Shinhira Shuzo (新平酒造)
Shinhira Shuzo is a shochu distillery in Osaki, Soo District, Kagoshima, producing honkaku shochu with a focus on sweet potato shochu. It was founded in 1904. Its best-known brand is Oogane no Tsuyu. KIKI lists one of its bottles.
What kind of distillery is Shinhira Shuzo?
The distillery began in 1904 as a small shochu distillery founded by the first-generation Shinhira Kingesa. The second generation became president in 1954, the third in 1977 and the fourth in 2014. It has made shochu for over a century, keeping tradition while taking on new challenges. The tour route runs from the koji room through the pot fermentation room and wooden-barrel stills to a tasting hall.
- Water
- Natural water drawn from the distillery's own intake is used for brewing water and throughout the whole process.
- Ingredients
- Only domestic rice with a clear distribution route is used for koji.
- Other
- Only sweet potatoes grown at contract farms with a clear distribution route are used.
Can you visit Shinhira Shuzo?
- Tours
Tours are generally by advance reservation. Bookings are taken on weekdays 9:00 to 16:30; requests outside those hours are answered the next business day, and weekend or holiday bookings may not always be possible.
Hours and booking rules change, so check before you go. Official website
Other brewery tours in Kagoshima
Compiled with AI from public pages, mainly the brewery’s own site (not yet checked by the brewery)Sources: shinhira.co.jp
Bottles from this distillery
The app finds 3 bottles from this maker by their label (1 on this site).
