Factory / Workshop Spots in Kitasatsuma Area

  • Kagoshima Shuzo Kurose-toji Densho-gura
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Akune Sakaemachi 130
    "This distillery was founded on a slope overlooking the East China Sea in 1967. It strives every day to make shochu while receiving the blessings of the sea breeze and the wild yeasts that have long made a home in the distillery. Their flagship brand, Satsuma Morohaku, is made in accordance with the shochu making traditions of the Akune region. The use of white koji mold gives this excellent sweet potato honkaku shochu its characteristically smooth taste. Its name comes from a historical anecdote in which Shimazu Mitsuhisa, the second lord of the Satsuma Domain, referred to the local shochu he was presented with while visiting Akune as ""morohaku"" in praise of its excellent flavor. Another popular offering is Yakiimo Kurose, a roasted sweet potato shochu that has captured the hearts of many honkaku shochu fans with its comforting sweetness and the flavor of roasted sweet potatoes."
  • Satsuma Vidro Artcrafts
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Satsuma-gun Satsumacho Nagano 5665-5 Kannondaki Park
    This Satsuma Kiriko cut glass gallery and workshop is surrounded by rich nature inside Kannondaki Park. It makes and sells Satsuma Kiriko, a style of cut glass created in the Satsuma Domain near at the end of the Edo period. Satsuma Kiriko is characterized by the appealing graduations between the clear glass and the vibrant colored glass created by hand by skilled artisans. The attached workshop offers glasswork experiences including glass cutting, sandblasting, and wind chime painting.
  • Izumi Brewery
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Izumi-shi Bunkacho 358
  • Maru Take Industry Sengoku Mura
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Satsumasendai-shi Yushimacho 3535-7
  • Miyanojodentokogei Ctr
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Pref. Satsumagunsatsumachou Torai 2638-1
  • Satumamiyanojoshoyumetakean
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Pref. Satsumagunsatsumachou Yamasaki 2057-2
  • Warabe Workshop
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Akune Tsurugawauchi 9402-1
  • Kami Brewery
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Izumi-shi Takaonomachi Okubo 239
  • Miyauchi Brewery
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Izumi-gun Nagashimacho Yamadono 1233
  • Yamamoto Brewery
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Satsumasendai-shi Godaicho 2725
  • Yoshinaga Waku
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Satsumasendai-shi Shimokoshikicho Teuchi 1277

Kagoshima Areas

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Over 100 active volcanoes across Kagoshima make it one of the Japan's most exciting prefectures. The prefectural capital, Kagoshima city, looks out to one of the prefecture’s most spectacular volcanoes, Sakurajima, an island of its own that can be visited and seen close up or admired from afar, with the promise of breathtaking sunsets complete with frequent puffs of smoke and ash. Down the Satsuma Peninsula, the most southerly part of mainland Japan, waterfalls, sand onsen, and fascinating history await, while Kagoshima's abundance of satsuma imo (sweet potato) provide a wholesome snack as well as one of Japan's favourite drinks - shochu.

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