Hitoyoshi

Hitoyoshi is a city in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The city was established on February 11, 1942. As of October 2016, the city has an expected populace of 33,461 and a populace thickness of 160 people for each km2. The absolute territory is 210.55 km2. It is acclaimed for vessel stumbles on the waterway and hot springs. Aoi Aso Shrine, one of the National Treasures of Japan, is situated in Hitoyoshi.

It is limited toward the north, east, and west by towns of Kuma District, and toward the south by Kagoshima Prefecture. Hitoyoshi's fundamental item is rice shochu an indigenous soul refined from rice, or kuma-shochu, which is the official name of rice shochu created in Kumamoto's Hitoyoshi and Kuma District. This shochu must be delivered in these regions from Japanese rice and with water from the Kuma River, which goes through the town. The World Trade Organization conceded kuma-shochu topographical sign status in 1994. The most well known brand is Hakutake Shiro, which right now holds half piece of the overall industry on all rice shochu sold in Japan. In any case, Takahashi Distillery, the maker of Hakutake Shiro, is only one of 28 refineries in Hitoyoshi in the encompassing area that produce kuma-shochu.