西堀酒造

The Story of 西堀酒造

Nishibori Shuzo, founded in 1872 in Oyama, brews Mongaifushutsu ("never leaves the gate") and Wakazakari inside buildings registered as National Tangible Cultural Properties since 2008. It is Japan's only kura brewing in transparent tanks — its Clear Brew experiments extend to LED light exposure — and it exports to eight countries. On the same grounds it runs the Nikko Kaido Oyama Distillery, maker of Tochigi's first Japanese whisky, TETSU. Tours by reservation.