The Popular Area with a History of “Yebisu Beer”

Ebisu is one of the top-ranked neighborhoods in Tokyo with a lot going on to keep it vibrant and interesting for both locals and visitors. It is on the JR Yamanote line as well as having a station on the metro Hibiya line to make it one of the most central and convenient locations in central Tokyo. It is also walking distance to Shibuya, Meguro and Daikanyama and is, to the locals, a premier location for dates and nights out. Like a lot of Shibuya-ku, you will find a plethora of high-end restaurants and cocktail bars on the edge of trend as well as quirky independent dive bars and pubs in Ebisu.

What’s the Area Like in Ebisu?

History

For a long time in its recent history, Ebisu has been synonymous with beer. Ebisu station originally opened as a freight terminal for the neighboring “Yebisu Beer” factory in the early 1900s. Even today, “Yebisu Beer” is classic for Japanese to devour by gallon after work. The site of the factory turned into Ebisu Garden Place, which is a mini shopping and cafe complex, cinema and what not and has the Sapporo Beer Hall which is a giant German style beer hall which serves up the local draft ales. In winter time, it comes more alive due to its impressive Christmas tree and lights display. 

Access

Ebisu is one of the most requested stations from both of our Japanese and foreign customers. One of the reasons is the convenience of public transportation. The metro Hibiya line directly runs through Hiroo, Roppongi and Ginza. You can easily change trains to the Toyoko line at  Nakameguro station which goes to Yokohama. The JR Yamanote line cannot be more useful for catching Shinkansen at Shinagawa and Tokyo stations. On the weekend, taking the JR Shonan Shinjuku line will go to Kamakura and the beach would be a nice short trip.

atré Ebisu

Ebisu station itself is not just for daily transportation. atré Ebisu is a large shopping complex directly connected to JR Ebisu station. There are trendy yet classy apparel stores, restaurants and cafes attracting Japanese especially in their 20-30s.  The supermarkets in atré such as Seijo Ishii or The Garden Jiyugaoka deal with imported/high quality food products and it is convenient for foreigners to do daily shopping as well.