Shinshu Mars Distillery belongs to Hombo Shuzo Group, a Kagoshima-based brewing conglomerate founded by seven Hombo brothers in 1872. With over 140 years of history, Hombo Shuzo has become one of Japan's most important brewing groups. In the annals of Japanese whisky history, Shinshu Mars Distillery stands as a treasured institution, representing the third most critical whisky producer in Japan after Suntory and Nikka.