Orion Beer

A can of Orion Beer

Orion Breweries, Ltd. (オリオンビール株式会社, Orion Bīru Kabushiki Gaisha^?) is the 5th largest beer brewery in Japan, commanding approximately 1% of the Japanese beer market. However, it controls over 50% of the beer market on Okinawa, the site of Orion's headquarters. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 366 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (587 × 960 pixel, file size: 78 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 366 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (587 × 960 pixel, file size: 78 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The entrance of a brewery. ... This article is about the prefecture. ...

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. Since 2002, Orion has worked together with Asahi Breweries to manufacture Asahi beers in Okinawa, in return for Asahi's assistance in selling Orion beer outside of Okinawa. Nago (名護市; -shi) is a city located in Okinawa, Japan. ... Asahi Breweries, Ltd. ...