A study tour of Yoichi: Fine food and drink, and a rich history

At the end of the first day of the event, a networking dinner was held at the ryokan Kakuto Tokushimaya, located right in front of Yoichi Station, and enjoyed a wide variety of food made largely from local agricultural and marine products, as well as wine provided by Domaine Takahiko.

On the second day, the participants took a tour to Domaine Takahiko’s winery and vineyard Domaine Takahiko and the Nitori Sightseeing Orchard, where they picked organically grown apples in the morning. They had lunch at a newly opened restaurant called Wine and Pig, which serves a wide selection of wine and Yoichi’s premium Kitajima pork.

In the afternoon, the group visited the Yoichi Fisheries Museum, which exhibits excavated and preserved items that tell the history and folk culture of Yoichi, and Nikka Whisky’s Yoichi Distillery, where they learned about the history of the 90-year-old distillery while enjoying tasting different kinds of whisky.