- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Fukuoka
- Town
- Yame
- Founded
- 1820
- Spirits
- Shochu (mugi, kome, imo), Whisky, Gin, Liqueurs
About
Kitaya is a sake and shochu brewery in Yame, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, founded under the name Kitaya in 1820 and later reorganized as a company. It produces sake, honkaku shochu, liqueurs, a craft gin made with a sake-derived spirit, and fermented seasonings, and exports to several countries. The brewery draws its water from underground flow of the Yabe River.
Products and brands
Gokoo, Ginku, Kansuke, Kitaya Single Malt Whisky
What they make
Sake, honkaku shochu, liqueur, craft gin, fermented seasoning, sparkling sake, awamori.
Doing business in Japan
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