Kumamoto: Whisky Being Produced at School-Turned-Distillery, with Distillation Equipment in Former Gymnasium
- Posted on November 1, 2025
- By The Japan News
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Kumamoto: Whisky Being Produced at School-Turned-Distillery, with Distillation Equipment in Former Gymnasium

HITOYOSHI, Kumamoto — A single malt whisky is being produced at a distillery built by a shochu maker on the site of a former elementary school in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture.