MADE IN OKINAWA
ๆฒ็ธ็
A "rope in the open sea"โฆ
where humans have the longest lifespanS ON EARTH.
ๆจกๅ
The warriors hired to protect the secrets of Awamori were highly trained in the local martial arts of Chinese influence and Ryukyu refinement. This was the origin of karate. Okinawa is home to three of its original forms โ Naha-te, Shuri/Tomari-te and Uechi-ryu.
็ฉบๆ
Braised Pork Belly or Rafute (ใฉใใใผ)
Fermented Tofu or Tofuyo (่ฑ่ ใใ)
Goya or Bitter Melon (ใดใผใค)
shuri castle
้ฆ้ๅ
Designated as a UN World Heritage Site, as a part of the Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu, Shurijo is the palace of the former ruling family in Naha, Okinawa.
ยฉ CEphoto, Uwe Aranas
The symbol of the Okinawa Prefecture
Awamori Distillers in Okinawa:
Iheya Distillery (ใใธใใใ ใใใใ)
Main Island, North
Onna Distillery (ใใใใใใใใใใชใใ ใใใใ)
Main Island, North
Kin Distillery (ใใใใใใใใใใใใ ใใ)
Main Island, North
Yanbaru Distillery (ใใใฐใใใ ใใใใถใใใใใใ)
Main Island, North
Helios Distillery (ใธใใใใใ ใใใใถใใใใใใ)
Main Island, North
Tsukayama Distillery (ใใใใใใใใใคใใใพใใ ใใใใ)
Main Island, North
Kamimura Shuzo (ใใใใใใใใใใฟใใใใ ใใ)
Main Island, Central
Kusu No Sato Cooperative Association (ใใใใฉใใใฟใใใใ ใใใ ใใใใใใใผใใฎใใจ)
Main Island, Central
Ishikawa Shuzojo (ใใถใใใใใใใใใใใใ ใใใใใ)
Main Island, South
Masahiro Shuzo (ใพใใฒใใใ ใใใใถใใใใใใ)
Main Island, South
Kumesen Distillery (ใใใใใใ ใใใใถใใใใใใ)
Main Island, South
Zuisen Distillery (ใใใใใใ ใใใใถใใใใใใ)
Main Island, South
Sakimoto Distillery (ใใใใจใใ ใใใใถใใใใใใ)
Main Island, South
Okinawa Distillery Cooperative Association (ใใใชใใใใใ ใใใใใใฉใใใฟใใ)
Main Island, South
Chuko Awamori Distillery (ใกใ ใใใใใ ใใใใถใใใใใใ)
Main Island, South
Miyanohana (ใใถใใใใใใใฟใใฎใฏใช)
Miyako
Okinohikari Distillery (ใใใฎใฒใใใใ ใใใใใใใใใ)
Miyako
Kikunotsuyu Distillery (ใใใฎใคใใใ ใใใใถใใใใใใ)
Miyako
Seifuku Distillery (ใใใตใใใ ใใใใใใใใใใ)
Yaeyama
Tamanaha Distillery (ใใถใใใใใใใใพใชใฏใใ ใใใใ)
Yaeyama
Ikehara Shuzo (ใใถใใใใใใใใใฏใใใ ใใใใ)
Yaeyama
Kokusen Awamori G.P. (ใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใ)
Yaeyama
Irinamihira Distillery (ใใใชใฟใฒใใใ ใใใใถใใใใใใ)
Yaeyama
Yonesima Distillery (ใใญใใพใใ ใใใใถใใใใใใ)
Kumejima
Izena Distillery (ใใใใใใใใใใชใใ ใใใใ)
Main Island, North
Sakiyama Shuzo Sho (ใใถใใใใใใใพใคใตใ)
Main Island, North
Nakijin Distillery (ใใใใใใใใใชใใใใใ ใใ)
Main Island, North
Yamakawa Distillery (ใใใใใใใใใใพใใใใ ใใ)
Main Island, North
Ryusen Distillery (ใใถใใใใใใใใ ใใใใใ ใใ)
Main Island, North
Shinzato Shuzo (ใใใใจใใ ใใใใถใใใใใใ)
Main Island, Central
Higa Shuzo (ใใใใใใใใใฒใใใ ใใ)
Main Island, Central
Chatan Choro Distillery (ใกใใใใกใใใใใใ ใใใใใใใใใถใใใใใใ)
Main Island, Central
Uehara Distillery (ใใใฏใใใ ใใใใถใใใใใใ)
Main Island, South
Miyazato Distillery (ใฟใใใจใใ ใใใใ)
Main Island, South
Tsuhako Distillery (ใใถใใใใใใใคใฏใใใ ใใ)
Main Island, South
Shikina Shuzo (ใใใใใใใใใใใชใใ ใใ)
Main Island, South
Mizuhoshuzo (ใฟใใปใใ ใใใใถใใใใใใ)
Main Island, South
Kamiya Shuzo (ใใฟใใใ ใใใใ)
Main Island, South
Tokuyama Distillery (ใใถใใใใใใใจใใใพใใ ใใ)
Miyako
Taragawa (ใใถใใใใใใใใใใ)
Miyako
Ikema Distillery (ใใใพใใ ใใใใใใใใใใ)
Miyako
Nakama Distillery (ใชใใพใใ ใใใใถใใใใใใ)
Yaeyama
Yaesen Distillery (ใใใใใใใใใใใใใใ ใใ)
Yaeyama
Takamine Distillery (ใใใใใใใใใใใฟใญใใ ใใใใ)
Yaeyama
Hateruma Distillery (ใฏใฆใใพใใ ใใใใ)
Yaeyama
Sakimoto Shuzo (ใใใใใใใใใใใใจใใ ใใใใ)
Yaeyama
Kumejima no Kumesen (ใใถใใใใใใใใใใพใฎใใใใ)
Kumejima
Awamori in the u.s.a.
While it is not likely in your neighborhood liquor store or grocery isle yet, we are currently working together with the native distillers in Okinawa to make ever more varieties of authentic Ryukyu Awamori available in the United States. Currently, you can purchase it from the following restaurants and stores:
MD:
DC:
Calvert Woodley Wines & Spirits
Elsewhere in the USA:
Wholesale: