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Other drinks: places to visit

Explore drinks with fewer places to visit. Each listing names the drink made there, such as mirin or gin.

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Herbal liqueur

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Yomeishu Museum Komagane (Yomeishu Seizo Komagane Plant)

Komagane, Nagano

A free facility where you can freely see how Yomeishu is made without booking, including the bottling and packaging lines.

Booking: No reservation needed

Kankyo Brewery buildings beside the Kanie River

Mirin and sake

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Kankyo Brewery Factory Tour

Kanie, Aichi

A brewer of mirin, sake and shochu for over 150 years. Paid factory tours are available from two people.

Booking: Reservation required

Mirin

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Kokonoe Mirin (Jidaikan)

Hekinan, Aichi

A traditional hon-mirin maker in Hekinan, Aichi. A guided visit covers panels on the old method, the pressing area, a 5-minute brewing DVD and exhibits of old tools.

Booking: Reservation required

Exterior of the Sakurao (formerly Chugoku Jozo) brewery and head office

Gin & whisky

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Sakurao Distillery

Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima

A distillery in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima. A paid tour of about 90 minutes shows where its malt and grain whisky and gin are made.

Booking: Reservation required

Apple brandy

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Mohodori Distillery Factory Tour

Goshogawara, Aomori

A distillery making LOVEVADOS apple brandy from Aomori apples. You view the plant through glass inside the shop and taste the brandy.

Booking: Reservation required

Distillery

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mitosaya botanical distillery

Otaki, Chiba

A distillery offering advance-booked garden walks and tours explaining its production process, each followed by a tasting or herbal tea.

Booking: Reservation required

Craft gin

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Suntory Osaka Spirits & Liqueurs Craft Distillery

Minato-ku, Osaka, Osaka

The workshop that makes Japanese craft gin ROKU. The tour covers the infusion tanks and stills and a tasting of base spirits. It opened to the public in May 2026.

Booking: Reservation required

Multi-category alcohol maker (sake, beer, whisky)

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Miyashita Shuzo Sake Kobo Doppokan

Okayama, Okayama

A visitor facility of a maker producing sake, Doppo craft beer, and whisky and gin from the Okayama Distillery. Courses cover the beer plant, distillery and sake brewery.

Booking: Reservation required