If you find yourself in Yebisu Garden Place (perhaps to see the Museum of Photography), you may wish to take a 30-minute spin through this showcase of Sapporo breweries. Named after Yebisu Beer, which made its debut in 1890 and to which both Ebisu Station and the surrounding neighborhood owe their names, it presents a high-tech explanation (in Japanese only) of an age-old process. I especially like the gallery of old beer advertisements, but it's not always on display. Alas, there are no free samples; visitors must purchase tickets from vending machines at the tasting lounge, but prices are much lower than elsewhere (¥200/$1.65/85p a glass), making the beer here the best reason for a visit.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Tokyo, 10th Edition, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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