Orion Beer

Okinawa, Japan

 

Taken at "Midori's Bar" which we found completely by accident by wandering down a dark alley. Seriously.

 

The bar was completely empty and the owner - a wonderful woman named Midori - was about to close up when we walked in. Imagine her surprise when 7 Americans walked through her door. Wary at first, she warmed up when she realized we just wanted some beers and were not going to cause any trouble.

 

Orion beer is locally beered in Okinawa and is the 5th largest beer brewery in Japan. Founded in 1957 in Nago, Okinawa during the American occupation of Okinawa, Orion began making beer in 1959. Orion struggled to compete with the other major Japanese breweries, but after changing from a German-style beer to an American-style beer, it gained the top share in the Okinawan market.

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Uploaded on March 23, 2011
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