Hotel Okura Manila and Okura Nikko Hotel Management executives warmly received the courtesy visit of Kirin Brewery Co. Ltd last June 7, 2019. The courtesy visit seals the good relationship and cooperation of both luxury brands.

Seen in the photo are (from left) San Miguel Brewing International Ltd. EVP Fumiaki Ozawa, Yamazato Japanese Executive Chef Rinnosuke Mouri, Kirin Brewery Co. Ltd. President and CEO Takayuki Fuse, Hotel Okura Manila GM Jan Marshall, San Miguel Brewery Inc. EVP Kenji Uchiyama, Hotel Okura Manila F&B Manager/Executive Chef Roald Schuur, Okura Nikko Hotel Management’s Head of Operational Planning Division Kojiro Oda.

Kirin Brewery, who owns 50 percent shares of the San Miguel Brewery, launched the 100% malt, first press craft beer  Kirin Ichiban in the country last year.

The Japanese hotel group, Okura Nikko, which owns and managed 75 hotels worldwide, will have the scheduled opening of Hotel Okura Manila later part of this year. The opening will also introduce the much-awaited Yamazato, Hotel Okura’s signature fine-dining restaurant. Yamazato in Manila is the first Japanese restaurant in Europe to earn a Michelin star.