Swan Lake Igarashi tei

Sitting on the eastern side of Shinbashi is one of Swan Lake’s taprooms. With more than 20 years of history, the gold-medal winning, Niigata-based Swan Lake brewery is known for using pure underflow water from the Agano River in Echigo. Try the Koshihikari Beer, which is a lager made from the eponymous rice, and the Amber Swan Ale if you love strong hoppy bitterness and caramel notes.