The Origin of
Hita Tenryosui

Hita City, Oita Prefecture, is located almost in the center of northern Kyushu, in a basin surrounded by the 1,000-meter-high roofs of Kyushu such as Aso and Kuju, and played a central role in politics, economy, and culture as a "tenryo" directly controlled by the Tokugawa family at the end of the Edo period. Mameda Town, where you can still feel this history, is full of atmosphere, and the townscape is bustling with tourists all year round, making it lively with all those people.

Numerous rivers, large and small, flow into this atmospheric townscape from the surrounding mountains, and the pure, blessed water eventually flows into the waterways that dot the town. The water that flows through the townscape envelops Hita in every season, bringing coolness and healing to the people in the summer, and turning into mist that adds elegance to the town's scenery in the winter.

After traveling through the waterways, the water returns to the Mikuma River, which flows east to west through the center of the city, and eventually becomes the Chikugo River, Kyushu's largest river. Since that time, the people of Hita have been proud of the purity of their water, and they call the water town "Suikyo" rather than "Suigou." This name expresses the fact that "Hita's water is clear and unclouded," and is also a reflection of their love for the area.

"Hita Tenryosui" is a highly rare, natural mineral water that has been refined by passing through many layers of earth, which are natural filters that have taken thousands, even hundreds of millions of years to create.