This brewery in Nagoya has been around since 1964 but Kirin in Japan was started by an American named William Copeland back in 1870. It was named “Spring Valley Brewery” in Yamate, Yokohama. Kirin name came about in 1888 and for awhile the labels were mostly in English.
This is where at the end of the tour you get your free beer.
We were shown that the label on all Kirin beer has a hidden Kirin - ”キリン” in Katakana. Maybe I was always too drunk to see but I never saw it before.
“Delivering happiness of enjoying tasty beer for our next generation” so says the official guide to drinking beer from Kirin.
Made it out to the Kirin brewery in Nagoya today. Yet another automated wonder with only 150 people manning a humongous factory. They even use unmanned transporters to load trucks.
This time they only give [...]
Rokkō Island is the second major artificial island in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Japan located in the southeast region at Port of Kobe.
I'm really a cola freak and enjoy the fact that Japan comes out with some strange cola mixtures every once in awhile. Coca-Cola no calorie plus fiber, Pepsi Azuki - Red bean flavored, Coca-Cola no calorie plus catechin - Green Tea flavor, Pepsi White - Pepsi and Yogurt flavor
The Osu Kannon Temple and shopping mall located in central Nagoya has a classic Japanese pagoda style Buddhist temple that is a popular tourist spot. Osu Kannon first was established in 1612 but the current temple is a replica built in the 1970’s. The price of goods at this huge outdoor type shopping mall isn’t the [...]
I did a fishing trip with about 10 friends in Wagunohama and beach south of Nagoya in Mie prefecture, Japan. We must of caught fish off the pier every 2 minutes from 6am to 10am. It’s a great fishing spot and beach just located about 2 hours south of Nagoya by car. Official websites [...]
