[3] The Kaitakushi's original plan was to cultivate imported plants and vegetables in Tokyo and bring them to Hokkaidō; it was thought that imported plants mainly from Europe might not suit the frigid climate in Hokkaidō.

[4] Some Kaitakushi officials also contemplated acquiring wide recognition of the modern agricultural technology in Europe and what the Kaitakushi has done, by planting foreign vegetations or introducing expensive farming instruments, and inviting officials and the emperor of Japan to that garden in Aoyama.

[4] Seibei Nakagawa, who had studied the brewing technology in Germany, was appointed chief engineer of the Kaitakushi Brewery in Aoyama, as well as Hisanari Murahashi (born in Kagoshima Prefecture and one of the Satsuma students to travel to England in 1868) as the manager of the official garden.

In January 1886, the Kaitakushi Brewery belonged to the newly established Hokkaidō Prefectural Government, and later its jurisdiction switched to private ownership.

The 1 Jō-kan houses the Toys "R" Us shop and a multiplex called the "United Cinema Sapporo".

One of the symbols of the complex, a black colored, tall chimney with the word "Sapporo Beer" on it is standing on the square next to the museum.

Open beer gardens are often held in front of the western side of the Renga-kan in summer.

From the Basusentamae station to Sapporo Factory, because that there are not much distance, not many shops or restaurants are seen between the two places.