Unique in the world, a distillery located in the forest. Join us as we tour the world famous Nikka Whisky Distillery. Let us take you through our guide of Japanese whisky distilleries not to be missed when in Japan. 360Free tour You can explore Yamazaki Whisky museum in 360 virtual tour. Yoichi Hokkaido is home to the best whisky in Japan. Japanese whisky distillery tours are an essential aspect of any travel itinerary to the land of the Rising Sun, and for the ambitious enthusiast, it is entirely possible to make a Japan-wide road trip from one distillery to the next. Most of them are situated in Honshu, easily accessible from Tokyo, Kyoto or Osaka, so travellers can integrate them into an itinerary seamlessly. Japan is home to a handful of distilleries scattered around its various islands. Reservations for distillery tours can be made through our website or by phone. Yoichi town, facing the Sea of Japan at the base of Shakotan peninsula, has a. Reservation availability and number of guests allowed in the distillery will be restricted. Let us first take a look into the distillery of NIKKA Whisky in Yoichi, Hokkaido. A self-guided walking tour of the grounds takes about an hour and follows the whisky making process from start to finish. Self-guided tours continue to be suspended. The Yoichi Distillery maintains many of its original stone buildings which visitors are welcome to view.
One must work to remember that the scope of Japan’s whisky production is far wider than its now-defunct single malts, and a fantastic way to deep-dive into that world is to visit the sites where these expressions are made. Guided tours are available in Japanese only and requires a reservation. The past couple of years have driven Japan’s whisky industries through numerous shortages, with distilleries responding with discontinuations, and the market driving the price of these increasingly rare single malts to unprecedented heights.
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