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Asahi Shuzo Kokuto Shochu Brewery
朝日酒造株式会社Kagoshima · Kyushu
A brown-sugar shochu (kokuto shochu) distillery founded in 1916 in the coastal hamlet of Wan on Kikaijima — one of the oldest kokuto shochu makers in the Amami Islands, still growing cane organically and making its own brown sugar on-site.
- Crowd level
- Hidden gem
- Rating
- 4.7· 18 reviews
- Opening hours
- Mon–Fri 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Sat–Sun Closed
- Admission
- Reported ~¥2,000+ per group (not per person) in third-party tour listings, not stated on the brewery's own site; requires advance phone reservation (0997-65-1531), tours unavailable 2nd/4th Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. Coordinates are the Wan hamlet centroid, not the exact building address — flag for manual map-pin confirmation.
- Nearest station
- Wan Port (island's ferry port)
- Website
- kokuto-asahi.co.jp
Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.
Today
Sun closed¥2,000Stored weekly hours
Mon–Fri 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Sat–Sun Closed
How to get there
In Wan hamlet, near Wan Port (the island's ferry port); short drive from Kikai Airport.
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