Shinshu Mars distillery (Japanese: 信州マルス蒸留所, Hepburn: Shinshu Mars jōryūsho) is a Japanese whisky distillery.
Founded in 1985, and mothballed from 1992 to 2011, it is owned by Hombo Shuzo Co., Ltd. [ja], a Japanese "shōchū" maker based in Kagoshima Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan.
[1][2] The distillery is located at Miyada (宮田村, Miyada-mura), a village in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
[1][2] At around 800 m (2,600 ft) above sea level,[2] it is Japan's highest whisky distillery.
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