Takebe Orimono (Nanao/Noto)

First whisky distillery in the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture. Established by Takebe Orimono, a textile business pivoting to whisky production. Located in the former Tonan Junior High School (closed 2009) in Kurosaki-cho, Nanao City -- a 6,069 sq m site with a two-story reinforced concrete building facing Toyama Bay. Production scheduled to begin summer 2023. Vision is to produce 'all-Noto whiskey' matured with local clear water, Noto-grown barley, and Noto hiba (Japanese cypress) wood. A striking example of Japan's rural school-to-distillery conversion trend.

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