GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION
Thirty-four names of place.
From Iki, Kuma, Ryukyu and Satsuma to Kyoto, Tottori and Fukuoka in 2025 — the liquor GIs designated by Japan's National Tax Agency.
43 / 47 — KYUSHU · JAPAN
Kumamoto, in the Kyushu region. On record: Shochu.
Regional context image (photographed in Kagoshima)Photo: The Modern Polymath / CC BY-SA 4.0
REGIONAL CONTEXT
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.
Drinks
Geographical Indications
- GI KumaSPIRITS · 1995-06-30
SOURCES
- 1酒類の地理的表示一覧国税庁 National Tax Agency · Government · accessed 2026-09-26
Stories
PHOTO CREDITS
All image credits →- 1Sakurajima — The Modern Polymath · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons