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It could be argued that one of the greatest things on Earth is sitting outside on a warm summer\u2019s day with an ice cold beer. Being from the south west of England I am used to having a pub on every corner, and almost all of them will have a garden of some kind for whiling away the balmy summer evenings.<\/p>\n
While Tokyo\u00a0isn\u2019t blessed with the same quantity of country pubs and expanse of green spaces it does make up for it by, every summer, opening up beer gardens in its free spaces and atop of many of its buildings. Most of these, for a set time and cost, will offer an all-you-can drink \u2018nomihoudai\u2019 service along with food. Now the humidity is dying down, what better way could you spend a beautiful late summer evening? Here are a handful worth checking out this year (2016).<\/p>\n
Okay, it’s quite a trek out of town to this beer garden (an hour by train followed by the cable car) but with the fresh air, beautiful views and the post-sunset stars, it is definitely worth it. Bring bug spray.<\/p>\n
Supposed to be Tokyo’s largest beer garden with a capacity for 1,000 people, this is a sprawling lawn\u00a0that is particularly family friendly with its playground and surrounding forest. Oh, and the buffet includes\u00a0yakiniku!<\/p>\n
‘Utsukushiku’ means ‘beautiful thing’ in Japanese, and with this in mind, this is a beer garden marketed unashamedly towards women. Elegant design, cocktails and a healthy selection of \u00e1 la carte meals or meal plans.<\/p>\n
From the sublime to the rather ridiculous, the King of the Pirates Beer Garden at Aquacity Odaiba is just what it sounds like: a pirate themed beer garden. It has\u00a0a decadent theme featuring scores of decorations and drinks fit for Captain Jack Sparrow himself.<\/p>\n
The Omohara Beer Forest at\u00a0Tokyu Plaza Omotesando Harajuku doesn’t just dish up the usual fare of Superdry or Sapporo. Instead they are serving some rather delicious beers from Nagano’s largest microbrewery (an oxymoron, I know), Yona Yona. Get in quick as the last day is Sunday September 4.<\/p>\n
Perhaps the last thing that you want from a beer garden is, well, beer. If that is indeed the case, the Tokyo Tower Highball Garden should be your port of call. At the base f the Tokyo Tower this terrace garden has\u00a0a long list of whiskey drinks to cool down your summer night.<\/p>\n
Mark Guthrie<\/p>\n
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