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History, production and regional information about drinks are collected separately. Read articles linked to looking at art in Art and wine.

Background for further reading

  1. An illustration linking breweries, star-shaped emblems, railways, and urban buildings to explain the relationship between Japan's beer industry and place names 18 minThe Stars and Place Names Left by Japanese Beer: From Yebisu to the Dry WarsThe star on Sapporo labels and the name of Tokyo's Ebisu district are traces of an industry that reached beyond the brewery. We follow its history from beer in treaty ports to the dry beer competition of 1987 and product changes shaped by taxes.