The Faces of Sapporo.

As one would expect, the free Sapporo beer museum is tacky and kitschy, but the beer advertisement posters from the early 1900's-present provide plenty of entertainment and cultural insight.

Classy.
"Olive and Sapporo? But of course!"

Mom.
"Moms heart beer!"


Rico Suave-san.
"Sapporo helps to lessen the aftertaste of tuna colon... "


Frumpy.
"Sometimes I like to curl up with a Sapporo and watch Bridget Jones's Diary."


Bikini girl.
"You really don't care what I'm selling, do you?" [taking a page from American-style advertising]

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Nice Beer.

Big city, small dwellings, and big beers... Under the tracks, Kirk enjoys a tasty cold Sapporo beer at my favorite yakitori joint in Ueno.

The first Sapporo beer was made in Japan by a German-trained brewmaster in 1876, and is now sold around the world. In 2006, the Japanese beer company announced that it would purchase Sleeman, Canada's third largest brewer [Molson, Canda's largest brewer was purchased by Coors in 2005].