BRIEF HISTORY
What's happened so far


Located almost in the center of the Boso Peninsula, Otaki Town in Chiba Prefecture is a town where nature and history coexist. It is also a castle town known as the "Little Edo of Boso," and mitosaya is located in the vast forest of this lush land.
This site was originally a public botanical garden specializing in medicinal plants. Founded in 1987, the Chiba Prefectural Medicinal Plant Garden was planted with approximately 500 types of medicinal plants across a 16,000m2 site, and also housed hundreds of herbal medicine specimens, with the aim of spreading correct knowledge about medicinal plants. The garden was later transferred to Otaki Town, and closed at the end of 2015, having completed its role.

Meanwhile, Eguchi, the representative of mitosaya, learned distillation techniques under distiller Christoph Keller at Stählemühle, a distillery in southern Germany. Founded in 2005, Stählemühle continued to innovate the world of traditional fruit brandy and herbal spirits, thanks to its rich natural environment and Christoph Keller's dedicated research, until it closed in 2018. After returning to Japan in 2016, Eguchi traveled around the country looking for a place to make distilled spirits using Japanese fruits and plants as ingredients.
As you know, Japan has many wonderful fruit and plant producing areas from north to south, each with its own unique characteristics. It was in the midst of all of this that we came across this former herbal garden. Some of the plants that grow there are used as ingredients in traditional Chinese medicine and herbal medicine, others are used as ingredients for fragrances and dyes, and there are also fruit trees and vegetables. It is the perfect environment for making distilled spirits using these ingredients. We rented the former herbal garden site from Otaki Town and named this place "mitosaya Herbal Garden Distillery."
The herb garden facilities were renovated and a liquor brewing license was obtained in November 2018 to operate as a distillery that produces eau-de-vie, a distilled alcoholic beverage, using plants grown on the premises and high-quality fruit from all over Japan as ingredients.

At mitosaya, we carefully process the entire process of making distilled spirits, including processing, brewing, and distillation. We don't just grow a wide variety of plants ourselves, we also harvest them from partner farms and orchards, and sometimes go into the mountains to use natural ingredients. We believe that by using ingredients as close to nature as possible, we can bring out a richer flavor.
We also create spirits and products using ingredients that have never been used in distilled spirits before, all with the aim of bringing out the pure and fragrant appeal of fruits and plants.
With the motto of "giving shape to small discoveries from nature," the small seeds we planted have gradually spread. Starting with Naeme, who has been our partner since the start, we now have dozens of business partners who are sincerely engaged in fruit cultivation all over Japan, including neighboring producers.
We also have many supporters help us with our own rye cultivation, as well as the cultivation of herbs and medicinal plants.
Since their first release in 2019, they have released over 100 types of distilled spirits, processed foods that capture the bounty of the season, and other products.
Our products are available in limited quantities, but are supported by a dedicated following and can also be enjoyed in top restaurants and bars.

AWARDS
- 2019 Good Design Gold Award
- Pen CREATOR AWARDS 2021 Special Jury Award
COLLABORATION
- L&G GLOBAL BUSINESS/SUN-AD: "IROMOJI" - an eau de vie for the boutique hotel Korinkyo in Kanazawa
- FUJIFILM design:CLAY 10 minutes BAR
- TE HANDEL: Yuko Yamamoto "NOURISH" / mitosaya pop up shop
- The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon:EDITION SUMMER BOTANICALS WITH MITOSAYA
PRESS
- CNA ASIA Remarkable Living [Small Plates, Big Flavors]
- NHK "Hobby Doki! People, Life, and the Kitchen - Summer" Distiller Magazine (American Distilling Institute)
- AERA [Modern Portraits]
BRIEF HISTORY


mitosaya is located in the center of the Boso Peninsula, Otaki Town in Chiba Prefecture. Here is a town where nature and history coexist. mitosaya is located in a vast forest in this lush green area, which is also a castle town known as the "Little Edo of Boso."
Originally, there was a public botanical garden specializing in medicinal plants here, and the Chiba Prefectural Herbarium, established in 1987, was operated to spread the correct knowledge of medicinal plants by planting about 500 kinds of medicinal plants on a 16,000 square meter site, as well as more than several hundreds kinds of crude drug specimens. After that, the medicinal herb garden was transferred to Otaki Town and closed at the end of 2015.

On the other hand, Hiroshi Eguchi, the president of mitosaya, learned distilling techniques from Christoph Keller at Stählemühle, a distillery in southern Germany. When Hiroshi returned to Japan in 2016, he and family traveled around the country looking for a place to make spirits from Japanese fruits and plants.
As you know, Japan has wonderful fruit and plant production areas from south to north, each with its own unique character. In the midst of all this, I came across this former medicinal herb garden site. Some of the vegetation is used to make Chinese medicine and herbal medicines, others for fragrances and dyes, fruit trees and vegetables. It is the perfect environment for making distilled liquor from these plants. We leased the former site of a medicinal herb garden from the town of Otaki, and named the place "mitosaya" Botanical Distillery”.
We renovated the facilities of the medicinal herb garden and obtained a distillery license in November 2018 as a distillery to make eau-de-vie, a distilled liquor made from plants grown on the site and excellent fruits from all over Japan.

At mitosaya, we use a hands-on approach to the entire distillation process: processing, brewing, and distilling. Not only do we grow a wide variety of plants ourselves, but we also harvest them from our partner farmers and orchards, or go into the mountains to use natural products. We believe that by using products that are as close to nature as possible, we can bring out a richer flavor.
We also actively use ingredients that have never been used in spirits before to create spirits and products. All of this is done with the idea of bringing out the best of fruits and plants in a pure and fragrant way.
With the motto of "giving shape to small discoveries from nature," the small seeds we planted have gradually spread. We now have dozens of business partners, including Naime, who has been our partner since the start of our business, as well as nearby growers and suppliers who are sincerely engaged in fruit tree cultivation throughout Japan.
We also have many supporters who participate in the cultivation of our own rye, herbs and medicinal herbs.
Since our first release in 2019, we have released over 100 spirits, processed products and products that lock in the bounty of the seasons.
The products are available in limited numbers, but are supported by passionate supporters. They can also be enjoyed in top-class restaurants and bars.
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mitosaya薬草園蒸留所
〒298-0216
千葉県夷隅郡大多喜町大多喜486
e-mail. cs@mitosaya.com
tel. 0470 64 6041
CAN-PANY / DRINK BAR
〒135-0022
東京都江東区三好2-6-10 1F
e-mail. info@can-pany.com
tel. 03 6751 9106
お酒は20歳になってから
mitosaya botanical distillery
486 Otaki, Otaki-machi, Isumi-gun, Chiba 298-0216 Japan<
e-mail. cs@mitosaya.com
tel. +81(0)470 64 6041
CAN-PANY / DRINK BAR
1F 2-6-10 Miyoshi, Kohto-ku, Tokyo 135-0022 Japan
e-mail. info@can-pany.com
tel. +81(0)3 6751 9106
Alcoholic beverages must be 20 years old.