Y.Market Brewing

Address
Nagoya City, Aichi, 4-17-6 Meieki
Area
Aichi Nagoya City

What kind of brewery is Y.Market Brewing?

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Y.Market Brewing is absolutely essential when talking about Nagoya's craft beer scene. It started in 2014 as Nagoya's first craft beer brewery.

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The name Y.MARKET sounds stylish, but does it mean anything?

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The “Y” stands for Yanagibashi, and “MARKET” refers to the Yanagibashi Central Wholesale Market, which has been around since the Meiji era and is called Nagoya's kitchen. They began brewing on the corner of that market.

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A brewery next to the market? Why choose a place like that?

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The founder, Yasuhiro Yamamoto, is the third-generation owner of Okadaya, a long-established liquor store founded in 1935. Someone who had originally sold alcohol in the market area took the leap into making it himself.

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The third-generation owner of a liquor store became a brewer! That's a huge decision.

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And the head brewer, Masato Kaji, has an interesting background too. He entered this path after being shocked by Brutopia IPA in Canada. Their flagship beer, Purple Sky Pale Ale, takes its name directly from the purple sky he saw during his time in Canada.

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They put their own life experiences into the beer names...

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More recently, they've released beers like MASTERPIECE EXCEED, an IPA that gives a hazy finish to classic hop character, and Bee With You, a honey wheat ale with a floral honey aroma. They also make something like Nagoya Kishimen White, brewed with kishimen noodles from Yamamotoya Sohonke.

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Beer with kishimen noodles!? That's so Nagoya! Haha.

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So far they've created more than 100 different beers, and now their second brewery in Nagoya's Nishi Ward is operating at three times the size of the original. They also run five directly managed locations. Their Meieki Brewing Kitchen has a brewery on the first floor and a restaurant upstairs.

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More than 100 kinds! I want to start with Purple Sky. If it's in Meieki, I can stop by after work!

Signature beers: Purple Sky Pale AleMASTERPIECE EXCEEDBee With YouNagoya Kishimen White
Y.MARKET Brewing to hold monthly brewery tours in western Nagoya
BreweryY.Market Brewing Event

Y.MARKET Brewing to hold monthly brewery tours in western Nagoya

Aichi Nagoya City
Y.MARKET BREWING to resell its Manmaru Komachi collaboration beer at 8:00 p.m. on May 27
BreweryY.Market Brewing Collab

Y.MARKET BREWING to resell its Manmaru Komachi collaboration beer at 8:00 p.m. on May 27

Aichi Nagoya City
Y.Market Brewing Announces FIELDSTYLE Original Beer Trail Current
BreweryY.Market Brewing New Release

Y.Market Brewing Announces FIELDSTYLE Original Beer Trail Current

Aichi Nagoya City
Y.Market Brewing Completes “THIRD EYE IPA” for NAGOBEER
BreweryY.Market Brewing New Release

Y.Market Brewing Completes “THIRD EYE IPA” for NAGOBEER

Aichi Nagoya City
Y.Market Brewing to Release Effector Series 'Over Drive Pale Ale' on April 23
BreweryY.Market Brewing New Release

Y.Market Brewing to Release Effector Series 'Over Drive Pale Ale' on April 23

Aichi Nagoya City
Y.MARKET BREWING Introduced as an Exhibiting Brewery for NAGOBEER2026
BreweryY.Market Brewing Event

Y.MARKET BREWING Introduced as an Exhibiting Brewery for NAGOBEER2026

Aichi Nagoya City
BreweryY.Market Brewing New Release

Y Market Brewing to Release 'JUNION' with White Koji and Lychee on April 16

Aichi Nagoya City
BreweryY.Market Brewing New Release

Y.Market Brewing to Release West Coast IPA “Beyond the Grid” on April 9

Aichi Nagoya City
Y Market Brewing announces Nagobia 2026 at Teleto Hiroba in Nagoya
BreweryY.Market Brewing Event

Y Market Brewing announces Nagobia 2026 at Teleto Hiroba in Nagoya

Aichi Nagoya City
Y Market Brewing Holds a 24-Tap Takeover at IBREW Yokohama
BreweryY.Market Brewing Event

Y Market Brewing Holds a 24-Tap Takeover at IBREW Yokohama

Aichi Nagoya City
CHORYO Craft Beer Announces a Collaboration Hazy IPA with Y.MARKET BREWING
BreweryY.Market Brewing Collab

CHORYO Craft Beer Announces a Collaboration Hazy IPA with Y.MARKET BREWING

Aichi Nagoya City
Y Market Brewing Releases Its April Event Schedule, Branching Out From Its Nagoya Base
BreweryY.Market Brewing Event

Y Market Brewing Releases Its April Event Schedule, Branching Out From Its Nagoya Base

Aichi Nagoya City
BreweryY.Market Brewing New Release

Y Market Brewing Taps 12th-Anniversary Kölsch "12 DA CAPO"

Aichi Nagoya City
BreweryY.Market Brewing New Release

Wymarket Brewing to release Hazy IPA “FANTASMA” on April 2, evoking the afterglow of cotton candy

Aichi Nagoya City
Y.Market Releases a Spring “PEOPLE” x Clubhouse Sandwich Pairing
BreweryY.Market Brewing Info

Y.Market Releases a Spring “PEOPLE” x Clubhouse Sandwich Pairing

Aichi Nagoya City
BreweryY.Market Brewing New Release

Y.Market Brewing to Release New Honey-Scented "Bee With You" on March 19

Aichi Nagoya City
Y.Market Brewing Announces New "MASTERPIECE EXCEED," a Hazy Take on a Classic Hop Beer
BreweryY.Market Brewing New Release

Y.Market Brewing Announces New "MASTERPIECE EXCEED," a Hazy Take on a Classic Hop Beer

Aichi Nagoya City
Y Market Brewing Releases Limited Hazy IPA "MASTERPIECE EXCEED"
BreweryY.Market Brewing New Release

Y Market Brewing Releases Limited Hazy IPA "MASTERPIECE EXCEED"

Aichi Nagoya City
Y.MARKET Brewing Wins Five Beers at the Untappd Community Awards
BreweryY.Market Brewing Award

Y.MARKET Brewing Wins Five Beers at the Untappd Community Awards

Aichi Nagoya City
BreweryY.Market Brewing New Release

Y.Market Brewing to Release Hazy IPA "MASTERPIECE EXCEED" on March 11

Aichi Nagoya City

articles about bars serving beers from Y.Market Brewing

Beer Pub Neko to Azarashi: 10 Beers Including Minamichita Blood Orange IPA Appear on 4/30
BarBeer Pub Cat and Seal Tap List

Beer Pub Neko to Azarashi: 10 Beers Including Minamichita Blood Orange IPA Appear on 4/30

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vivo! BEER+DININGBAR to tap rare beers for its 16th Anniversary Week starting April 22
Barvivo! BEER + DINING BAR Guest Beer

vivo! BEER+DININGBAR to tap rare beers for its 16th Anniversary Week starting April 22

Tokyo Toshima Ward
Six New Beers Tap at vivo! BEER + DINING BAR, with Ushitora IPA for the 16th Anniversary Week
Barvivo! BEER + DINING BAR Guest Beer

Six New Beers Tap at vivo! BEER + DINING BAR, with Ushitora IPA for the 16th Anniversary Week

Tokyo Toshima Ward
Ikebukuro’s vivo! BEER+DININGBAR to Hold 16th Anniversary Event from April 22; Commemorative Beer “16” Gets Early Tap Debut
Barvivo! BEER + DINING BAR Event

Ikebukuro’s vivo! BEER+DININGBAR to Hold 16th Anniversary Event from April 22; Commemorative Beer “16” Gets Early Tap Debut

Tokyo Toshima Ward
Minoh Beer's "Session Black IPA" Tapped at vivo! BEER + DININGBAR in Ikebukuro
Barvivo! BEER + DINING BAR Guest Beer

Minoh Beer's "Session Black IPA" Tapped at vivo! BEER + DININGBAR in Ikebukuro

Tokyo Toshima Ward
Minoh Beer "Session Black IPA" tapped at vivo! BEER+DININGBAR in Ikebukuro
Barvivo! BEER + DINING BAR Guest Beer

Minoh Beer "Session Black IPA" tapped at vivo! BEER+DININGBAR in Ikebukuro

Tokyo Toshima Ward
Meguro's Craft Beer & Wine THE DODO HOUSE Lists 8 Domestic Beers on Its April 17 Tap List
BarCraft Beer & Wine THE DODO HOUSE Tap List

Meguro's Craft Beer & Wine THE DODO HOUSE Lists 8 Domestic Beers on Its April 17 Tap List

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Ikebukuro's vivo! BEER + DININGBAR Pre-Taps 16th Anniversary Beer "16"
Barvivo! BEER + DINING BAR Guest Beer

Ikebukuro's vivo! BEER + DININGBAR Pre-Taps 16th Anniversary Beer "16"

Tokyo Toshima Ward
Minoh Beer and Johana Beer debut new taps at Meguro's THE DODO HOUSE, with all 8 varieties on offer
BarCraft Beer & Wine THE DODO HOUSE Tap List

Minoh Beer and Johana Beer debut new taps at Meguro's THE DODO HOUSE, with all 8 varieties on offer

Tokyo Meguro Ward
Two Kegs Tapped at vivo! BEER+DININGBAR in Ikebukuro East Exit, Including Inkhorn Brewing's "Kahu"
Barvivo! BEER + DINING BAR Guest Beer

Two Kegs Tapped at vivo! BEER+DININGBAR in Ikebukuro East Exit, Including Inkhorn Brewing's "Kahu"

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