Koji and Czech theme park! Barrel Valley Praha&Gen

"Do I have time to kill at the airport before my flight?"

Do you ever have such a situation?

In such cases, just a minute's commute by car from Kagoshima airport, you will find a 24-meter high tower of bottles of sake!

Here are some good points of Barrel Valley Praha&Gen !

Barrel Valley Praha&Gen is located right in front of Kagoshima airport!
It's called Koji and Czech theme park and contributing to the improvement of the global environment and people's beauty and health through the promotion of koji and the history of koji and shochu, as well as cuisine using koji, and the streets of the Czech Republic!

The distinctive monument of Barrel Valley Praha&Gen is the one-bottle tower. The bottle tower serves as the entrance and when you go up to the second floor, you will find Kirishima Kougen beer shochu factory!

Kirishima Kougen beer shochu factory developed the "Kawachi Kinshiro Koji" that is now used in the production of approximately 80% of all shochu in Japan. Also, this company is the successor to the third generation of Genichiro Kawachi, the "father of modern shochu".

The inside of the factory is made of glass, allowing visitors to take a good look around.

Also, if you proceed to the first floor from the tower of bottles of sake, you will find the koji museum.
At the entrance, there is a large monitor showing the process of making seed koji.

Koji is amazing!

You may find yourself saying that to yourself so please take a look at the exhibits that show the hidden possibilities of koji!

If you feel hungry after visiting the shochu factory, let's have a meal at Kirishima koji warehouse GEN.

Kirishima koji GEN is no ordinary restaurant.
You can eat pork raised with koji!

But not only pork.
Everything from vegetables to eggs is raised with koji!

Pork raised with koji is tender and juicy♪

Tonkotsu (pork bone) stew set meal, loin cutlet set meal, fillet cutlet set meal, and more.
We have many recommended menu items, so please try them!

After having a meal at Kirishima koji Gen, it's time for dessert!
This is a koji puff cream limited to 55 per day♪

A perfect balance of koji eggs picked in the morning and salted koji.
The outside is crispy, the inside is moist, and the sweetness is moderate, so you can eat it easily!

It is very popular and always sells out early.
Please buy it as soon as possible!

After finishing dessert, you can look for souvenirs!
There are many products that can only be purchased here, from standard Kagoshima souvenirs to shochu and koji products!

You can also send the souvenirs you bought to all over Japan.

You can also try your hand at making miso, although you need to book at　least two weeks in advance!

The process takes approximately 1 hour 30 minutes.
For JPY 4,400 per person
You can take home about 2.5 kg of miso!

It takes about two months before you can eat it.
We can't wait to see how the miso tastes while waiting!

So, what did you think of Barrel Valley Praha&Gen?

It's right next to Kagoshima airport, so be sure to stop by on your way home!