Sapporo Beer Museum
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The Sapporo Beer Museum (サッポロビール博物館, Sapporo Bīru Hakubutsukan) is a museum located in the Sapporo Garden Park in
History
The history of the Sapporo Beer Museum dates back to
In 1878, the Kaitaku-shi delegated beet cultivation to the
While the sugar manufacturing building was constructed, the Kaitaku-shi Brewery was established on September 23, 1876, in the place where now the Sapporo Factory is located. It was built by the government official Murahashi Hisanari. The chief engineer of the brewery was Seibei Nakagawa, who learned brewing technique in Germany. The inauguration was held at the brewery, and beer barrels were piled up in front of the building. These barrels were restored, and currently located in the area of the Sapporo Beer Museum.
The Kaitaku-shi Brewery was disposed, and the Sapporo Beer Company was established in December 1887, which later became the
The factory was operated until 1965, and the Kaitaku-shi Beer Memorial Hall was constructed at the third floor of the building in 1967, which exhibited a number of historical records, tools, and documents practically used in the factory. After the renovation of the building, the Sapporo Beer Museum was officially opened to the public in July 1987. After the function of the factory as a brewery transferred to
In 1996, the
Overview
The Sapporo Beer Museum has three floors, and is free to enter. A museum tour is available. The panels displaying the history of people involved in beer industry and the Sapporo Brewery Inc. are exhibited. Other exhibited items include beer bottles, signs, posters, miniatures of the building, and instruments for brewing beer. Some of them were actually used in the brewery before World War II.
Since some products of the DaiNippon Beer Company, a predecessor of the Sapporo Brewery, were also housed in the museum, materials related to the Yebisu Beer are exhibited as well as the Sapporo Beer ones. A museum bar is located on the second floor, and visitors can try alcohol products of the Sapporo Beer. The first floor has a restaurant called "Star Hall", and a museum shop. The Sapporo Garden Park also houses the Ario Sapporo, a shopping mall, and the Sapporo Beer Garden, which is connected to the museum.
See also
References
- ^ Tourism Statistics of Sapporo, 2006, p.35 Archived 2007-10-25 at the Wayback Machine (pdf file)
- ^ Japan National Tourist Organization — Sapporo Beer Museum.
- ^ a b Agriculture & Livestock Industries Corporation
- ^ Yomiuri Online Archived 2007-08-23 at the Wayback Machine, January 7, 2003.
External links
- The Sapporo Beer Museum (in English)
- Happy Jappy — Sapporo Beer Museum