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Akkeshi 厚岸蒸溜所
| Prefecture | Hokkaido |
|---|---|
| Distilling began | 2016 |
| Operator | Japanese grocery wholesaler Kenten Co |
| Status | Operating |
| Coordinates | 43.07583° N, 144.82075° E |
| Official website | akkeshi-distillery.com |
Visiting: distillery tours, shop hours and booking rules change frequently, and popular distilleries can book out within minutes of reservations opening. This guide does not state fixed tour details — check the current arrangements on the official website before planning a trip. Official website.
Akkeshi (厚岸蒸溜所) is a whisky distillery in Hokkaido, Japan. It is operated by Japanese grocery wholesaler Kenten Co. Whisky distilling here began in 2016.
This page brings together the verified public facts about the distillery — location, operator and history in brief — with a link to the official website. A fuller encyclopedia article is not yet available in English for this distillery; the page will be expanded as sources allow.
Akkeshi distillery (Japanese: 厚岸蒸溜所, Hepburn: Akkeshi jōryūsho) is a Japanese whisky distillery. Founded in 2016, the distillery is owned by Kenten Jitsugyo, a trading company based in Tokyo. It is located at Akkeshi (厚岸町, Akkeshi-cho), a town in Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaido.
Text adapted from the English Wikipedia article Akkeshi distillery by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Distillery list and basic facts from the English Wikipedia article Japanese whisky (CC BY-SA 4.0). Location and registry facts from Wikidata (CC0).