climate and history

Taketsuru Shuzo, who has been brewing sake for a long time and is known by the name of "Kosasa-ya," is the founder of Nikka Whiskey and the birthplace of Masataka Taketsuru, who is known as the "father of Japanese whiskey." Masataka Taketsuru's passion for whiskey and his life became a model for the NHK TV series "Massan."

INFORMATION

address
725-00223-10-29 Honmachi, Takehara City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Phone Number
0846-22-2021

ACCESS

725-0022 
3-10-29 Honmachi, Takehara City, Hiroshima Prefecture

About 15 minutes on foot from Takehara Station on the JR Kure Line. About 20 minutes by car from the Sanyo Expressway Kochi IC. About 25 minutes by car from Hiroshima Airport. About 8 minutes on foot from Shinkobashi bus stop.

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