SHOCHU DISTILLERY · MIYAZAKI
霧島酒造
Photo: ja:User:Sanjo / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Type
- Shochu Distillery
- Location
- Miyazaki · Miyakonojo
- Region
- Kyushu
- Founded
- 1916
- Official site
- www.kirishima.co.jp ↗
03 — RECORD
A shochu distillery in Miyakonojo, Miyazaki, founded in 1916 — maker of the sweet potato shochu Kuro Kirishima.
04 — LOCATION / LAND
Regional overview — not producer-specific
Volcanic soil and a warm southern island.
Seven prefectures of volcanoes and warm climate, where sweet potato, barley, rice and brown sugar feed a deep-rooted culture of single-distilled shochu.
05–07 — INGREDIENTS · WATER · PRODUCTION
General ingredients and processes of shochu. This producer's own water source, ingredients and methods will be added once confirmed from official information.
Representative drinks
Gallery
Kirishima Shuzo's expanded head-office factory beyond a fountain
Photo: A-sonoda / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Miyakonojo, Miyazaki
Kirishima Shuzo's main office and factory with its row of chimneys
Photo: ja:User:Sanjo / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Miyakonojo, Miyazaki
Greenhouses of Kirishima Shuzo's sweet potato seedling production center
Photo: あじさか / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Shibita, Miyakonojo, Miyazaki
A 900 ml bottle of Kuro Kirishima imo shochu
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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SOURCES
Last verified 26 September 2026
- 1会社概要 | 企業情報 | 霧島酒造霧島酒造 · Official · accessed 2026-09-26
PHOTO CREDITS
All image credits →- 1KIRISHIMA GREENSHIP icoia — ja:User:Sanjo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 2Kirishima Shuzo head-office factory — A-sonoda · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 3Kirishima Shuzo main office — ja:User:Sanjo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 4Kirishima Shuzo sweet potato seedling center — あじさか · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 5Kuro Kirishima — A-sonoda · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons