Rihga Royal Hotel Kokura to Host Summer-Only “BEER HALL 2026” from June 17, Reservations Open May 15

Rihga Royal Hotel Kokura, located in Asano, Kokurakita Ward, Kitakyushu, and led by General Manager Shinichi Noguchi, will hold its summer-only event “BEER HALL 2026” from Wednesday, June 17 to Saturday, August 22, 2026. Reservations will open on Friday, May 15. Some dates will be excluded during the event period; details are available on the official website. The annual summer beer hall event will be held for a limited time in a large banquet hall with a maximum capacity of around 400 guests. Visitors can enjoy buffet-style dishes and a wide variety of drinks, including draft beer, with all-you-can-eat, all-you-can-drink, and no time limit. Last year, the event welcomed about 9,000 visitors and was well received by a broad range of guests, from corporate groups to families. The food lineup features more than 25 Japanese, Western, and Chinese dishes, led by the signature stand-cooking item “teppanyaki domestic beef.” Guests can enjoy a varied selection of hotel cuisine alongside lively live-cooking presentations. The drink menu includes draft beer, whisky, shochu, sake, and more. This year, “draft wine,” a fresh-tasting wine served from a barrel, will be newly introduced, expanding the range of drink options. At the cocktail bar, guests can use various liqueurs to freely create drinks to their own taste. In response to customer feedback, the hotel will also introduce an automatic draft beer server for Asahi Super Dry. Non-alcoholic drinks will also be available, allowing guests who do not drink alcohol to enjoy the event comfortably. On Fridays and Saturdays, balloon performers will appear to entertain children and enliven the venue. As the event is held indoors, guests can enjoy a lively summer evening in a cool and comfortable space without worrying about weather or heat. Event overview: Period: Wednesday, June 17 to Saturday, August 22, 2026. Hours: 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., with final reception at 8:00 p.m. Food and drink replenishment will end at 8:30 p.m. Venue: 3rd floor, Empire Room. The venue may change depending on banquet hall availability. All seats inside the venue are non-smoking, and the banquet hall area is entirely non-smoking. Prices: Adults, junior high school age and older, 7,500 yen; Rihga Members on Fridays and Saturdays, 7,000 yen; Rihga Members on Wednesdays and Thursdays, 6,500 yen; children aged 4 through elementary school, 2,000 yen. Prices include food, drinks, and tax. Reservations and inquiries: Beer Hall Reception, TEL 093-531-1739, closed Sundays and national holidays. Phone hours are 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Beer Hall operating days, and 11:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on non-operating days. Same-day use is possible if seats are available. Offerings: Both food and drinks are served buffet-style. Free-flow drinks: Draft beer including Asahi Super Dry, Asahi Kuronama, and Peroni Italian beer; red and white wine; shochu made from sweet potato, barley, and rice; sake; plum wine; lemon sour; whisky including Nikka Frontier, Bushmills, and Jack Daniel’s; sparkling wine; non-alcoholic beer Asahi Zero; non-alcoholic drinks; assorted soft drinks; and coffee. Buffet menu: Signature stand-cooking items include “teppanyaki domestic beef” and “chicken and vegetable tempura,” with more than 25 dishes available. Items include chilled udon with pork and sesame sauce, cold pork with green onion salt sauce, marinated seafood and vegetables, smoked salmon and cream cheese fresh spring rolls, open sandwiches with duck prosciutto and summer vegetables, Hungarian-style beef stew, roast pork, pizza capricciosa, seafood ajillo, curry rice, a pancake corner, an ice cream corner, assorted cakes, and more. Event days: On Fridays and Saturdays only, balloon performers will entertain guests inside the venue. Sponsors: Asahi Breweries, Ltd. and Asahi Soft Drinks Co., Ltd. Menu items may change depending on ingredient availability. Unless otherwise stated, all rice used in the menu is domestically produced in Japan. The event may be suspended due to severe weather, natural disasters, or other reasons. All photos are for illustrative purposes. Advance reservations are recommended, as the venue may be fully booked. Guests are asked not to drive after drinking alcohol and to use public transportation when visiting.