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Fuji Gotemba 富士御殿場蒸溜所
| Prefecture | Shizuoka |
|---|---|
| Municipality | Gotemba |
| Distilling began | 1972 |
| Operator | Kirin |
| Status | Operating |
| Coordinates | 35.30861° N, 138.93444° E |
| Official website | www.kirin.co.jp/products/whisky_brandy/gotemba/index.html |
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.
Fuji Gotemba distillery (Japanese: 富士御殿場蒸溜所, Hepburn: Fuji Gotenba jōryūsho; sometimes Fuji-Gotemba distillery) is a Japanese whisky distillery owned by the Kirin group.
The distillery is situated in the city of Gotemba (御殿場市, Gotenba-shi; sometimes Gotenba), on the southeastern flank of Mount Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, Chūbu region, Japan. It is 620 m (2,030 ft) above sea level, and its water source is Mount Fuji. It was established in 1972 by Kirin Seagram Ltd, now the Kirin Distillery Company.
Gotemba was selected as the site for the distillery because it was felt to have the climate most similar to Scotland: the city is much cooler and less humid (especially in summer) than other areas of Japan, with an average annual temperature of around 13°C.
Text adapted from the English Wikipedia article Fuji Gotemba 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).
