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| Established | 1890 (as a factory) 1987 (as a museum) |
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| Location | Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan |
| Type | Beer museum |
| Visitors | 143,900 (2006) [1] |
| Director | Sapporo Breweries Limited |
| Curator | Sapporo Breweries Limited |
| Website | Sapporo Beer Museum |
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 Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. Registered as one of the Hokkaidō Heritage sites in 2004, the museum is the only beer museum in Japan.[2] The red-brick building was erected originally as a factory of the Sapporo Sugar Company in 1890, and later opened as a museum in July 1987. The building also houses the Sapporo Beer Garden in the south wing.
- ^ Tourism Statistics of Sapporo, 2006, p.35 Archived 2007-10-25 at the Wayback Machine (pdf file)
- ^ Japan National Tourist Organization — Sapporo Beer Museum.