| Iichico, Kyushu's traditional distilled spirits, which is the most popular in Japan.
|
Theme
of the tour:
In our distillery, we are making Kyushu’s traditional distilled
spirits, the real shochu spirit. Our product called Iichiko is one
of the most popular real shochu sprits in Japan and our priority
is to maintain its excellence. The Hita distillery, set in natural
surroundings, is open to everybody. You can taste neat shochu in
this plant. |
| Facility Name |
Sanwa Shurui Co., Ltd. Hita Distillery |
| Location |
810-1 Nishi-arita, Hita, Oita 877-1354 |
| Access |
Turn left after you get off the
Oita Highways at the Hita IC and then head towards Nakatsu. After
travelling for 4.5 km along Route 212 turn right. |
| Target |
Adults (Only people 20 years of
age or over can enjoy tasting at the tasting corner) |
| The number of people able to tour |
No limit |
| Other conditions |
You can freely look around the inside
of the plant.
(No guide is available) |
| Time when the tour is available |
10:00 - 16:00 |
| Time required for the tour |
Approximately one hour if you take
a plant tour and do the tasting. |
| Non-business days |
Tuesdays, year-end and New Year
holidays as well as O-bon |
| Notes |
People under 20 years of age and
people driving are not allowed to do the tasting. |
| Availability of foreign languages |
No foreign language service is available
so non-Japanese visitors will need an interpreter. |
| Reservation Requirements |
Reservation is necessary. |
| How to apply |
You can look around freely the inside
the plant between 10:00 and 16:00. |
