Chugoku Jozo is a liqueur, Sake and Shochu producer, their distillery, founded in 1918, is located in Akiota, near Hiroshima. Since 1990, they have been buying Malt and Grain Whisky in Scotland and Canada, maturing them in an old unused train tunnel 361 metres long. Because the Whisky matures only in Japan, it can be called Japanese Whisky. Kiwami means excellent in Japanese, this blend is made on a small scale for the French market.