Shinshu Mars distillery ( Japanese: 信州マルス蒸留所, Hepburn: Shinshu Mars jōryūsho) is a Japanese whisky distillery. Founded in 1985, and mothballed from 1992 to 2011, it is owned by Hombo Shuzo Co., Ltd. [ ja], a Japanese " shōchū" maker based in Kagoshima Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. ^{[1] [2]}

The distillery is located at Miyada (宮田村, Miyada-mura), a village in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. ^{[1] [2]} At around 800 m (2,600 ft) above sea level, ^[2] it is Japan's highest whisky distillery. ^{[3] [4]}

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• "本坊酒造 信州マルス蒸留所" [Honbo Sake Brewery Shinshu Mars Distillery]. WHISKY Magazine Japan (in Japanese). WHISKY Magazine Japan. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
• "Hombo Mars Distillery". WHISKY Magazine Japan. WHISKY Magazine Japan. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2019.