ENGLISH GUIDE
Beer Gardens in Tokyo
A guide to beer gardens in Shinjuku, Shibuya and Ikebukuro, written from the information each place publishes. Compare them by nearest station, budget, season dates and seats.
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How beer gardens work in Japan
In Japan, a beer garden is usually an outdoor bar on a rooftop or terrace that opens for the warm season, roughly from late April or May until September or October. Department stores, hotels and shopping buildings near big stations run many of them.
Most places sell a plan: a fixed price per person for a set time, often 2 or 3 hours, with all-you-can-drink beer and other drinks, plus a buffet, set dishes or barbecue. Prices on this site are the ranges each place publishes, in Japanese yen.
Season dates, prices and opening hours change every year. This guide shows what we could confirm from official information and links to each place's page in Japanese, which links to the official site.
Useful Japanese words
| ビアガーデンbia-gāden | Beer garden. In Japan most are on rooftops or terraces and open only in the warm season. |
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| 飲み放題nomihōdai | All-you-can-drink for a fixed price and time, often 2 or 3 hours. Draft beer, highballs, sours and soft drinks are usually included. |
| 食べ放題tabehōdai | All-you-can-eat. Often combined with nomihōdai in one plan. |
| 手ぶらBBQtebura BBQ | "Empty-handed barbecue". The grill, meat, vegetables and drinks are all prepared, so you just turn up. |
| 予約yoyaku | Reservation. Popular places fill up on summer weekend evenings. |
| 雨天営業uten eigyō | Open in the rain. Places with a roof or covered seating say this. |
| ラストオーダー（L.O.）rasuto ōdā | Last order for food or drinks, usually 30 minutes before the end of your time. |
About this site
Let's Go Beer Garden (レッツゴー！ビアガーデン) is an independent guide to beer gardens in Tokyo and Yokohama. The main site is in Japanese. Editorial policy (Japanese)