# Best breweries in Japan

> The best breweries in Japan, ranked by the beer they brew. 605 breweries, 23 rated Great or better. Updated weekly.

*Canonical page: <https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/> · data updated 2026-09-06*

Breadcrumb: Breweries → Japan

We track 605 breweries in Japan. 2 rate Exceptional and 21 rate Great. Inkhorn Brewing in Toshima City leads the list at 4.47 (Exceptional).

## Ranked breweries

1. [Inkhorn Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/inkhorn-brewing-25218.md) — 4.47, Exceptional — Toshima City, Tokyo
2. [Totopia Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/totopia-brewery-29101.md) — 4.42, Exceptional — Nagakute, Aichi
3. [Brain Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/brain-beer-24753.md) — 4.41, Great — Kashiwa, Chiba
4. [Uchu Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/uchu-brewing-18265.md) — 4.32, Great — Hokuto, Yamanashi
5. [West Coast Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/west-coast-brewing-17425.md) — 4.28, Great — Shizuoka
6. [Bayern Meister Bier](https://finding.beer/brewery/bayern-meister-bier-6556.md) — 4.21, Great — Fujinomiya, Shizuoka
7. [Endoji Brewing Nagoya City](https://finding.beer/brewery/endoji-brewing-nagoya-city-36141.md) — 4.20, Great — Nagoya, Aichi
8. [TOKYO BEER LAB](https://finding.beer/brewery/tokyo-beer-lab-35976.md) — 4.18, Great — Shibuya, Tokyo
9. [Teenage Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/teenage-brewing-29295.md) — 4.17, Great — Tokigawa, Saitama
10. [Open Air](https://finding.beer/brewery/open-air-25228.md) — 4.15, Great — Kobe, Hyogo
11. [GRANDLINE BREWING](https://finding.beer/brewery/grandline-brewing-35169.md) — 4.15, Great — Yokosuka, Kanagawa
12. [Shizuoka Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/shizuoka-brewing-29102.md) — 4.14, Great — 静岡市, 静岡県
13. [Break Edge Beer Works](https://finding.beer/brewery/break-edge-beer-works-25357.md) — 4.14, Great — Hiroshima
14. [Koti Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/koti-brewery-25272.md) — 4.13, Great — Bizen, Okayama
15. [Miyazaki Hideji Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/miyazaki-hideji-beer-9853.md) — 4.13, Great — Nobeoka, Miyazaki
16. [Yorocco Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/yorocco-beer-9693.md) — 4.13, Great — Zushi, Kanagawa
17. [Passific Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/passific-brewing-24882.md) — 4.13, Great — Chigasaki, Kanagawa
18. [Farmentry](https://finding.beer/brewery/farmentry-35981.md) — 4.11, Great — Kashihara, Nara
19. [Cycad Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/cycad-brewing-32327.md) — 4.11, Great — Toshima City, Tokyo
20. [t0ki brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/t0ki-brewery-25250.md) — 4.11, Great — Sado, Niigata
21. [Tall Boys Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/tall-boys-brewing-29893.md) — 4.10, Great — Nagoya, Aichi
22. [Blade Factory Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/blade-factory-brewing-31980.md) — 4.09, Great — Seki, Gifu
23. [Sakamichi Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/sakamichi-brewing-32323.md) — 4.09, Great — Tachikawa, Tokyo
24. [GROUNDTAP BREWERY](https://finding.beer/brewery/groundtap-brewery-35288.md) — 3.91, Fine — Saijo, Ehime
25. [NEKOBEER ねこビア](https://finding.beer/brewery/nekobeer-35974.md) — 3.91, Fine — Fukuoka
26. [Rococo Tokyo](https://finding.beer/brewery/rococo-tokyo-34701.md) — 3.91, Fine — Shinagawa City, Tokyo
27. [Thrash Zone](https://finding.beer/brewery/thrash-zone-25387.md) — 3.91, Fine — Yokohama, Kanagawa
28. [TKBrewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/tkbrewing-25385.md) — 3.91, Fine — Kawasaki, Kanagawa
29. [Hop Kotan Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/hop-kotan-brewing-18233.md) — 3.91, Fine — Kamifurano, Hokkaido
30. [Amakusa Sonar Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/amakusa-sonar-beer-24903.md) — 3.91, Fine — Amakusa, Kumamoto
31. [VERTERE](https://finding.beer/brewery/vertere-18240.md) — 3.91, Fine — Suginami City, Tokyo
32. [Twin Peaks Mountain Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/twin-peaks-mountain-brewing-29996.md) — 3.90, Fine — Tsukuba, Ibaraki
33. [Shared Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/shared-brewery-18462.md) — 3.90, Fine — Hachioji, Tokyo
34. [Black Tide Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/black-tide-brewing-21966.md) — 3.90, Fine — Kesennuma, Miyagi
35. [Tamamura Honten Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/tamamura-honten-co-6616.md) — 3.90, Fine — Yamanochi, Nagano
36. [Cave D'occi Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/cave-docci-brewing-18484.md) — 3.90, Fine — Niigata
37. [MacKenDy Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/mackendy-brewery-25225.md) — 3.89, Fine — Chigasaki, Kanagawa
38. [Shimanami Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/shimanami-brewery-31691.md) — 3.89, Fine — Onomichi, Hiroshima
39. [Farcry Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/farcry-brewing-25302.md) — 3.89, Fine — Kiryu, Gunma
40. [Zakkoku Koubou Microbrewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/zakkoku-koubou-microbrewery-18237.md) — 3.89, Fine — Ogawa, Saitama
41. [Kanpai! Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/kanpai-brewing-24677.md) — 3.88, Fine — Bunkyo City, Tokyo
42. [Cranc Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/cranc-brewing-25312.md) — 3.88, Fine — Itabashi City, Tokyo
43. [Yellow Beer Works](https://finding.beer/brewery/yellow-beer-works-25198.md) — 3.87, Fine — Fukushima
44. [Hazy Labo](https://finding.beer/brewery/hazy-labo-31807.md) — 3.87, Fine — Sayama, Saitama
45. [B.M.B Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/b-m-b-brewery-19564.md) — 3.87, Fine — Miyazaki
46. [Latticework Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/latticework-brewing-24889.md) — 3.87, Fine — Takaoka, Toyama
47. [HUMANSBEER](https://finding.beer/brewery/humansbeer-25227.md) — 3.87, Fine — Yugawara, Kanagawa
48. [Yokohama Bay Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/yokohama-bay-brewing-co-18386.md) — 3.87, Fine — Yokohama, Kanagawa
49. [Novoru Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/novoru-brewing-29985.md) — 3.87, Fine — Miyazaki
50. [Bighand Bros. Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/bighand-bros-brewery-29896.md) — 3.86, Fine — Kyoto

That is the top 50 of 605. Complete list: [all 605 of them](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/all.md).

## Cities

- [Tokyo](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/tokyo.md) (Tokyo) — 106 breweries
- [Yokohama](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/yokohama.md) (Kanagawa) — 27 breweries
- [Kawagoe](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/kawagoe.md) (Saitama) — 25 breweries
- [Hachioji](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/hachioji.md) (T?ky?) — 30 breweries
- [Osaka](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/osaka.md) (?saka) — 28 breweries
- [Nagoya](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/nagoya.md) (Aichi) — 11 breweries
- [Kyoto](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/kyoto.md) (Ky?to) — 14 breweries
- [Kobe](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/kobe.md) (Hy?go) — 10 breweries
- [Sapporo](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/sapporo.md) (Hokkaid?) — 10 breweries
- [Naha](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/naha.md) (Okinawa) — 11 breweries
- [Matsumoto](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/matsumoto.md) (Nagano) — 14 breweries
- [Kofu](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/kofu.md) (Yamanashi) — 8 breweries
- [Hiroshima](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/hiroshima.md) (Hiroshima) — 8 breweries
- [Fukuoka](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/fukuoka.md) (Fukuoka) — 8 breweries
- [Utsunomiya](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/utsunomiya.md) (Tochigi) — 6 breweries
- [Takamatsu](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/takamatsu.md) (Kagawa) — 7 breweries
- [Miyazaki](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/miyazaki.md) (Miyazaki) — 5 breweries
- [Gifu](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/gifu.md) (Gifu) — 5 breweries
- [Sendai](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/sendai.md) (Miyagi) — 5 breweries
- [Nagano](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/nagano.md) (Nagano) — 7 breweries
- [Niigata](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/niigata.md) (Niigata) — 7 breweries
- [Okayama](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/okayama.md) (Okayama) — 6 breweries
- [Otaru](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/otaru.md) (Hokkaid?) — 5 breweries
- [Shizuoka](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/shizuoka.md) (Shizuoka) — 4 breweries
- [Toyama](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/toyama.md) (Toyama) — 4 breweries
- [Kanazawa](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/kanazawa.md) (Ishikawa) — 4 breweries
- [Matsuyama](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/matsuyama.md) (Ehime) — 4 breweries
- [Tokushima](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/tokushima.md) (Tokushima) — 3 breweries
- [Maebashi](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/maebashi.md) (Gunma) — 3 breweries
- [Fukushima](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/fukushima.md) (Fukushima) — 3 breweries
- [Sasebo](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/sasebo.md) (Nagasaki) — 3 breweries
- [Matsue](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/matsue.md) (Shimane) — 3 breweries
- [Kagoshima](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/kagoshima.md) (Kagoshima) — 4 breweries
- [Oita](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/oita.md) (?ita) — 4 breweries
- [Wakayama](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/wakayama.md) (Wakayama) — 3 breweries
- [Akita](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/akita.md) (Akita) — 3 breweries
- [Hakodate](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/hakodate.md) (Hokkaid?) — 3 breweries
- [Morioka](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/morioka.md) (Iwate) — 3 breweries

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