, Iwate, is coming to Misato? Tono craft beer without a road trip sounds amazing!
Hop BroWith help from Narushima Shoten, they plan to sell three kinds of beer at Center Plaza, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.!
MugiThree beers at a festival—nice! But I’m most curious about that one keg exclusive from the article!
Hop BroGood eye. Koji Takahashi, a Misato native training in Tono to become a hop farmer, joined the brewing for that special keg.
MugiDoes brewing mean stirring a giant pot, or whispering “grow big!” to hops? What does hop-farmer training actually involve?
Hop BroA little encouragement never hurts! In reality, it means learning hop cultivation and helping with the brewing process, from wort through fermentation.
MugiWhoa, it connects the farm to the brewery! GOOD HOPS doesn’t only make beer—they manage hops end-to-end?
Hop BroExactly. They grow new and overseas varieties in their Tono fields and study processing methods that preserve hop aroma.
MugiThey research aroma too? Strolling the festival, comparing beers, and finding that limited keg means straight to Center Plaza!
Hop BroAbsolutely. September 27 should be a day to taste Tono hops in Misato—and raise a glass together!
