Odaiba Oktoberfest 2012

Why wait until autumn? While the original Oktoberfest in Munich doesn't kick off until September, Japan's beer lovers prefer to start their libations earlier. The first of this year's Oktoberfests will be falling during Golden Week, when revellers can gorge on suds, sausages and sauerkraut at Yokohama Red-Brick Warehouse and at this event in Odaiba. Sample brews from the likes of Erdinger, Engel and Hacker-Pschorr, all served up in proper glasses – and at prices that'd make a native German balk.