Kagoshima
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Makurazaki, Kagoshima
A shochu distillery in Makurazaki, Kagoshima. Entry is free, with a self-guided route and an optional staff-guided course of about 15 minutes.
Amami, Kagoshima
A restaurant run by the brewery where its local beer is served.
Yakushima, Kagoshima
A brewpub run by the brewery, serving its own craft beer.
Ichikikushikino, Kagoshima
A handcrafted shochu brewery founded in 1868. Visitors see Meiji-era shochu making up close and then taste shochu and liqueurs picked by the brewers.
Kagoshima, Kagoshima
A taproom at the brewery serving its house-brewed craft beer.
A distillery on Yakushima. The mashing work can be seen during the production season, by reservation.
Kirishima, Kagoshima
Hioki, Kagoshima
Several tours take guests past the mash tun, washbacks and pot stills, ending with a tasting at a bar overlooking the East China Sea.
Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima
Visitors can freely walk the viewing route past the fermenters, pot stills and the stone-warehouse cask store at no charge. Paid tasting is offered at the Hojo cafe bar.
A distillery in Kagoshima City. The visit is free and by reservation, on weekdays only.
Shibushi, Kagoshima
Visitors can tour the handcrafted Sengokukura with its wooden-barrel stills, a tunnel storage cellar and a barrel warehouse, free of charge. A blending experience is offered at the distillery shop.
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Ichikikushikino / Hioki, Kagoshima
An event in which visitors tour sweet-potato shochu distilleries in Ichikikushikino and Hioki by a day-only shuttle bus.
Hioki, Kagoshima, Kagoshima
A festival at the distillery where commemorative limited bottles were sold. The 2026 edition was held on 25 October.
Kagoshima City, Kagoshima
A yatai-village style food complex in Chuo-cho, Kagoshima City, housing multiple restaurants, including shops serving Kurobuta pork and black beef.
Kagoshima's central downtown, often called the largest in southern Kyushu. Covered arcades run through it, and restaurants and bars gather around Sennichicho, Yamanokuchicho and Bunka-dori.
