What is rice shochu?

Rice shochu (米焼酎): Made from rice: soft, gently sweet. Kuma shochu from Kumamoto is the classic. KIKI lists 80 rice shochu bottles; the median price is ¥1,320 per 720 ml (as of 1 Oct 2026).

Rice shochu bottles

27 bottles on this site (most shops first) · Prices as of 1 Oct 2026
Bottle	Type	Maker	Per 720 ml
Torikai Ginko Rice Shochu鳥飼吟香	Rice shochu	Torikai Shuzo	¥2,200
Hakutake Rice Shochu 25%白岳	Rice shochu	Takahashi Shuzo	¥692
Hakata no Hana Rice Shochu 25%博多の華米 25度	Rice shochu	Fukutokucho Shurui	¥494
Yokaichi Rice Shochu 25%よかいち米 25度	Rice shochu	Takara Shuzo	¥539
Hakkaisan Yoroshiku Senman Arubeshi Authentic Rice Shochu Yellow Koji 3-Stage Fermentation八海山本格米焼酎黄麹三段仕込よろしく千萬あるべし	Rice shochu	Hakkai Jozo	¥1,000
Komebijin Rice Shochu米美人	Rice shochu	Yamato Shuzo	¥498
Hakutake KAORU Rice Shochu 25%白岳 KAORU 25度	Rice shochu	Takahashi Shuzo	¥712
Hakutake Kinjo Shiro (Gold Shiro) Rice Shochu白岳謹醸しろ (金しろ)	Rice shochu	Takahashi Shuzo	¥1,024
Shichida Pure Rice Shochu七田純米焼酎	Rice shochu	Tenzan Shuzo	¥1,254
Tokusei Brown Rice Shochu 35%特製玄米焼酎 35度	Rice shochu	Komasa Jozo	¥860
Hananomai Rice Shochu Acha 25%花の舞米焼酎阿茶 25度	Rice shochu	Hananomai Shuzo	¥950
Kumaken Yellow Koji Vacuum Distilled Unfiltered Rice Shochu球磨拳黄麹減圧無濾過	Rice shochu	Tsunematsu Shuzo Honten	¥740
Kawabe Limited Pure Rice Shochu 25%限定川辺純米焼酎 25度	Rice shochu	Sengetsu Shuzo	¥1,192
Oishi Special Limited Edition Cask Aged Rice Shochu特別限定酒大石樽貯蔵	Rice shochu	Oishi Shuzojo	¥1,298
Shodai Kamezo Sherry Cask Aged Rice Shochu初代亀蔵シェリー樽貯蔵本格米焼酎	Rice shochu	Miyashita Shuzo	¥1,992
Nousagi no Hashiri Rice Shochu野うさぎの走り	Rice shochu	Kuroki Honten	¥3,336
Sengetsu Rice Shochu 25%繊月 25度	Rice shochu	Sengetsu Shuzo	¥603
Hakugin Authentic Rice Shochu白銀本格米焼酎	Rice shochu	Wakamatsu Shuzo	¥559
Komenoichi Rice Shochu米の一	Rice shochu	Hue Foods	¥567
Roman no Daichi Rice Shochu浪漫の大地米焼酎	Rice shochu	Fukutokucho Shurui	¥515
Kumano Suigun Authentic Rice Shochu熊野水軍本格米焼酎	Rice shochu	Ozaki Shuzo	¥959
Oishi Amber Aged Special Limited Rice Shochu大石琥珀熟成特別限定酒	Rice shochu	Oishi Shuzo	¥1,319
Komeikkoku Pure Rice Shochu米一石純米焼酎	Rice shochu	Tsunematsu Shuzo Honten	¥546
Wataribune Gindare Junmai Rice Shochu渡舟吟垂れ純米焼酎	Rice shochu	Fuchuhomare	¥1,532
Kyudaime 5-Year Earthen Pot Aged Shochu九代目かめ5年熟成	Rice shochu	Miyamoto Shuzojo	¥1,192
Otoko no Kunsho Long-Term Oak Cask Aged Rice Shochu男の勲章長期樫樽貯蔵米焼酎	Rice shochu	Miyashita Shuzo	¥1,430
Tenkataihei Authentic Rice Shochu 25%天下泰平本格米焼酎 25度	Rice shochu	Kiyosuzakura Jozo	¥523

Where is it made?

Where the rice shochu bottles on this site come from (bottles per prefecture):

Prefecture	Bottles	Bottles
Kumamoto	11
Kagoshima	3
Fukuoka	2
Okayama	2
Hyogo	1
Niigata	1
Saga	1
Shizuoka	1
Miyazaki	1
Wakayama	1
Ibaraki	1
Aichi	1

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