Yebisu Garden Place

Yebisu Garden Place is the located in the suburb now more commonly known as Ebisu. Ebisu is located near Shibuya and Roppongi with Ebisu Station being one stop before Shibuya on the JR Yamanote Line.

Yebuisu Garden Place is the main attraction in Ebisu as well as plenty of shops it houses the Yebisu Beer Museum and the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography. The Yebisu Garden Place stands where the Yebisu Beer factory once stood but now also houses the head office of Sapporo Beer. The suburb now known as Ebuisu actually derived its name from Yebisu Beer.

Yebisu beer was founded in 1887 and is still sold today by its parent company Sapporo. Entry to the beer museum is free but taste testing may incur a fee, if looking at beer gets you in the mood for a drink there is a bar at the Yebisu Garden Place known as Beer Station.

If you head up to the restaurant in the Yebisu Garden Place Tower you can catch some spectacular views of the city. Yebisu Garden Place is connected to the east of Ebisu Station via a moving walkway known as the Yebisu Skywalk. The areas around Ebisu Station have plenty of bars, cafes and restaurants, the area is also well known for having a large number of ramen (noodle) shops.

for more info:

http://www.sapporobeer.jp/english/guide/yebisu/index.html

http://www.gardenplace.co.jp/english/




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Beer Vending Machine

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