会社概要

基本情報

• 社名: 本坊酒造株式会社
• 本社所在地: 本社所在地：鹿児島県
• 代表者: 本坊 和人 (Kazuto Hombo)
• 設立: 1872-02-16
• 資本金: 100 million yen
• 従業員数: 199 persons (as of March 2025)

企業理念

森の力、人の技。水からはじまるものづくり。

事業内容

1872年創業 本坊酒造の公式サイト。焼酎・梅酒・ワイン・ウイスキーなどを製造。商品説明と見学のご案内。新商品など最新の情報をお知らせ。

支店

• 南九州支店（鹿児島本社内）
• 福岡支店（北部九州担当）
• 大阪支店（関西・中京以西担当）
• 関東支店（甲信地域担当）
• 東京支店（首都圏を含め甲信より北担当）

営業所

• 鹿児島工場
• 星舎蔵
• 知覧蒸溜所
• 津貫貴匠蔵
• マルス津貫蒸溜所
• 屋久島伝承蔵
• マルス駒ヶ岳蒸溜所
• マルス山梨ワイナリー
• マルス穂坂ワイナリー

工場

• 薩摩焼酎
• 芋焼酎
• 貴匠蔵
• 駒ヶ岳
• シングルモルト
• シングルカスク
• ジャパニーズウイスキー
• 津貫
• 穂坂日之城
• 日本ワイン
• シャトーマルス プレステージ
• 上等梅酒
• 本格梅酒
• 梅酒
• ブランド一覧
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• 屋久島伝承蔵
• 鹿児島県 | 焼酎
• 体験施設一覧
• HOMBO
• VISITING
• EXPERIENCE
• YAKUSHIMA
• DENSHOGURA
• MARS
• TSUNUKI
• KOMAGATAKE
• 鹿児島工場 (鹿児島市南栄3丁目27番地)
• 津貫蒸溜所 (鹿児島県南さつま市加世田津貫6594)
• 知覧蒸溜所 (鹿児島県南九州市知覧町塩屋29226-1)
• 屋久島事業所 (鹿児島県熊毛郡屋久島町安房2384)
• マルス山梨ワイナリー (山梨県笛吹市石和町山崎126)
• マルス駒ヶ岳蒸溜所 (長野県上伊那郡宮田村4752-31)
• 東京支店 (東京都台東区池之端1丁目1番15号 南星上野ビル5F)
• 大阪支店 (大阪府茨木市中穂積1丁目2番10号 茨木ビル3F)
• 福岡支店 (福岡県福岡市博多区博多駅南1丁目7番28号 アバンダント94ビル 2F
• 鹿児島工場
• 星舎蔵
• 知覧蒸溜所
• 津貫貴匠蔵
• マルス津貫蒸溜所
• マルス駒ヶ岳蒸溜所
• マルス山梨ワイナリー
• マルス穂坂ワイナリー

沿革

1872年創業 本坊酒造の公式サイト。焼酎・梅酒・ワイン・ウイスキーなどを製造。商品説明と見学のご案内。新商品など最新の情報をお知らせ。
1872
Founded with the spirit of ‘serving society through industrial development’
Matsusaemon Hombo and his father, Gouemon, started a cotton manufacturing business
Hombo Matsusaemon 1856–1928
1885
Matsusaemon began producing rapeseed oil
1902
Started a merchandise sales business under the name Hombo Brothers Partnership
Hombo Brothers Partnership / 1921
1909
The Hombo Brothers Partnership was reorganized into a company, with Asakichi Hombo assuming the role of representative
Hombo Brothers Partnership era group photo
Began production of traditional shochu (current Honkaku Shochu)
1918
Began production of modern shochu (current Korui Shochu)
1921
Opened a Kagoshima branch in Tsukimachi, Kagoshima City
1926
Moved the Kagoshima branch to Sumiyoshi-cho, Kagoshima City
1928
Presented two bottles of ‘Hoshi’ shochu to the Emperor and Empress
Following this, the trademark was changed to ‘Takaraboshi’
Advertisement in Kagoshima Newspaper (now Minami Nippon Shimbun) for [Takaraboshi] 1928/3/28
Established Hombo Partnership Company, with Tokichi Hombo as the representative partner
Started afforestation and forestry business
1936
Began production of Mirin
1941
Began production of Synthetic Sake
1942
Became a contracted producer under the Alcohol Monopoly Law
1945
The Kagoshima branch and Tsunuki Manufacturer were completely destroyed by air raids
1947
Reconstruction of Tsunuki Manufacturer was completed
Tsunuki Manufacturer / Circa 1947–1955
1949
Began production of whisky
1952
Began production of Jizake (Akumochi-zake)
1954
Opened the Fukuoka office (now Fukuoka branch)
Began production of raw alcohol
1955
Began production of Umeshu
Began production of Fortified wine
Incorporated as Hombo Shuzo Co., Ltd., with headquarters in Tsunuki, Kaseda City
Tokichi Hombo became the first president
Opened Kagoshima Manufacturer in Tsukimachi, Kagoshima City
Tsunekichi Hombo became the second president
1956
Moved Kagoshima Manufacturer to Kōrimoto, Kagoshima City
1957
Transferred the whisky manufacturing license from Tsunuki Manufacturer to Kagoshima Manufacturer
1958
Began production of spirits
1960
Established Yamanashi Manufacturer (now Mars Yamanashi Winery) in Yamanashi Prefecture
Began production of wine
Transferred the whisky manufacturing license to Yamanashi Manufacturer and began distillation of malt whisky using equipment designed by Kiichiro Iwai
Yamanashi Manufacturer’s Whisky Distillery Design
Opened Kobayashi Manufacturer in Kobayashi City, Miyazaki Prefecture
Established Yakushima Manufacturer (now Yakushima Denshogura)
1961
Toyokichi Hombo became the third president
1962
Opened the Tokyo office (now Tokyo branch)
First shipment from Yamanashi Manufacturer / 1963
Moved the company headquarters from Tsunuki, Kaseda City, to Sumiyoshi-cho, Kagoshima City
1969
Re-acquired a new whisky manufacturing license at Kagoshima Manufacturer
1972
Suspended whisky distillation at Yamanashi Manufacturer
1973
Established Chiran Manufacturer (now Chiran Distillery) in Chiran, Kagoshima Prefecture
Completion of Chiran Manufacturer / 1973
1974
Relocated and established a new Kagoshima Manufacturer in Nan’ei, Kagoshima City
Completion of Kagoshima Manufacturer / 1974
1982
Established a traditional handmade shochu distillery (now Satsuma Gojyugura) at Kagoshima Manufacturer
1985
Established Shinshu Manufacturer (now Mars Komagatake Distillery) in Miyada Village, Nagano Prefecture, transferring the whisky license from Yamanashi Manufacturer
Completion of Shinshu Manufacturer (now Mars Komagatake Distillery) / 1985
Ryukichi Hombo became the fourth president
1986
Opened the Osaka office (now Osaka branch)
Mars Whisky product flyer / 1986
1987
Established a biotechnology research institute within Kagoshima Manufacturer
1989
Renovated Yamanashi Manufacturer (added a new bottling manufacturer)
1991
Toyokichi Hombo became the fifth president
1992
Kiichiro Hombo became the sixth president
Opened the Kanto branch
Suspended whisky distillation at Shinshu Manufacturer
1994
Established the Konan Asia International Scholarship Foundation
1995
Co-founded Minami Shinshu Beer Co., Ltd. in Komagane City, Nagano Prefecture
2000
Established “Hosaka Farm,” our estate sweet potato field, in Nirasaki City, Yamanashi Prefecture
Our estate farm “Hosaka Farm”
2001
Began aging shochu in natural caves at the foot of Tachudake on Yakushima Island
2003
Opened “Tsunuki Kishogura” within Tsunuki Manufacturer
Osamu Hombo became the seventh president
2004
Completed a full renovation of Chiran Distillery
Chiran Distillery / 2004
2005
Awarded the first gold medal for a Yamanashi Prefecture grape (Koshu and European varieties) at the Japan Wine Competition
2006
Established “Kawahira Farm,” our estate sweet potato field, adjacent to Chiran Distillery
2008
Completed a shochu lees processing plant at Chiran Distillery
Moved the company headquarters from Sumiyoshi-cho to Nanei, Kagoshima City
Advertisement in Minami Nippon Newspaper [A New Era] 2008/6/25
Established Clean Aqua Beverage Corporation, a dedicated mineral water producer, at the Kobayashi manufacturer
2011
Resumed whisky distillation at Mars Shinshu Distillery
2013
Awarded the “World’s Best” at the World Whiskies Awards (WWA)
Awarded the “Trophy” for shochu at the International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC)
2014
Installed new whisky pot stills at Mars Shinshu Distillery
2016
Awarded the “Best Shochu” at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC)
Awarded the “Trophy” at the International Spirits Challenge (ISC)
Awarded the “Trophy” & “Shochu Producer of the Year Trophy” at the International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC)
2017
Awarded the “Trophy” & “Shochu Producer of the Year” at the International Spirits Challenge (ISC)
2019
Awarded the “Trophy” & “Shochu Producer of the Year” at the International Spirits Challenge (ISC)
2020
Awarded the “Best Shochu” at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC)
Completed renovation of Mars Shinshu Distillery, adding a new whisky distillation building and visitor center
Mars Shinshu Distillery renovation completed on 2020/9/10
2021
Awarded the “Trophy” & “Shochu Producer of the Year” at the International Spirits Challenge (ISC)
2022
Awarded the “Trophy” & “Shochu Producer of the Year” at the International Spirits Challenge (ISC)
2023
Awarded the “Trophy” & “Shochu Producer of the Year” at the International Spirits Challenge (ISC)

受賞歴

• ISC (International Spirits Challenge)
• Double gold & Trophy (World’s Best Gin) “JapaneseGIN WABIGIN”
• Trophy (Shochu Producer of the Year) “Corporate Award: Hombo Shuzo”
• Double gold “ARAWAZA Sakurajima”, “Genshu Tamashii no Imo”, “Yakusugi Yakushima Jisugi Cask Aging”
• WWA (World Whiskies Awards)
• Best Japanese Single Cask “Single Cask KOMAGATAKE 2014 No1841”
• SFWSC (San Francisco World Spirits Competition)
• Double gold “Genshu Tamashii no Imo”, “Genshu Yakusugi”
• IWSC (International Wine & Spirits Competition)
• Gold “Chateau Mars Hosaka Hinoshiro Cabernet & Merlot 2018 Late harvested”
• Japan Wine Competition
• Gold “Chateau Mars Hosaka Hinoshiro Chardonnay 2019 Private Reserve”
• Japan Wine Challenge
• Gold & Trophy (Best Japanese White Wine) “Chateau Mars Koshu verdinho 2021”
• ISC（インターナショナル スピリッツ チャレンジ）
  最優秀金賞＆トロフィー（ワールドベスト ジン）　「JapaneseGIN 和美人」
  トロフィー（焼酎プロデューサー オブ ザ イヤー）　「企業表彰：本坊酒造」
  最優秀金賞　「あらわざ桜島」「原酒 魂の芋」「屋久杉 Yakushima Jisugi Cask Aging」
  WWA（ワールド ウイスキー アワード）
  ベストジャパニーズ シングルカスク　「シングルカスク駒ケ岳 2014 No1841」
  SFWSC（サンフランシスコ ワイン＆スピリッツ コンペティション）
  最優秀金賞　「原酒 魂の芋」「原酒 屋久杉」
  IWSC（インターナショナル ワイン＆スピリッツ コンペティション）
  金賞　「シャトーマルス 穂坂日之城 カベルネ＆メルロー 2018 遅摘み」
  日本ワインコンクール
  金賞　「シャトーマルス 穂坂日之城 シャルドネ 2019 プライベートリザーブ」
  ジャパンワインチャレンジ
  金賞＆トロフィー（ベストジャパニーズ ホワイトワイン）　「シャトーマルス 甲州 ヴェルディーニョ 2021」

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情報取得日時: 2026-03-12 18:04
情報取得元: https://www.hombo.co.jp