About 30 minutes from Osaka Station and about 15 minutes from Kyoto Station. Yamazaki, which is located in a geographical hub, is known as a pioneer of Japanese whiskey. Suntory Yamazaki Distillery's “Yamazaki Distillery Tour” is popular there. You can actually see the whiskey making process and have a tasting experience. Surrounded by the rich nature of the border between … [Read more...] about SUNTORY Yamazaki Distillery, Osaka
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Ushiku Chateau (Facility of Winemaker), Ibaraki
“Ushiku Chateau” in Ushiku City, Ibaraki Prefecture, is a facility full of greenery with a memorial hall and museum on a vast site of approximately 60,000 square meters. The founder is Kamiya Denbee. In 1903, it prospered as the first brewery in Japan to produce wine for the first time, from grape cultivation to brewing and bottling. At its peak, 130,000 vines were planted, … [Read more...] about Ushiku Chateau (Facility of Winemaker), Ibaraki
Hita Yakata-bune (Roofed Pleasure Boat), Oita
"Hita City" remains a Japanese tasteful landscape in western Oita Prefecture. The Hita Basin surrounded by mountains is popular as a small town where you can feel the Showa era, such as a houseboat that is said to be a feature of Hita Onsen and a small Kyoto “Mamedacho shopping street” in Hita that can be said to be a feature of Japan. Hita City is a mountainous town rich in … [Read more...] about Hita Yakata-bune (Roofed Pleasure Boat), Oita
Omoide yokocho (Memories Alley), Tokyo
Shinjuku, the heart of Tokyo. There is a large terminal station, and it is a city where many people come and go daily. Even if you ask about sightseeing spots in Shinjuku, there may be many who do not think much about it. However, just changing trains and passing by is wasteful. Shinjuku has a variety of tourist attractions and is popular from outside the country. There is a … [Read more...] about Omoide yokocho (Memories Alley), Tokyo
Nikka Whisky Yoichi Distillery, Hokkaido
The "cool and humid climate" necessary for making whiskey, "being blessed with water", "being clear in the air", these conditions are all in the surplus. The Nikka Whiskey Hokkaido Factory is a fashionable retro space where you can feel the atmosphere of Scottish hometown of whiskey. Besides factory tours, there are "Yoichi Sake Brewery direct shop" where you can buy precious … [Read more...] about Nikka Whisky Yoichi Distillery, Hokkaido
Robot Restaurant, Tokyo
"Robot Restaurant" in Tokyo Shinjuku is a restaurant where you can enjoy entertainment shows such as huge robot dance. A lot of foreign tourists pack up here in the Shinjuku Robot Restaurant, and luxurious gorgeous night shows are spreading every evening. In 2012, the Robot Restaurant of sightseeing which opened in a corner of Shinjuku Kabuki-cho as a funny thing. In Japan in … [Read more...] about Robot Restaurant, Tokyo
Nada no Sakagura (Sake Brewery), Hyogo
The area called "Nada Gogo" (five sake-brewing district in Nada) spanning Kobe City and Nishinomiya City is the largest sake-producing area in Japan, where many brewery stores gather. Many sake breweries that can visit and taste, and everyone can enjoy knowing the splendor of sake and its history. Nada area in Hyogo Prefecture is a famous place of sake that everyone knows. Not … [Read more...] about Nada no Sakagura (Sake Brewery), Hyogo