Yamato Brewing announces its booth at Nara’s sake festival “KIGEN” starting May 29
Yamato Brewing announced on Instagram that it will have a booth at the “KIGEN Japanese Sake Fest,” to be held at the Nara Prefectural Convention Center from May 29, 2026. The post also introduced the company’s journey, which began as a new business venture by Kintetsu Retailing, as well as its brewing approach that emphasizes drinkability.
Hop BroYamato Brewing announced that it will have a booth at the KIGEN Japanese Sake Fest at the Nara Prefectural Convention Center.
MugiWait, what? It's a sake festival, but they'll have beer too? Start with the beer first sounds pretty interesting!
Hop BroExactly, and the event runs for three days starting May 29. The eve festival is on the 29th, and the main festival is on the 30th and 31st, so there's plenty of time to enjoy it.
MugiOh, I see! But what kind of brewery is Yamato Brewing to begin with? Hearing that it came out of Kintetsu Retailing suddenly gives it a railway vibe!
Hop BroWell, it started as a new business venture at Kintetsu Retailing, and four people chosen through an internal open call opened it from scratch. It's now in its sixth year, and the team has become pretty solid.
MugiStarting from scratch with just four people is basically a drama! And they even opened a second plant too, so the momentum is impressive.
Hop BroExactly, Shima Brewing also opened last year, and the business has been expanding. And their brewing philosophy is great too: they aim to make beer you can keep drinking for a second and third glass.
MugiOh, but what does that taste like? When you say drinkability first, I can't help wondering if it's just light.
Hop BroIt's not just light. They balance aroma and bitterness so it stays enjoyable glass after glass. They also have locations like the Nara Sanjo-dori store and the Kintetsu Nara Station front store, so they have the strength of being deeply rooted in the local area.
MugiI get it now! I'm excited to see how the beer stands out at a sake festival, and I'm already in the mood to drink before the event even starts!
Yamato Brewing announced that it will exhibit at the “KIGEN Japanese Sake Fest,” a sake event originating in Nara. The venue is the Nara Prefectural Convention Center, and the event will run for three days, with the eve festival on May 29, 2026 and the main festival on May 30 and 31.
In the post, it explains that Yamato Brewing was launched as a new business by Kintetsu Retailing, and that four people selected through an internal open call opened the brewery and restaurant from scratch. It noted that the business is now in its sixth year and that last year it also opened Shima Brewing as a second brewery, showing how the operation has expanded.
As for its brewing philosophy, it emphasizes making beer that people can keep drinking for a second or third glass without getting tired of it, in other words, a focus on drinkability. Even though it is taking part in a sake festival, the post also included a message encouraging people to start by enjoying the beer first.
On its official website, Yamato Brewing describes itself as a craft beer brewery in Nara City with the goal of conveying the deliciousness and enjoyment of beer. It also operates locations such as the Nara Sanjo-dori store, the Kintetsu Nara Station front store, and the Yamato Saidaiji Station store, reflecting efforts to expand a locally rooted craft beer culture. This booth appearance is also likely to draw attention for how it showcases the presence of craft beer within a festival centered on sake.
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Hop BroYamato Brewing announced that it will have a booth at the KIGEN Japanese Sake Fest at the Nara Prefectural Convention Center.
MugiWait, what? It's a sake festival, but they'll have beer too? Start with the beer first sounds pretty interesting!
Hop BroExactly, and the event runs for three days starting May 29. The eve festival is on the 29th, and the main festival is on the 30th and 31st, so there's plenty of time to enjoy it.
MugiOh, I see! But what kind of brewery is Yamato Brewing to begin with? Hearing that it came out of Kintetsu Retailing suddenly gives it a railway vibe!
Hop BroWell, it started as a new business venture at Kintetsu Retailing, and four people chosen through an internal open call opened it from scratch. It's now in its sixth year, and the team has become pretty solid.
MugiStarting from scratch with just four people is basically a drama! And they even opened a second plant too, so the momentum is impressive.
Hop BroExactly, Shima Brewing also opened last year, and the business has been expanding. And their brewing philosophy is great too: they aim to make beer you can keep drinking for a second and third glass.
MugiOh, but what does that taste like? When you say drinkability first, I can't help wondering if it's just light.
Hop BroIt's not just light. They balance aroma and bitterness so it stays enjoyable glass after glass. They also have locations like the Nara Sanjo-dori store and the Kintetsu Nara Station front store, so they have the strength of being deeply rooted in the local area.
MugiI get it now! I'm excited to see how the beer stands out at a sake festival, and I'm already in the mood to drink before the event even starts!
