IMAGE CREDITS
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| Thumbnail | Subject | Location | Creator | Licence | Source |
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 | Water rippleA single drop creating ripples on a dark water surface (monochrome) | — | Julian Böck | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Mountain streamClear water rushing through fresh green forest at the Oirase Stream | Towada, Aomori | Daderot | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Rice terracesWater-filled rice terraces stepping down a valley below forested mountains | — | ASAKAWA KOHJI | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Polished riceA handful of polished white rice held in an open palm | — | Beatrice Murch | CC BY 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Rice earsGolden ripening rice ears before harvest (Tsugaru Roman variety) | Aomori, Aomori | あおもりくま,(Aomorikuma) | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Rice kojiClose-up of rice grains covered with koji mold (Aspergillus oryzae) | — | Forrest O. | CC BY-SA 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Fushimi sake breweryBrick chimney and long wooden storehouses of Matsumoto Sake Brewery in Fushimi | Fushimi, Kyoto | ignis | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Nada sake breweryWooden sake brewery building of Izumi Yūnosuke Shōten in the Nada area | Higashinada, Kobe, Hyogo | Pastern | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | SugidamaA sugidama cedar ball with straw rope and paper streamers hanging against a white wall | Morioka, Iwate | Daderot | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Brewing tanksBrewing tanks lined up in the dim interior of a traditional sake brewery | — | 漱石の猫 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Sake vesselsA sake glass set in a wooden masu box beside a dark ceramic tokkuri flask | — | Culture Japon | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Koshu vineyardOverhead pergola-trained Koshu vineyard in Katsunuma | Katsunuma, Koshu, Yamanashi | Asturio Cantabrio | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Koshu grapesPale purple bunches of Koshu grapes hanging from an overhead trellis | Yamanashi | 江戸村のとくぞう | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Hokkaido vineyardA Furano vineyard on a gentle slope under blue sky and white clouds | Furano, Hokkaido | MaedaAkihiko | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Barrel cellarBarrels lining both sides of a brick-vaulted wine cellar tunnel | — | Eric Kilby | CC BY-SA 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Red wine glassA glass of red wine beside a glowing candle on a table | — | Photos Public Domain | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Barley fieldWide green grain field with the Tokachi mountain range on the horizon | Hokkaido | pakku | CC BY 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Malted barleyClose-up of malted barley grains for brewing | — | Pierre-alain dorange | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Hop conesA pale green hop cone growing on the vine | — | Nikita Karasik | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | BrewhouseGleaming copper brew kettles in a brewhouse | — | Jens Cederskjold | CC BY 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Glass of beerA glass of hazy golden beer with a foam head on a wooden table | — | JIP | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Pot stillsCopper pot stills wrapped with shimenawa ropes in the Yoichi Distillery still house | Yoichi, Hokkaido | さかおり | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Yoichi DistilleryStone buildings with red roofs inside the Nikka Yoichi Distillery grounds | Yoichi, Hokkaido | 663highland | CC BY 2.5 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Oak casksWhisky casks stacked outside a distillery warehouse with hills behind | Isle of Jura, Scotland | Bjarne Henning Kvaal… | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Maturation warehouseAisle of a whisky maturation warehouse lined with casks | Glenrothes Distillery, Scotland | Yves Cosentino | CC BY 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Whisky glassAmber whisky over a single ice cube in a rocks glass | — | Benjamin Thompson | CC BY 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Sweet potatoesA pile of reddish-purple sweet potatoes | — | Filo gèn' | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | SakurajimaSakurajima at sunrise seen across the water from the ferry | Kagoshima | The Modern Polymath | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Shochu stillInterior of a shochu production room with a stainless steel still | Kyotango, Kyoto | 漱石の猫 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Shochu maturing in a mine tunnelRows of storage vessels holding imo shochu maturing in a former gold mine tunnel | Kushikino, Kagoshima | メルビル | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Okinawa coastGreen cliffs and reef flats along the Okinawa coast seen from Gushichan Gusuku | Yaese, Okinawa | Kugel~commonswiki | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Gusuku stone wallsCurving limestone walls of Katsuren Castle ruins under a blue sky | Uruma, Okinawa | kanegen | CC BY 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Awamori cellarCave-like cellar where awamori matures at Taragawa distillery | Miyakojima, Okinawa | Object In Space | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Snowy mountainsSnow-covered peaks above a dark alpine lake on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route | Tateyama, Toyama | lumoplank | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Japanese cedar forestTall straight trunks of a Japanese cedar forest on Mt. Kumotori | — | Raita Futo from Tokyo, Japan | CC BY 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Mount FujiSnow-capped Mount Fuji at sunset above a calm lake | — | Romain Guy from San Francisco, USA | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Terraced satoyamaTerraced rice fields among mountains with drifting morning mist | Hyogo | rikky_photography | CC BY 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Vaulted cellarDark vaulted ceiling of a fourteenth-century cellar | Coventry, England | Amanda Slater | CC BY-SA 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Steaming riceSteam rising from sticky rice in traditional woven baskets | Luang Prabang, Laos | Feral Arts | CC BY 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Copper still detailDetail of copper pot stills in a whisky distillery | Mackmyra, Sweden | Mackmyra Svensk Whisky AB | CC BY-SA 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Buckwheat flowersA buckwheat field covered in small white flowers | — | Toshihiro Matsui | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Sugar cane fieldsA road running between tall sugar cane fields on Minamidaito Island | Minamidaitō, Okinawa | Eujensc (Wikivoyage shared) | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Washi paperShiroishi washi paper with a hexagonal tortoiseshell watermark | Shiroishi, Miyagi | Mizu basyo | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Zuisen DistilleryExterior of Zuisen Distillery along a stone-walled lane in Naha | 那覇市（沖縄県） | BehBeh | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Zuisen Distillery showroomAwamori jars (kame) and bottles lined up in the Zuisen Distillery showroom | 那覇市（沖縄県） | BehBeh | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Zuisen awamoriA bottle of Zuisen awamori on an izakaya counter | 東京都中央区銀座（沖縄料理店） | ayustety from Ginza, Tokyo | CC BY-SA 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Awamori tasting flightFour cups of different awamori set out for tasting on a wooden tray | 東京都 | yajico from Tokyo | CC BY 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Seifuku DistilleryExterior of Seifuku Distillery on Ishigaki Island | 石垣市（沖縄県） | Ray_go | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Kumejima no Kumesen distilleryFactory entrance with the "Kumejima no Kumesen" awamori sign | 久米島町（沖縄県） | veroyama | CC BY-SA 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Kumejima no Kumesen awamori bottleA dark bottle of Kumejima no Kumesen awamori with a stemmed glass on a table | モスクワ（ロシア）のレストラン | Bapak Alex | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Kikunotsuyu awamori with a glassA glass of awamori on ice in Ryukyu glass beside a bottle of Kikunotsuyu | — | ayustety | CC BY-SA 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Awamori set with karakara and Ryukyu glassesAn awamori serving set: karakara pourer, ice bucket and blue Ryukyu glasses on a tray | 沖縄県 | Blue Lotus from Okinawa | CC BY 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Omoto awamori (Takamine Distillery)A bottle of Omoto awamori from Ishigaki Island | 石垣島（沖縄県） | ayustety from Tokyo, Japan | CC BY-SA 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Pre-war awamori productionPre-war black-and-white photograph of stills in an Okinawan awamori works | 沖縄県 | Unknown (pre-war photographer) | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Awamori served from a karakaraAwamori served from a black clay karakara with a glass on ice | — | rch850 | CC BY 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Sakimoto Awamori DistillerySakimoto Awamori Distillery near Ryukyu Mura, with red-tiled roof and jars | 沖縄県（琉球村近く） | Yuet Man Lee | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Awamori isshobin bottlesA row of Okinawan awamori isshobin bottles on a counter beneath paper lanterns | — | pcs34560 | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Karakara spirit pourer, 18th century (Musée Cernuschi)An 18th-century glazed ceramic karakara spirit pourer | パリ・チェルヌスキ美術館 | Manufacture Kawahara | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Awamori cellar in Nisshū-dō caveAwamori stored inside the limestone cave Nisshū-dō at Kin Kannon-ji | 金武町（沖縄県） | Muramasa | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Wooden vats at Gekkeikan Okura Sake MuseumLarge wooden sake vats displayed in the courtyard of Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum | 京都市伏見区 | ＋－ | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Gekkeikan Okura Sake MuseumCedar-clad, white-walled brewery buildings of Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum | 京都市伏見区 | 663highland | CC BY 2.5 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Gekkeikan brewery street in FushimiA Fushimi street lined with Gekkeikan brewery storehouses | 京都市伏見区 | 663highland | CC BY 2.5 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Sakamizu spring waterThe "Sakamizu" spring water flowing into a wooden tub at Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum | 京都市伏見区 | ばばさま | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Gekkeikan komodaru barrelClose-up of a straw-wrapped komodaru barrel marked "Gekkeikan" | — | Mariemon | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Exhibit at Hakutsuru Sake Brewery MuseumHakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum diorama showing koji-making in a traditional brewery | 神戸市東灘区 | hslo | CC BY-SA 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Hakutsuru Sake BrewingHakutsuru Sake Brewing plant with its crane logo sign | 神戸市東灘区 | 岩佐 栄三 | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Kikichoko tasting cupSake poured into a kikichoko tasting cup with a blue bull-eye pattern | 神戸市 | Hideyuki KAMON from Takarazuka / 宝塚市, Hyogo / 兵庫県, Japan / 日本 | CC BY-SA 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Hakkaisan display boothHakkaisan display booth with a wall of white isshobin bottles | 南魚沼市（新潟県） | Rebirth10 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Hakkaisan komodaru barrelsStraw-wrapped Hakkaisan komodaru barrels beside a clay jar | 名古屋市中村区 | 円周率３パーセント | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Hakkaisan YukimuroExterior of the Hakkaisan Yukimuro snow-storage building beyond a lawn | 南魚沼市（新潟県） | Rebirth10 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Hakkai Brewery plantTall storage tanks at the Hakkai Brewery plant | 南魚沼市（新潟県） | Rebirth10 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Dewazakura Sake BreweryThe Dewazakura Sake Brewery in Tendō | 天童市（山形県） | Suz-b | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Water jar at Cella MasumiWater jar with a bamboo ladle in the tasting corner of Cella Masumi | 諏訪市（長野県） | At1973 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Cella Masumi tasting roomMasumi bottles chilling in wooden tubs on the Cella Masumi tasting counter | 諏訪市（長野県） | Ina-valley | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Sugidama at Miyasaka BreweryA sugidama cedar ball hanging at the eaves of Miyasaka Brewery | 諏訪市（長野県） | At1973 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Entrance of Cella MasumiRed "Masumi" noren curtain beneath a sugidama at the Cella Masumi entrance | 諏訪市（長野県） | Ina-valley | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Masumi komodaru barrelsStacked straw-wrapped Masumi komodaru barrels | 長野県 | At1973 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Tokusen Masumi honjozoA bottle of Tokusen Masumi honjozo on display at Cella Masumi | 諏訪市（長野県） | At1973 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Dassai junmai daiginjoLabel of a green bottle of Dassai junmai daiginjo | — | t-mizo | CC BY 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Dassai Junmai Daiginjo Migaki Niwari SanbuDassai Junmai Daiginjo Migaki Niwari Sanbu bottle with a glass, Kintai Bridge behind | 岩国市・錦帯橋（山口県） | Breizhiz75 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Sake bottlesA row of craft sake isshobin bottles lined up on a counter | — | koutalou | CC BY 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Sake cups (choko)Sake cups (choko) of different shapes on a wooden table | — | Culture Japon | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Tokkuri and guinomiA blue-and-white tokkuri flask and guinomi cup on a bamboo mat | — | Kentin | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Sake barrel offerings at Meiji ShrineStraw-wrapped sake barrels offered at Meiji Shrine | 東京都渋谷区・明治神宮 | Grendelkhan | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Sugidama (cedar ball)A sugidama cedar ball hanging under a small gabled canopy | — | Armandas Jarusauskas | CC BY 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Sake brewing work in the morningA brewery worker, seen from behind, working amid clouds of steam | 東広島市西条町（広島県） | 東広島市 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Koji-makingBrewers working koji into steamed rice in the koji room | 奥飛騨酒造（岐阜県） | 杉山宣嗣 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Saijo sake brewery on a snowy morningSaijo sake brewery storehouses with namako walls under snow | 東広島市西条町（広島県） | 東広島市 | CC BY 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Matsumoto Sake Brewing, FushimiMatsumoto Sake Brewing in Fushimi with its brick chimney and wooden storehouses | 京都市伏見区 | 663highland | CC BY 2.5 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Wooden sake storehouse in NadaBlack-boarded wooden sake storehouse of Izumi Yūnosuke Shōten in Nada | 神戸市東灘区御影塚町 | Pastern | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Sake brewery in Takayama (Hirata Sake Brewery)A sake brewery in an old Takayama townhouse with a sugidama above the door | 高山市（岐阜県） | Bernard Gagnon | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Yamada Nishiki sake riceUnpolished Yamada Nishiki sake rice from Hyogo spread on a dark cloth | 兵庫県 | Simon-sake | CC BY 2.5 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Chateau Mercian Wine MuseumWhite-walled Chateau Mercian Wine Museum (former Miyazaki No.2 winery) in Katsunuma | Katsunuma, Koshu, Yamanashi | Asturio Cantabrio | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Chateau Mercian Katsunuma WineryStone gateposts at the entrance to Chateau Mercian's Katsunuma winery and wine museum | Katsunuma, Koshu, Yamanashi | 江戸村のとくぞう | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Meiji-era winemaking equipmentHistoric wooden winemaking equipment from the Meiji era onward, displayed inside Chateau Mercian | Katsunuma, Koshu, Yamanashi | KCyamazaki | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Chuo Budoshu (Grace Wine)Ivy-covered stone entrance of Chuo Budoshu (Grace Wine) with its Grace Wine sign | Katsunuma, Koshu, Yamanashi | 江戸村のとくぞう | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Chuo Budoshu (Grace Wine)Ivy-clad facade and arched doorways of the Chuo Budoshu (Grace Wine) winery | Katsunuma, Koshu, Yamanashi | 江戸村のとくぞう | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Chuo Budoshu wine displayWine bottles displayed with Decanter World Wine Awards certificates and plates in the Chuo Budoshu (Grace Wine) shop | Katsunuma, Koshu, Yamanashi | 江戸村のとくぞう | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Koshu vineyardYoung bunches and leaves of Koshu grapes on an overhead pergola under a blue sky | Shimoiwasaki, Katsunuma, Yamanashi | Asturio Cantabrio | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Marufuji Winery cellarStorage tank, barrels and cases inside the cellar of Marufuji Winery | Katsunuma, Koshu, Yamanashi | さかおり | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Marufuji Rubaiyat wineTwo bottles of Marufuji Winery's Rubaiyat red wine on a table | Katsunuma, Koshu, Yamanashi | 江戸村のとくぞう | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Chateau Lumiere underground cellarUnderground cellar of Chateau Lumiere with barrels at the end of a stone passage | Fuefuki, Yamanashi | Sakaori | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Muscat Bailey A wineChateau Lumiere 'Ishigura Wain' Muscat Bailey A bottle resting on a wine rack | Fuefuki, Yamanashi | Sakaori | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Ryuken CellarEntrance to the Meiji-era rock-cut Ryuken Cellar wine store | Shimoiwasaki, Katsunuma, Yamanashi | Asturio Cantabrio | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Koshu wine (Chanmoris)Rows of Chanmoris Koshu wine (GI Yamanashi) from Morita Koshu Winery on a shelf | Katsunuma, Koshu, Yamanashi | Asturio Cantabrio | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Muscat Bailey A and KoshuMonde Winery bottles of Muscat Bailey A and dry Koshu | Isawa, Fuefuki, Yamanashi | Asturio Cantabrio | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Iwanohara Vineyard second cellarStone arch inscribed 'Iwanohara Vineyard Second Cellar' at Iwanohara Vineyard | Joetsu, Niigata | Josh Furr | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Takahata WineryTakahata Winery's winery building and forecourt on a clear day | Takahata, Yamagata | Ellerad | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Hokkaido Wine head officeHead office and winery buildings of Hokkaido Wine | Otaru, Hokkaido | 星組背番号10 | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Ikeda Wine Castle, TokachiIkeda Wine Castle (Ikeda Town Grape and Wine Research Institute) on its hilltop | Ikeda, Tokachi, Hokkaido | ノボホショコロトソ | CC BY 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Furano Wine HouseFurano Wine barrels beneath the Furano Wine House sign | Furano, Hokkaido | Douglas Perkins | CC BY 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Furano wineThree bottles of Furano wine, red, white and rosé, at the Furano winery | Furano, Hokkaido | Douglas Perkins | CC BY 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Suto Winery caskWine drawn from a Suto Winery cask at the annual wine festival in Nanyo | Nanyo, Yamagata | Fantasy Leigh | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Glass of white wineA glass of white wine (producer unknown) with the Yokohama Minato Mirai skyline behind | Yokohama, Kanagawa | Ka23 13 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Kiuchi BreweryWhite noren curtains reading Kiuchi Shuzo and a sugidama ball at Kiuchi Brewery | Naka, Ibaraki | regvn | CC BY-SA 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Kiuchi BreweryLatticed entrance of Kiuchi Brewery with a straw-wrapped cask | Naka, Ibaraki | regvn | CC BY-SA 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Tokyo Black porterA can of Yo-Ho Brewing's Tokyo Black porter beside a glass of dark beer | — | ketou-daisuki | CC BY-SA 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Coedo BeniakaA bottle and glass of Coedo Beniaka sweet-potato lager, photographed at a Japanese restaurant in Lyon, France | Lyon, France | Romainbehar | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Coedo beerA green-label Coedo beer bottle and glass, photographed at a Japanese restaurant in Lyon, France | Lyon, France | Romainbehar | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Tokyo Blues Single Hop WheatA small bottle of Ishikawa Brewery's Tokyo Blues single-hop wheat with a glass | Tokyo | ＫｏＺ | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Dogo Beer MadonnaA glass of Dogo Beer 'Madonna' altbier served with jakoten fish cake | Dogo Onsen, Matsuyama, Ehime | Hyougushi | CC BY-SA 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Sankt Gallen isshobin beerSankt Gallen beer in a 1.8-litre isshobin and a 334 ml bottle, both labelled 'Kansha' | — | Tatsuo Yamashita | CC BY 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Echigo BeerA can of Echigo Beer | — | nesnad | CC BY 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Ishigaki Island Beer weizenA bottle and glass of Ishigaki Island ji-beer weizen served in Naha | Naha, Okinawa | Hideyuki KAMON | CC BY-SA 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Asuka Shijin Beer Seiryu IPAA bottle of Asuka Shijin Beer 'Seiryu' IPA with a foaming glass | — | ドクター・イエロー | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Baeren BreweryRed-roofed head office and sign of Baeren Brewery | Morioka, Iwate | GENMEI Japan | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Tazawako BeerTazawako Beer brewery and restaurant at Akita Art Village | Semboku, Akita | 掬茶 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | AQULA BreweryEntrance and banner of AQULA craft brewery in Omachi, Akita | Akita City, Akita | 掬茶 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Otaru BeerOtaru Beer's brewery in a stone warehouse on the Otaru Canal | Otaru, Hokkaido | Braveheart | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Hakodate BeerRed-brick facade of Hakodate Beer | Hakodate, Hokkaido | 掬茶 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Y.Market Brewing brewhouseStainless steel fermentation tanks inside the Y.Market Brewing brewhouse | Nagoya, Aichi | Pvcba | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | OKD Kominka BrewingOKD Kominka Brewing, a craft brewery in a renovated traditional house | Chita, Aichi | Asturio Cantabrio | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Black beer at Popeye, RyogokuA glass of Popeye black beer and the tap list at Popeye beer bar, Ryogoku | Ryogoku, Tokyo | calflier001 | CC BY-SA 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Takanawa Gateway Beer FesStall tents at the Takanawa Gateway Beer Fes, Tokyo | Takanawa Gateway, Tokyo | 電車(新幹線)でゴー！ | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Japanese wild hopFemale flowers of karahanaso, Japan's native wild hop, in the Aizu area | Aizu, Fukushima | Qwert1234 | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Two-row barley fieldField of pre-harvest two-row barley, the malting barley used for beer, in Saga | Saga, Saga | Pekachu | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Kabuto BeerA bottle and glass of revived Kabuto Beer at the Handa Red Brick Building | Handa, Aichi | Evelyn-rose | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Tasting at the Yamazaki DistilleryA glass of whisky on the tasting counter at the Yamazaki Distillery | Yamazaki, Shimamoto, Osaka | mariemon | CC BY 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Yamazaki Distillery whisky libraryThe whisky library at Yamazaki, a glowing corridor lined with sample bottles of maturing spirit | Yamazaki, Shimamoto, Osaka | Hisat ana | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Pot still on display at YamazakiA copper pot still displayed on the grounds of the Yamazaki Distillery | Yamazaki, Shimamoto, Osaka | Ujigis | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Suntory Yamazaki DistilleryThe Suntory Yamazaki Distillery building bearing the Yamazaki logo | Yamazaki, Shimamoto, Osaka | Motokoka | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Cask warehouse at YamazakiWhisky casks stacked in rows inside a Yamazaki Distillery warehouse | Yamazaki, Shimamoto, Osaka | Yuya Tamai | CC BY 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Yamazaki still houseRows of copper pot stills in the Yamazaki Distillery still house | Yamazaki, Shimamoto, Osaka | AleGranholm | CC BY 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Main gate of Nikka Yoichi DistilleryThe stone gatehouse at the entrance of the Nikka Yoichi Distillery | Yoichi, Hokkaido | 663highland | CC BY 2.5 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Kiln towers at YoichiRed-roofed kiln towers and stone buildings at the Yoichi Distillery | Yoichi, Hokkaido | 663highland | CC BY 2.5 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Nikka casks at YoichiCasks branded NIKKA WHISKY resting in a Yoichi Distillery warehouse | Yoichi, Hokkaido | hirotomo t | CC BY-SA 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Still house at Nikka Miyagikyo DistilleryLarge copper pot stills lined up in the Miyagikyo Distillery still house | Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi | くろふね | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Nikka Miyagikyo DistilleryThe red-brick kiln building at Miyagikyo with casks stacked in front | Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi | くろふね | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Casks at MiyagikyoNikka casks maturing in a Miyagikyo Distillery warehouse | Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi | くろふね | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Pot still at Suntory Hakushu DistilleryA gleaming copper pot still in the Hakushu Distillery still house | Hakushu, Hokuto, Yamanashi | tetsuya yamamoto | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Rack warehouse at HakushuCasks stacked high in the rack-style maturation warehouse at Hakushu | Hakushu, Hokuto, Yamanashi | tetsuya yamamoto | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Tasting flight at HakushuA whisky tasting flight served at the Hakushu Distillery | Hakushu, Hokuto, Yamanashi | Keeezawa | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Venture Whisky Chichibu DistilleryThe Venture Whisky Chichibu Distillery buildings in the hills of Chichibu | Chichibu, Saitama | Ebiebi2 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Ichiro's Malt Double DistilleriesA bottle of Ichiro's Malt Double Distilleries beside its box | — | Keeezawa | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Hombo Shuzo Mars Shinshu DistilleryThe white still house of Hombo Shuzo's Mars Shinshu Distillery | Miyada, Nagano | Opqr | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Suntory HibikiTwo bottles of Suntory Hibiki blended whisky, full size and miniature | — | ウィキ太郎 (Wiki Taro) | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Yamazaki 12 Year Old single maltA bottle of Yamazaki 12-year-old single malt with a poured glass | — | Gentgeen | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Nikka Single Malt YoichiA bottle of Nikka Single Malt Yoichi 10 years | — | Clément Bucco-Lechat | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Nikka From the BarrelNikka From the Barrel with its box and a glass of whisky | — | Véronique PAGNIER | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Whisky highballA whisky highball with lemon on a bar counter | — | https://www.flickr.com/photos/uka0310/ | CC BY 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Wood-fired distillation at Shizuoka DistilleryThe wood-fired furnace beneath a pot still at the Shizuoka Distillery | Shizuoka, Shizuoka | Keeezawa | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Kirishima Shuzo main officeKirishima Shuzo's main office and factory with its row of chimneys | Miyakonojo, Miyazaki | ja:User:Sanjo | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Kirishima Shuzo head-office factoryKirishima Shuzo's expanded head-office factory beyond a fountain | Miyakonojo, Miyazaki | A-sonoda | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Kirishima Shuzo sweet potato seedling centerGreenhouses of Kirishima Shuzo's sweet potato seedling production center | Shibita, Miyakonojo, Miyazaki | あじさか | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | KIRISHIMA GREENSHIP icoiaEntrance of KIRISHIMA GREENSHIP icoia, a Kirishima Shuzo visitor facility | Miyakonojo, Miyazaki | ja:User:Sanjo | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Kuro KirishimaA 900 ml bottle of Kuro Kirishima imo shochu | — | A-sonoda | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Shochu menu tags in an izakayaAn izakaya wall of menu tags listing shochu by base ingredient: imo, rice, barley, brown sugar | — | Kiwamu Okabe from Kanagawa, Japan | CC BY-SA 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Shochu on the rocksA glass of shochu on the rocks in front of shochu bottles | — | https://publicdomainq.net/shochu-japanese-liquor-0014762/ | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | An iichiko-branded glassA drink in a glass printed with the iichiko logo | — | ayustety | CC BY-SA 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Sanwa Shurui head officeHead office of Sanwa Shurui, maker of iichiko, in Usa, Oita | Usa, Oita | Watofamily | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Nikaido Kicchomu barley shochuNikaido Shuzo's Kicchomu barley shochu in a ceramic jug with its box | — | user:ish-ka | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Satsuma Shuzo shochuSatsuma Shuzo shochu bottles including Shiranami, displayed with jars | — | Sakaori (talk) | CC BY 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Amami kokuto shochuA line-up of Amami brown-sugar (kokuto) shochu bottles in a shop | — | Hhaithait | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Hyakunen no Kodoku barley shochuKuroki Honten's Hyakunen no Kodoku barley shochu with its box | — | R34SkylineGT-R V-SpecⅡNür | CC BY 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Sengetsu Shuzo, Kuma shochuSengetsu Shuzo, a Kuma shochu distillery in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto | Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto | ja:User:Sanjo | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Mori Izo shochuA bottle of Mori Izo kame-pot imo shochu | — | Jun Seita | CC BY 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Nikaido ShuzoNikaido Shuzo's distillery buildings in Hiji, Oita | Hiji, Oita | Razgrad | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Satsuma Shuzo MeijiguraShochu jars in the courtyard of Satsuma Shuzo's Meijigura distillery and museum | Makurazaki, Kagoshima | Sakaori (talk) | CC BY 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Satsuma Shuzo Kedogawa factoryTiled roofs of Satsuma Shuzo's Kedogawa shochu factory overlooking Makurazaki | Makurazaki, Kagoshima | Sakaori (talk) | CC BY 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Kame jars at Satsuma KinzanguraShochu jars (kame) set into the floor at Satsuma Kinzangura | Ichikikushikino, Kagoshima | メルビル | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Tokoname-ware shochu jugsTokoname-ware ceramic shochu jugs built into a slope | Tokoname, Aichi | Asturio Cantabrio | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Shochu still at Tango KuraA shochu still in the production room at Tango Kura | Kyotango, Kyoto | 漱石の猫 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Kurojoka shochu vesselA black ceramic kurojoka, the vessel used to warm and pour shochu | — | DryPot | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
 | Iwagawa JozoHead office of Iwagawa Jozo, a shochu distillery in Soo, Kagoshima | Soo, Kagoshima | Yauchi | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons ↗ |
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