Central Nagano is relatively small and easily walkable as I was to find out.
I’d searched the internet and found a couple of small craft beer places in Nagano, and I headed out just after 5pm thinking I’d be up for a 15 minute walk or so, but after heading out from my hotel, crossing the road and walking about a minute I was standing just across the road from James Nagano Beer Market!
I headed up the stairs to find a couple of people already enjoying a beer and sat at the bar.
James Nagano Beer Market, Nagano, Japan