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The Venture Whisky Chichibu Distillery buildings in the hills of Chichibu

WHISKY DISTILLERY · SAITAMA

ベンチャーウイスキー 秩父蒸溜所

Photo: Ebiebi2 / CC BY-SA 4.0

Type
Whisky Distillery
Location
Saitama · Chichibu
Region
Kanto
Founded
—Company founded 2004; distilling since 2008.
Official site
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03 — RECORD

A distillery in Chichibu, Saitama. Venture Whisky was founded in 2004 by Ichiro Akuto and began distilling in February 2008 (per the Japan Whisky Information Center).

04 — LOCATION / LAND

Regional overview — not producer-specific

A great plain, a great city, and the water around it.

Home to Japan's largest plain and the capital region. Rivers from the northern and western mountains water the plain, and makers of many kinds work close to the city.

HokkaidoAomoriIwateMiyagiAkitaYamagataFukushimaIbarakiTochigiGunmaSaitamaChibaTokyoKanagawaNiigataToyamaIshikawaFukuiYamanashiNaganoGifuShizuokaAichiMieShigaKyotoOsakaHyogoNaraWakayamaTottoriShimaneOkayamaHiroshimaYamaguchiTokushimaKagawaEhimeKochiFukuokaSagaNagasakiKumamotoOitaMiyazakiKagoshimaOkinawa
SAITAMAN 35.86°  E 139.65°

05–07 — INGREDIENTS · WATER · PRODUCTION

General ingredients and processes of japanese whisky. This producer's own water source, ingredients and methods will be added once confirmed from official information.

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Representative drinks

A bottle of Ichiro's Malt Double Distilleries beside its box
Photo: Keeezawa / CC BY-SA 4.0
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Gallery

Product names, labels and logos shown are trademarks of their respective owners. Photographs are used under their creators' licences.

Tours, shops, opening hours, reservations and tastings change over time, so they are not listed here. Please check the producer's official website for current information.

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Related producers

  1. 01Suntory Yamazaki Distilleryサントリー 山崎蒸溜所EST. 1923
  2. 02Nikka Whisky Yoichi Distilleryニッカウヰスキー 余市蒸溜所EST. 1934
  3. 03Mars Komagatake Distillery (Hombo Shuzo)マルス駒ヶ岳蒸溜所（本坊酒造）EST. 1985
  4. 04Kiuchi Brewery (Hitachino Nest Beer)木内酒造（常陸野ネストビール）EST. 1823

SOURCES

Last verified 26 September 2026

  1. 1秩父蒸溜所 ベンチャーウイスキーJWIC（ウイスキー文化研究所） · Industry body · accessed 2026-09-26

Some details rest on non-official sources or on official text seen in search results.

PHOTO CREDITS

All image credits →
  1. 1Venture Whisky Chichibu Distillery — Ebiebi2 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  2. 2Ichiro's Malt Double Distilleries — Keeezawa · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons