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A road running between tall sugar cane fields on Minamidaito Island

INGREDIENT — 黒糖

Kokuto shochu of the Amami islands.

Photo: Eujensc (Wikivoyage shared) / Public domain

OVERVIEW

Kokuto shochu, made from brown sugar and rice koji, is produced in the Amami islands.

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    SOURCES

    1. 1日本の酒・本格焼酎と泡盛日本酒造組合中央会 Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association · Industry body · accessed 2026-09-26

    PHOTO CREDITS

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    1. 1Sugar cane fields — Eujensc (Wikivoyage shared) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons