Shizuoka Craft Beer & Whisky Fair 2024 will be held on 25.26 May! Limited bottle sales also available by lottery!
1. Ticket.
Admission to the event is free!
Special tickets for food and drink (10 tickets, 2,000 yen) can be purchased at the venue entrance on the day of the event, and the required number of tickets can be handed in at the booths.
2. Outline of the event
| Venue | Tokiwa Park, Shizuoka City 3-1 Tokiwa-cho, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture |
| Access. | 13-minute walk from JR Shizuoka Station. Bus from Shizuoka Station to Yoso Ekimae (runs approx. every 15-20 mins), fare 100 yen. 1-minute walk from Surugamachi Nanabura Cinema Street bus stop. |
| Dates and times | 25,26 May 2024 |
| Price | Free admission, special ticket《10 tickets, 2,000 yen》. |
| Organisers | Shizuoka Craft Beer & Whisky Fair Executive Committee |
| Enquiries to | 555 Ochiai, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, 421-2223, Japan Shizuoka Craft Beer & Whisky Fair Executive Committee Secretariat TEL : 054-292-2555 You can also contact us via the enquiry form. |
2-1. Exhibit booths
Currently 38 booths are scheduled to exhibit, including exhibitors, individual exhibitors and food exhibitors.
List of exhibitors – Shizuoka Craft Beer & Whisky Fair (shizuoka-fair.com)
The following is a selection of the whisky booth companies scheduled to exhibit. In no particular order
| Asaka Distillery | Igawa Distillery | ePower Corporation (25th only) |
| Whiskey&Co. Distillery Water Dragon | Eigashima Distillery (26th only) | Gaia Flow Shizuoka Distillery |
| SAKURAO DISTILLERY | Venture Whisky (26th only) | Fuji Gotemba Distillery |
| RUDDER LTD. / THE ULTIMATE SPIRITS | Liquors Hasegawa Main Store |
2-2. talk show
Details are yet to be decided, but it seems that a talk show will be held.
Talk show – Shizuoka Craft Beer & Whisky Fair (shizuoka-fair.com)
2-3.Lottery for limited-edition bottles
Although details are not given here, it seems that there will be a lottery for a commemorative bottle from the Gaia Flow Shizuoka Distillery.
There will be updates on SNS and other social media, so if you’re interested, click here.
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Lastly: Recommended Books on Japanese Whisky
If you want to learn more about Japanese whisky, which is a global trend, we highly recommend these books.
(1).Whisky Galore Vol.29 December 2021 issue
In the December 2021 issue of Whisky Galore, published by the Whisky Culture Research Institute, we report on 11 Japanese craft distilleries, including some that are open to the public for the first time, under the title of “Japanese Whisky Craft Frontline,” the first of three consecutive issues. Why did the popularity of Japanese whisky and the craft boom occur? We will examine with interviews. Chichibu Distillery / Chichibu No.2 Distillery / Mars Shinshu Distillery / Mars Tsunuki Distillery / Kanosuke Distillery / Hioki Distillery / Ontake Distillery / Osuzuyama Distillery / Kaikyo Distillery / Hanyu Distillery / Konosu Distillery
(2). Japanese Whisky as an Education for Business
This is a book written by Mamoru Tsuchiya, a world-famous whisky critic and representative of the Whisky Culture Research Institute, titled “Japanese Whisky as a Culture that Works for Business” .
The book covers the basics of whisky, the introduction of whisky to Japan, the birth of Japanese whisky, advertising strategies and the rise of Japanese whisky, and the current rise of craft distilleries. This is a book that summarizes Japanese whisky in a very easy to understand way.
(3). Whisky and I (Masataka Taketsuru)
Masataka Taketsuru, the founder of Nikka Whisky, devoted his life to brewing whisky in Japan. This is a revised and reprinted version of the autobiography of a man who simply loved whisky and talked about himself. The book vividly depicts the days when he went to Scotland alone to study as a young man and overcame many hardships to complete Japanese whisky, as well as his companion, Rita.
(4). A Letter of Challenge from a New Generation Distillery
Launching in 2019. With the world experiencing an unprecedented whisky boom, what were the managers of craft distilleries thinking and what were their thoughts as they took on the challenge of making whisky? This book tells the stories of 13 craft distillery owners, including Ichiro Hido of Venture Whisky, famous for his Ichirose Malt, who inspired the birth of craft distilleries in Japan.
(5). Whiskey Rising
This is the Japanese version of Whisky Risng, published in the US in 2016, with much updated content. Not only does it describe the history of Japanese whisky in detail, but it also includes data on all the distilleries in Japan, including the craft distilleries that have been founded in recent years. The book also includes descriptions of the legendary bottles that have been released, as well as information on bars where Japanese whisky can be found.
