It was opened in 1923 and was Japan's first whisky distillery.
The Council; s regional surveys did not directly include whisky distilleries, for a variety of reasons.
Back on the bus, the tour continued with a drive to Bushmills, the first licensed whisky distillery in the world.
Through the years, it was home to oil factories, whisky distilleries, a fertilizer plant and various small manufacturers.
They are the only whisky distillery to be able to use the image and signature of Robert Burns on their packaging.
He'd even put a guard on the top of the whisky distillery that overlooked the palace grounds.
There had also been a whisky distillery in the south of the village since 1795.
There are currently around ten whisky distilleries in Japan, these include:
Not that he had an uncomfortable youth as one of seven children of a chemical engineer who designed whisky distilleries.
There are visits to markets, cheesemakers and a whisky distillery.