Groups (10+): Adults JPY , Children JPY .
[2004]
Karst cave.
| Location: | Kin, Okinawa Island. Okinawa Expressway, Kin exit. |
| Open: | All year daily 9-17. [2006] |
| Fee: |
Adults JPY 400, Junior and Senior High School students JPY 300, Children JPY 200. Groups (10+): Adults JPY , Children JPY . [2004] |
| Classification: |
Karst cave.
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| Light: | electric. |
| Dimension: | L=270m, T=17-19°C. |
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| Address: | Kin Distillery, 4823-1 Kin, Kin Town, Okinawa 9041201, Tel: +81-98-968-2438, Fax: +81-98-968-2473. |
| Last update: | $Date: 2008/07/01 20:26:13 $ |
| 1949 | Kin Distillery founded. |
Kin Distillery in the town Kin is producing Awamori, an Okinawan liquor. This liquor is stored for five or twelve years inside Kin Shonyudo, a natural limestone cave on the premises of Kin Kannon Temple. Bottles filled with 1.8 liters 43% proof liquor is stored and aged at the perfect temperature of 17 to 19°C.
Kin Kannon Temple is one of the most famous temples in Okinawa. According to legend Nisshu, a Japanese Buddhist priest was returning home from China in 1522. A typhoon hit his ship and he was rescued by villagers from Kin. During his stay he carved statues of Buddha, Yakushi (The God of Medicine), and Kannon (The God of Mercy). This is said to be the origin of the temple. He also heard tales of large snakes living in the limestone caves and offered prayers for the villagers to kill them.
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