On the afternoon of Saturday, September 12, 2026, we held our first event, a tour of the Kirin Beer Yokohama Factory followed by a social gathering at the beer hall.
The Kirin Beer Yokohama Factory traces its roots back to the Spring Valley Brewery, built in 1870 in Yamate, Yokohama by William Copeland (1834-1902) from Norway, who is known as the 'father of the Japanese beer industry' for being the first to continuously produce beer as an industry in Japan. This year, the factory celebrates exactly 100 years of operation.















