Blessed by a temperate climate and quality underground water, Handa had a flourishing industry of brewing vinegar and Japanese sake from ancient times. The products’ journey to Edo (the old name for Tokyo) and other parts of Japan began from Handa Canal.
The scene of the vinegar brewery enclosed in black walls alongside Handa Canal still bears traces of the days when it sent out into the world “the vinegar of Bishu Handa,” which was so highly prized in Edo.

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