Tenjin Brewery

Tenjin Brewery has a strong advantage right away with its location just a 1-minute walk from Ueda Station. It's Ueda's first microbrewery.

It's in Tenjinmachi right in front of the station. Head brewer Yuma Ishii opened it in November 2021, and he was the type who got fascinated by authentic beer culture while studying in London and thought, "I want to make it myself."

He wanted to contribute to community development through local production for local consumption and collaboration between agriculture, welfare, and commerce. Ueda was once so prosperous through sericulture that it's called the "Silk City," and in tribute to that history, they brew an original beer using mulberries.

The brewery's character comes from beers that use local agricultural products as auxiliary ingredients. And the beer names are fun too, because they're named after the Sanada Ten Braves. Ueda is the castle town of the Sanada, after all.

That's right. They brew lagers, ales, and dark beers, and Ishii also stays true to his roots with his belief that "lager is what I really want to drink." It also got its start through a Makuake crowdfunding campaign, so it really feels like a brewery born from local support.

Exactly. They offer hop harvesting experiences and beer-brewing experiences, and they also have a service for making "your very own original beer." They serve lunch too, so being able to drink craft beer from midday is great.