Tokyo City

Yebisu Beer has a long and storied history beginning in 1887 when the Japan Beer Brewery Company cleared an area of farmland to build a brewery. At this new modern brewery, they would use German methods to create their new premium beer, Yebisu. In time the area came to be named after the beer (rather than the commonly held belief that it was the other way around). Eventually, Yebisu rose to prominence in Tokyo, and the brewery moved. You can still experience the old brewery, though, since Yebisu Garden Palace is on the grounds of the first brewery. Yebisu Garden Palace city is a city within a city boasting a 3 Michelin star restaurant, residential spaces, and a Mitsukoshi department store. Though we are talking about beer, so perhaps the most interesting draw to the area is the Museum of Yebisu Beer. Guided tours are currently on hold, but you can still visit the museum free of charge and visit the tasting room at the end, where you can try five different Yebisu beers for JPY 400 a glass. The guided tour is also worth a look once it starts up again. On the guided tour for JPY 1,000, you…