The history of Japanese whisky started in 1924 when Mr. TORII Shinjiro, the founder of Suntory Whisky, built Yamazaki Distillery. Since some brands of Japanese whisky have received world premiums, many distilleries have been newly established. Here shows on the map twenty-nine (almost all) distilleries in the provinces whose own-distilled and matured products have already been in the market.