Shochu brewery in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto-prefecture
Shochu is a Japanese distilled beverage less than 45% alcohol by volume.
Typically shochu contains 25% alcohol by volume, which is weaker than whisky or
standard-strength vodka but stronger than wine and sake.
Takahashi Shuzo is a Shochu brewery in Hitoyoshi founded in 1900.
You can sample many kind of Shochu at Takahashi shuzo.