A blog pairing Japanese craft beer with the music that suits it, brewery by brewery.
Kanagawa
Halfway Down the Road to the Sea
Shonan Beer Pilsner x Southern All Stars, “Kibo no Wadachi”
Ibaraki
Just the Right Balance
Hitachino Nest Anbai Ale x Ishizaki Hui, “Sayonara Elegy”
Shizuoka
Toward Where It Rises
Baird Beer Rising Sun Pale Ale x Kyu Sakamoto, “Ue wo Muite Arukou”
Tochigi
To the Man Who Made Us Laugh
Toriidou Brewing “Exotic Bier” x Hanawa, “Densetsu no Otoko ~Viva Gutsu~”
Hokkaido
The Water That Was Never Filled In
Otaru Beer Dunkel x Miyako Harumi, “Otaru Unga”
Iwate
Landing, and Taking Root
Baeren Classic x Yumi Matsutoya, “Ode of Morioka”
Osaka
The Color of This Town, Seen From Outside
Minoh Beer W-IPA x Masaki Ueda, “Kanashii Iro Yane” (“That’s a Sad Color”) -Osaka Bay Blues-
Okinawa
The Treasure That Was Already Close
Helios Goya Dry x BEGIN, “Shimanchu nu Takara”
Saitama
The Color of the Place You Come Home To
COEDO Kyara x ACIDMAN, “Sekitou” (“Red-Orange”)
Nagano
A Night That Copies No One
Yoho Brewing “Yona Yona Ale” x Nagano Prefecture’s Anthem, “Shinano no Kuni”
Niigata
Never Lie to a Swan
Swan Lake Beer’s Golden Swan Lake Ale x Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake”
Tottori
Until One Person’s Words Became the Mountain’s Song
Daisen G Beer Weizen x Duke Aces, “Daisen Sanka: Waga Kokoro no Yama”
Miyazaki
Mellowing As It Comes Around
Miyazaki Hideji Beer “Kuri Kuro” x Miyuki Nakajima, “Jidai” (“The Times”)
Mie
Changing While Staying the Same
Isekado Pale Ale x Kaguyahime, “Nagori Yuki”
Okayama
On Your Own Two Feet, However Far
Doppo Omachi Rice Lager x Fujii Kaze, “Tabiji” (“The Journey”)
Kyoto
The Driest Glass Is the One That Stays
Kyoto Brewing Co. “Ichigo Ichie” (Saison) x Quruli, “Bara no Hana” (“The Rose”)
Yamanashi
A Scent That Stays, a Snow That Doesn’t
Fujizakura Heights Beer “Rauch” x Remioromen, “Konayuki” (“Powder Snow”)
Yamagata
The Closer It Gets to Room Temperature, the More It Gives
Gassan Beer “Alt” x Mariya Takeuchi, “Jinsei no Tobira” (“The Door of Life”)
Ehime
Waiting for the Tide to Turn
Dogo Beer Kölsch (“Botchan Beer”) x Amin, “Matsuwa” (“I Will Wait”)