Spring Beer Festival Held in Chofu and Seiseki-Sakuragaoka, a Regional Tie-In Connecting Two Stations on the Line
Spring beer events will be held in succession at Chofu Station and Seiseki-Sakuragaoka Station on the Keio Line from April 18 to 26. Chofu will host its first edition, while Seiseki-Sakuragaoka marks its seventh, bringing together breweries along the line and locally collaborated products.
Hop BroThe spring Keio Line is turning into a beer trip where you hop between two stations along the line. Events will be held back to back at Chofu Station and Seiseki-Sakuragaoka Station.
MugiWhat! Not just one station, but a two-station tie-in? An event for drinking and walking around like that sounds way too fun!
Hop BroFirst up is the Chofu-side first-ever event, held on April 18 and 19 at Tetsumichi on the north side of Trie Keio Chofu Building C. It's called the "Chofu Minna no Beer Festival."
MugiWow! And eight small breweries plus five food vendors are coming too? It's not just beer, the food is serious too!
Hop BroExactly. There will also be stage performances by local performers and artists, so it's nice that it's not just about drinking. It feels like the whole town is in full festival mode.
MugiBut wait, what's a multi-use ticket? How do you drink with a common ticket?
Hop BroIt's a ticket worth five regular-sized beers for 3,500 yen. You can use it at both events, so you can drink in Chofu and keep going in Seiseki-Sakuragaoka.
MugiWow, that's perfect for strolling around town! And with a popularity vote and a spring beer lottery too, it's totally the kind of thing that makes you want to wander off course!
Hop BroThe Seiseki-Sakuragaoka event the following week will be its seventh edition, running from April 23 to 26. It will be held at the rooftop BBQ area on the 8th floor of Keio Seiseki-Sakuragaoka Shopping Center Building A, and with 19 breweries taking part, it's quite large-scale.
MugiNineteen breweries is a lot! And they even have regional collaboration products? The options are going wild!
Hop BroFor example, there's an original beer brewed by Tamagawa University's Matsumoto seminar at 26K Brewery, and wasabi gyoza made with Wasabi Shokudo in Okutama. That kind of local crossover is the real appeal of the event.
MugiAnd even a brewery run by a hot spring inn, like Tendo Brewery in Yamagata, that's like drinking the region itself through craft beer!
Hop BroTendo Brewery's Seiko-bo uses cherries, and Mr. A brings out the aroma of soba, so you can really see the local character. Just imagining ending with a beer after the hot springs is irresistible.
MugiI can't take it anymore, I want to go drink right now! Let's do a beer festival crawl from Chofu to Seiseki-Sakuragaoka this spring!
A spring beer event spanning Keio Line's Chofu Station and Seiseki-Sakuragaoka Station will be held in two parts, on April 18 and 19, and again from April 23 to 26. On the Chofu side, the first-ever "Chofu Minna no Beer Festival" will take place at Tetsumichi on the north side of Trie Keio Chofu Building C. In addition to eight small breweries from along the Keio Line, five food vendors active in Chofu will line up, and stage performances by local performers and artists are also planned.
The following week, the "Seiseki Spring Beer Festival" will be held at the rooftop BBQ area on the 8th floor of Keio Seiseki-Sakuragaoka Shopping Center Building A, and the space beside the BBQ area. This is the seventh edition, and with 19 breweries participating, it is a large-scale event. Regional collaborations are also a highlight, including an original beer brewed by Tamagawa University's Matsumoto seminar at 26K Brewery in Musashino City, and wasabi gyoza jointly developed with Wasabi Shokudo in Okutama.
A common multi-use ticket valid for both events costs 3,500 yen and covers five regular-sized beers. There are also a popularity vote, a spring beer lottery, a stamp rally, and Keio Train Point perks, creating a setup where the pleasure of drinking naturally connects with strolling around town.
In terms of savoring a region's character while traveling, Tendo Brewery inside Yubou Ichiraku in Tendo Onsen, Yamagata, is also impressive. This brewery operates out of a hot-spring inn, and makes drinks such as "Seiko-bo (St. Cherry)," using cherries, and "Mr. A," which brings out the aroma of soba. Including the experience of having a beer on the terrace after a soak, craft beer expands the enjoyment of "drinking the region."
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Hop BroThe spring Keio Line is turning into a beer trip where you hop between two stations along the line. Events will be held back to back at Chofu Station and Seiseki-Sakuragaoka Station.
MugiWhat! Not just one station, but a two-station tie-in? An event for drinking and walking around like that sounds way too fun!
Hop BroFirst up is the Chofu-side first-ever event, held on April 18 and 19 at Tetsumichi on the north side of Trie Keio Chofu Building C. It's called the "Chofu Minna no Beer Festival."
MugiWow! And eight small breweries plus five food vendors are coming too? It's not just beer, the food is serious too!
Hop BroExactly. There will also be stage performances by local performers and artists, so it's nice that it's not just about drinking. It feels like the whole town is in full festival mode.
MugiBut wait, what's a multi-use ticket? How do you drink with a common ticket?
Hop BroIt's a ticket worth five regular-sized beers for 3,500 yen. You can use it at both events, so you can drink in Chofu and keep going in Seiseki-Sakuragaoka.
MugiWow, that's perfect for strolling around town! And with a popularity vote and a spring beer lottery too, it's totally the kind of thing that makes you want to wander off course!
Hop BroThe Seiseki-Sakuragaoka event the following week will be its seventh edition, running from April 23 to 26. It will be held at the rooftop BBQ area on the 8th floor of Keio Seiseki-Sakuragaoka Shopping Center Building A, and with 19 breweries taking part, it's quite large-scale.
MugiNineteen breweries is a lot! And they even have regional collaboration products? The options are going wild!
Hop BroFor example, there's an original beer brewed by Tamagawa University's Matsumoto seminar at 26K Brewery, and wasabi gyoza made with Wasabi Shokudo in Okutama. That kind of local crossover is the real appeal of the event.
MugiAnd even a brewery run by a hot spring inn, like Tendo Brewery in Yamagata, that's like drinking the region itself through craft beer!
Hop BroTendo Brewery's Seiko-bo uses cherries, and Mr. A brings out the aroma of soba, so you can really see the local character. Just imagining ending with a beer after the hot springs is irresistible.
MugiI can't take it anymore, I want to go drink right now! Let's do a beer festival crawl from Chofu to Seiseki-Sakuragaoka this spring!
