Fussa no Birugoya (Tama no Megumi Brewery)

November 1, 2007
A must visit when I pass through Yokota Air Base. Nice year round but sitting outside in the spacious courtyard is fantastic on a sunny spring morning. Great service, very good food and a nice selection of sake (they happily gave me a few samples) Some of their beer is quite good, others decent enough. I look forward to my next visit.

April 4, 2007
An old sake brewery that started brewing beer long ago. The setting is mostly traditional, and quite large with several buildings, gardens, and some exhibits. Food/beer is served in a very nice traditional wooden building. Service is good, and the food likewise. The beers are not bad.

November 5, 2006
The scene is straight out of Edo era Japanese village. If this place didn’t serve beer I would take people here cause the setting is so picture perfect. I highly recommend at night. I stopped here on the way back from hiking out in far Western Tokyo. Sat outside on a cool November night. Stared up passed a 300 year old tree into the stars. Started with a seasonal wit, which was perfect after the hike. Then ordered pizza and drank more beer. The place is surreal at night. Feels more like the set of a film or play than anything in reality. Hands down the best ambiance ever to drink beer. The Pizza rocks at this place as well. A must visit in Tokyo, if not a bit out of the way. Note: To walk, go out south exit at road in front of station turn right. At T-intersection turn left at first major intersection take road take the road that forks right. Follow that road on the left hand side for about 5 min or so past a police box. You will see a sign all in Japanese for the brewery, then follow sign. Sounds confusing, but really not too bad. If you have Japanese speaker with you at station their is an area map, which includes the brewery.

February 9, 2005
I spent many great evenings here with friends and family. Difficult to find if you aren’t local and requires driving down some very small streets. If you travel by train, take the train from Tokyo to Tachikawa and get on the train going to Haijima/Fussa. Taxis should know the way from there although many locals never heard of the place. The beer is good and very fresh. Prices are reasonable at around 600 Yen a pint. Pitchers are around 1700 Yen. The food is also outstanding. Mostly Italian. The pizzas are excellent as is the pasta carbonara. Sake also goes down well. An enjoyable, relaxing place.