The Shinshu (or Mars Shinshu) Distillery was founded by Hombo Shuzo Co. Ltd in 1985. The distillery was temporarily ceased operation between 1992-2011. In addition to the manufacture of whiskey in the Mars Shinshu distillery, you can also visit the production of Nagano Prefecture of local beer at Komagatake brewery nearbei.
Address: 2913 Hakushūchō Torihara Hokuto-shi Yamanashi-ken 408-0316 Japan
The Hakushu Distillery was founded in 1973 by Suntory. It is located in the Japanese Southern Alps and is nicknamed the “forest distillery”. It is among the highest malt distilleries in the world with 700 meters above sea level. At its time it was one of the largest distilleries in the world. Hakushu west is no longer active, production was Read more...