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Miyagikyo 宮城峡蒸溜所
| Prefecture | Miyagi |
|---|---|
| Municipality | Aoba-ku |
| Distilling began | 1969 |
| Operator | Nikka |
| Status | Operating |
| Coordinates | 38.30806° N, 140.65056° E |
| Official website | www.nikka.com/eng |
Visiting: distillery tours, shop hours and booking rules change frequently, and popular distilleries can book out within minutes of reservations opening. This guide does not state fixed tour details — check the current arrangements on the official website before planning a trip. Official website.
Miyagikyo (宮城峡蒸溜所) is a whisky distillery in Aoba-ku, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by Nikka. Whisky distilling here began in 1969.
This page brings together the verified public facts about the distillery — location, operator and history in brief — with a link to the official website. A fuller encyclopedia article is not yet available in English for this distillery; the page will be expanded as sources allow.
Miyagikyo distillery (Japanese: 宮城峡蒸溜所, Hepburn: Miyagikyō jōryūsho) is a Japanese whisky distillery. It is located near Sendai (仙台市, Sendai-shi), the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Tōhoku region, Japan.
The distillery is owned by Nikka Whisky Distilling, and was opened in 1969. Originally known as "Sendai distillery", it was the second to be established by Nikka Whisky, after the company’s Yoichi distillery in Hokkaido.
Text adapted from the English Wikipedia article Miyagikyo distillery by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Distillery list and basic facts from the English Wikipedia article Japanese whisky (CC BY-SA 4.0). Location and registry facts from Wikidata (CC0).