Miyakoji Hop Garden Brewery opens applications for Hop Harvest Support 2026
Miyakoji Hop Garden Brewery in Tamura, Fukushima has opened applications for Hop Harvest Support 2026. The three-day event will be held from August 7 to 9, offering participants a chance to harvest hops, take home fresh hops, and earn brewery beer rewards based on their harvest weight.
Hop BroThis is a seriously strong summer beer outing story. Miyakoji Hop Garden Brewery is recruiting participants for “Hop Harvest Support 2026” from August 7 to 9.
MugiWhat! A beer event starts in the field before the glass? A hop harvesting experience already sounds way too hardcore!
Hop BroThe venue is Wasegawa Hop Farm in Ogoe, Tamura, and each day has morning and afternoon sessions with advance reservation required. And it’s free.
MugiFree!? No way! But if it rains, I feel like my whole mood will do a face-first dive into mud.
Hop BroThey’ve covered that too, because it switches to a brewery tour instead if it rains. Even without harvesting, seeing the tanks is still a win.
MugiWait, what’s this gift of fresh hops? Do you carry them home like a bouquet? And would I get yelled at for making tempura?
Hop BroFresh hops are hops before drying, basically just-picked condition with a vivid green aroma. The second you pick them, you realize this is where beer aroma begins.
MugiWhoa, and it’s one bottle per kilo? I’d suddenly go full sports-team mode and start harvesting in total silence.
Hop BroThe reward beer is Hop Japan craft beer, so the beer name is there, but the style isn’t disclosed in the article. That makes what you get part of the fun.
MugiThat somehow makes me even more curious! So the real star here is the field-to-brewery connection, not just guessing the label.
Hop BroExactly. Miyakoji Hop Garden Brewery started in 2020 after renovating Green Park Miyakoji, and it’s a vertically integrated brewery handling cultivation through brewing.
MugiThere it is, the jargon strike! What is vertical integration!? That’s not beer stacked into a tower, right?
Hop BroIt just means they grow the hops and make the beer themselves. Applications opened on June 15 and spots close when full, and honestly I’m already at I want a drink now.
MugiSame! Harvesting, smelling the hops, and then craving the finished beer is just too perfect. I’m fully at pour me a glass already, and you are too, right?
Miyakoji Hop Garden Brewery, based in Tamura, Fukushima, has started recruiting participants for Hop Harvest Support 2026. The event will run for three days, from August 7 to 9, 2026, at the Wasegawa Hop Farm in Tamura City.
According to the brewery's official announcement, each day offers both a morning and an afternoon session, and advance reservation is required. Participation is free of charge. If the weather turns bad, the program will switch from harvest work to a brewery tour.
The participant benefits are closely tied to the brewery's hop-focused identity. Guests will receive fresh hops harvested on site, and for every 1 kilogram of hops harvested, they will be given one bottle of Hop Japan craft beer. The event is designed not only as a farm experience, but also as a way to see the path from hop field to brewery.
Miyakoji Hop Garden Brewery is operated by Hop Japan. The brewery opened in 2020 after renovating Green Park Miyakoji in Tamura City, and it works across the full chain from hop cultivation to beer production. The company says its aim is to build a local cycle around craft beer and connect people, things, and experiences.
This year's recruitment again reflects that philosophy in a hands-on format. For beer fans, it is a chance to visit the field, pick hops, and better understand how local ingredients become beer. Applications began on June 15, and registration will close once capacity is reached.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroThis is a seriously strong summer beer outing story. Miyakoji Hop Garden Brewery is recruiting participants for “Hop Harvest Support 2026” from August 7 to 9.
MugiWhat! A beer event starts in the field before the glass? A hop harvesting experience already sounds way too hardcore!
Hop BroThe venue is Wasegawa Hop Farm in Ogoe, Tamura, and each day has morning and afternoon sessions with advance reservation required. And it’s free.
MugiFree!? No way! But if it rains, I feel like my whole mood will do a face-first dive into mud.
Hop BroThey’ve covered that too, because it switches to a brewery tour instead if it rains. Even without harvesting, seeing the tanks is still a win.
MugiWait, what’s this gift of fresh hops? Do you carry them home like a bouquet? And would I get yelled at for making tempura?
Hop BroFresh hops are hops before drying, basically just-picked condition with a vivid green aroma. The second you pick them, you realize this is where beer aroma begins.
MugiWhoa, and it’s one bottle per kilo? I’d suddenly go full sports-team mode and start harvesting in total silence.
Hop BroThe reward beer is Hop Japan craft beer, so the beer name is there, but the style isn’t disclosed in the article. That makes what you get part of the fun.
MugiThat somehow makes me even more curious! So the real star here is the field-to-brewery connection, not just guessing the label.
Hop BroExactly. Miyakoji Hop Garden Brewery started in 2020 after renovating Green Park Miyakoji, and it’s a vertically integrated brewery handling cultivation through brewing.
MugiThere it is, the jargon strike! What is vertical integration!? That’s not beer stacked into a tower, right?
Hop BroIt just means they grow the hops and make the beer themselves. Applications opened on June 15 and spots close when full, and honestly I’m already at I want a drink now.
MugiSame! Harvesting, smelling the hops, and then craving the finished beer is just too perfect. I’m fully at pour me a glass already, and you are too, right?
