Seen Through Data

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Shochu Manufacturing

Daily processing capacity of rice

80t

*As of April 2025

Daily processing capa-
-city of sweet potatoes

400t

*As of April 2025

Annual processing capacity of rice

20,000t

1/2 of the rice is grown in Miyazaki Prefecture

*As of April 2025

Annual processing capacity
of sweet potatoes 

100,000t

Sweet potato cultivation area

Equivalent to 770TokyoDomes

(3,600ha)

*As of April 2025

Number of koji mold spores (conidia) in all factories

16.320quadrillion

*As of April 2025

Number of yeast cells
in all factories

1,320quadrillion

*As of April 2025

Daily production capacity of shochu

1.8L

200,000bottles

*As of April 2025 *Based on 1.8L bottle of 25% alcohol

Number of shochu storage tanks on the premises  

290tanks

(300 kL tanks only)

Storage capacity of shochu 
per tank (300kL)

1.8L

240,000bottles

*As of April 2025 *Based on 1.8L bottle of 25% alcohol

Max amount of shochu
that can be filled on 1 line

1800ml paper carton

6,300cartons/hour

*As of April 2025

Shipment

Shochu products shipped a day (taxable shipping volume)

1.8L

358,800bottles

10t 
truck

123trucks

*As of April 2025 *Based on 1.8L bottle of 25% alcohol

The number of distribution centers in Japan

9

(Miyazaki, Fukuoka, Okayama, Osaka, Aichi, Tokyo, Chiba, Miyagi, Hokkaido)

*As of April 2025

Shochu products shipped a day from the headquarters and distribution centers in Japan

1.8L

1,545,000bottles

10t 
truck

530trucks

*As of April 2025 *Based on 1.8L bottle of 25% alcohol

The number of export countries

25countries

*As of April 2025

Related to Shochu Lees

The number of methane bacteria
involved in shochu lees recycling

113.040quadrillion

*As of April 2025

Annual amount of electricity from Sweet potato Power Genalation

8.50million kWh

(Equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of about 2,400 households)

*As of April 2020
*Based on annual electricity consumption of 3,600 kWh/household

CO2 reduction rate of the shochu factory and offices
due to sweet potato-derived energy

33

*Compared to fiscal 2013
*As of April 2022

Company

2024

525billion yen

*FY2024 results

Number of employees

642

Average age

34

Male-to-female ratio

7:3

*Full-time employees only
*As of April 2025

Founded in 1916

Founded109

*As of May 2025