Drinkers swallow higher prices at Sapporo beer garden

Drinkers swallow higher prices at Sapporo beer garden（07/22 12:01） Sapporo’s Cool Summer Garden, an annual beer garden event organized by the city and other institutions, opened yesterday in the city’s Odori Park. The festivities got off to a good start, with groups of old and young alike enjoying beer in the sunny conditions on the last day of a three-day weekend. However, drinkers were hit with higher prices, with the cost of beer rising six percent on last year. Yesterday was a summer’s day in Sapporo, with the mercury rising to 26.2 degrees Celsius. A beer company running a stall at the event said it was happy that there were more people than usual, and noted a particular increase in family groups. The price of a medium-sized mug of beer rose to 530 yen from the previous price of 500 yen due to the higher costs of raw... [read full story]