Asahi Beer Hall is one of the most famous spots in Tokyo. It’s actually a Headquarters of Asahi Beer, located on the eastern bank of the Sumida River in Sumida-ku, Tokyo, bearing a landmark sign of Tokyo.
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Location:
Asahi Beer Hall is located in Azumabashi, Sumida City, Tokyo, Japan, one of the well-known tourist spots in Tokyo. This famous hall owns by Asahi Group Japan, a renowned leading beverage company in Japan.
The hall is only 2 minutes walk from Asakusa Metro Ginja Station and Asakusa Tobu JR Station. Besides, 10 minutes walk from Tokyo Skytree and Honjo- Azumabashi Station through Mizumachi Park along the JR Tobu Line.
Iconic scene:
The glorious Tokyo’s viral Iconic spot is Azumabashi Bridge.
The most beautiful river, Sumida, is located between Asakusa and Sumida Asahi Beer Hall. The bridge between Asakusa and Asahi Beer Hall on the Sumida River is called Azumabashi Bridge, considered the best photo spot in the area from where people can see breathtaking views.
Asahi Beer Hall is one of the most famous skyline iconic views from Asakusa, which stands on the Sumida River banks—looking east across Azumabashi Bridge.
An iconic viral picture with five tall buildings, including the Sumida River and highway, is seen on social media while searching about Tokyo. That is the scene that visitors can never refrain from capturing from Azumabashi Bridge.
What are these five buildings in the iconic viral scene?
The tallest ariel-shaped tower is Skytree, and the single one is Sumida Government City Office.
The rest three together are -Golden Building with a white panel foam-shaped at the top is Asahi Beer Tower, next is River Pier Azumabashi Life Tower. Finally, the shortest black building with a golden-shaped top is Asahi Beer Hall or Asahi Super Dry Hall.
Architect:
The 22-story golden building is Asahi Beer Tower, the headquarters for Asahi Breweries, which resembles poured glass of beer. The white panel beer foam-shaped at the top of the building represents a good-looking foam of a beer cup.
The black building standing near Asahi Beer Tower with a golden cloud-shaped top is Asahi Beer Hall, also known as Super Dry Hall. The golden cloud represents Asahi Beer Flame, a metal that weighs over 300 tons, not a cloud.
A famous French designer Philippe Starck designed the Asahi Flame and completed it in 1989. The French language calls ‘Flamme d’Or.’ But Asahi Beer named it ‘Golden Flame,’ which represents ‘the burning heart of Asahi Beer.’
Moreover, it represents the Asahi Beer. However, it has several unofficial names for the local people, such as Asahi golden cloud, Asahi golden turd, etc.
In short, Asahi Beer Hall, adjacent to the headquarters of Asahi Breweries, is home to a three-story restaurant serving beer directly from the factory.
Attractions:
Asahi Beer Headquarters area is one of the famous tourist spots in Tokyo. Besides, the Beer Headquarters is located between two famous tourist sites, Skytree and Asakusa Sensoji Temple, which are listed in the list of the famous tourist spots of Tokyo.
Moreover, Asahi Beer Headquarters itself is famous for its unusual structure looking. Asahi Group Japan doesn’t operate Asahi Brewery Tour (factory tour) like Asahi Brewery Ibaraki Factory, but it has some extraordinary services, including public facilities and renowned restaurants.
Asahi Beer Headquarters has three separate buildings for restaurant services, such as
1) Asahi Beer Hall (Asahi Super Dry Hall )
2) Asahi Beer Tower
3) Asahi Annex:
1)Asahi Beer Hall:
The building of Asahi Beer Hall looks shiny black because of its black granite polish with a shiny golden cloud-shaped flame on the rooftop and small portholes that are hard to see from afar.
The four walls are curved slowly outward towards the top—the building looks like a rectangular beer cup—the golden cloud-shaped flame gleams day and night when it is illuminated.
Asahi Beer Hall is designed to be above a staircase made of glass blocks, and it was made so that it can be illuminated from behind at night.
The staircase is beautifully glamorous. As a result, it attracts pedestrians who walk by in the evening to walk up the illuminated stairs and see the surrounding building.
Asahi Beer Hall (Asahi Super Dry Hall) holds the most famous Asahi Headquarters called ‘Flamme d’Or Restaurant.’
Interestingly, drinking beer is optional for those who eat lunch or dinner at Dinning Asahi Beer Hall. But the menus it serves chosen that taste better with beer.
Mostly, kushiyaki-style chicken kebabs, fried chicken, spare ribs, pork steak, and scallop pie.
Opening Hours: 11.30 – 22.00
Last orders: food 21.00, drinks: 21.30
2)Asahi Beer Tower:
Asahi Beer Tower has three restaurants and one cafe on the 21st and 22nd floors, such as
a) Restaurant Alaska
b) Mochizuki
c) La Ranarita
d) Asahi Sky Room.
a) Restaurant Alaska:
On the 21st floor of Asahi Beer Tower, Alaska, is a formal French restaurant that serves French-style menus. The full name of the restaurant is Restaurant Alaska Azumabashi.
It is a fantastic restaurant with fabulous views of the Sumida River and its surroundings.
Opening Hours:
Lunch: 11.30 – 15.00
Last orders: 13.30
Dinner: 17.00 – 22.00
Last orders: 19.30
b) Mochizuki:
Mochizuki, located on the 21st floor of Asahi Beer Tower, is a beautiful restaurant. It is actually a traditional Japanese restaurant that serves kaiseki-style meals where foreign customers usually go there to taste Japanese-style menus.
Opening Hours:
Lunch: 11.30 – 15.00
Dinner: 17.00 – 21.00
c) La Ranarita:
La Ranarita is an Italian restaurant on the 22nd floor of Asahi Beer Tower that mainly serves pizza and pasta dishes. But, of course, it serves Asahi Beer like Asahi Beer Hall.
At the same time, it also has meat, as a usual restaurant, beef, pork, and lamb, including seafood such as shrimp and fresh fish.
Moreover, La Ranarita is one of the excellent spots to enjoy Tokyo Skyline, including the lovely Sumida River and Tokyo Skytree from here. It’s such a lovely place you can’t understand until you go there.
If you wish to Tokyo at Night, you can have dinner here and experience what Tokyo at Night looks like. But at the same time, having dinner at Asahi Tower is a memorable day.
Opening Hours:
Monday – Friday Lunch: 11.30 – 15.00
Last orders: 14.00
Dinner: 17.00 – 22.00
Last orders: 21:00
d) Asahi Sky Room:
On the 22nd floor of Asahi Beer Tower, Asahi Sky Room is a cafe that serves hot snacks, coffee, and tea, including cocktails, wine, beer, and whisky.
Opening Hours: 10.00 – 22.00
Last orders: 21.30
3) Asahi Annex:
In front of the Asahi Beer Hall, the log-shaped round Annex building looks like an expensive designed beer glass from far, encouraging people to come near to see it closely. Undoubtedly, the person who designed the building mainly for Asahi Craft beer lovers succeeded in its outstanding design.
The first floor of the Annex is a casual bar, and the 2nd floor is a restaurant. But food orders are available in both. The items are costly compared to surrounding places but worth tasting.
The restaurant serves draft beer ( Asahi nama beer), Asahi free beer, and Asahi soft drinks, including steaks, fresh vegetables, rice, seafood, etc. In a word, whether for local or foreign customers, the menus are suitable for all.
Annex serves craft beers. Besides, visitors can taste from the Taster sets and choose the one is they like. It also operates four types of regular beer.
- German-style Weizen or wheat beer
- Aromatic Kolsch
- American style pale ale
- Bitter stout
Opening Hours:
Lunch: 11.30 – 14.00
Dinner: 14.00 – 22.30
Last orders: food: 21.30, drink: 22.00)
Bar Hours: 11.00 – 23.00
Winter Illumination:
Sumida Asahi Beer Winter Illumination attracts hundreds of people every day in the winter. Asahi Beer Super Dry Hall looks like a shiny black starry sky in the night. The illumination attracts pedestrians like a Nikka Whisky Highlight tour.
The illumination covers the surroundings of the Asahi Super Dry Hall. If you forward a few steps, you’ll see a superb Christmas Tree Illumination with Tokyo Skytree in the background.
Asahi Beer Hall, Mizumachi, and Tokyo Skytree all glitter with winter Illumination together in the winter, which offers a Christmas and New Year herald to tourists.
Surroundings:
Asahi Headquarters has a big compound, where Asahi Beer Tower and Asahi Beer Hall are standing gloriously.
These two buildings have restaurants open to the public. Tourists can eat here, viewing the Sumida River’s extraordinary beauty and the surroundings.
Besides, the first and second floor of the apartment building, River Pier Azumabashi Life Tower, has some good shops, like a massage center, clinic, and Bakery. The TOMTOM Bakery is very famous for its delicious bread.
Imokin, a sweet shop famous in Sumida Ward, specializes in sweets made from sweet potatoes. On the riverside, there is a Club called ATHLETA ATHLETIC CLUB, including Cafe.
Besides, between the highway and the Sumida City Hall line, Katsu’s statue is standing. He is a great hero who saved Tokyo.
In addition, the Sumida River and Azumabashi Bridge look fantastic from the Asahi Beer entrance with the cruise.
In conclusion, the major difference between Ebisu Beer Museum and Asahi Beer Hall is clear. Ebisu Beer Museum operates as Museum and cafe. But, Asahi operates as a bar and restaurant.
Access:
Nearest Station: Asakusa Station
2 minutes walk(Metro Ginza Line/ Tobu JR Line/ Toei Line)
10 minutes walk(Tokyo Skytree/Honjo- Azumabashi Station)
Address:
1 Chome-23-1 Azumabashi, Sumida City, Tokyo 130-0001
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