Hakushu Distillery: a guided tour

 

Whiskies amateurs and neophytes alike will be enchanted by the picturesque location of the distillery. The tour/tasting need to be booked in advance here.

About 2 hours away from Tokyo, it it worth to spend a night there, to enjoy the other attractions of the areas (trekking, onsen…)..

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Finally arrived! A long way, but well worth it!

 
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Fuji-san will greet you at the station…

 
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To reach the distillery, you can catch the free shuttle (timetable here), or a taxi, which will set you back around 2000Yen.

Get your pass at the ticket booth and enter the distillery domain.

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Before the tour starts, go through the small museum (Click on the pictures…).

The tour last about 1 hour.

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..and ends with tasting…

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You are now free to visit the bar and experience some fabulous whiskies at incredible prices!

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