The National Plum Wine Festival in Tokyo 2024 will be held for four days from Friday, September 20th! Enjoy tasting and comparing 129 types of plum wine from all over Japan at Yushima Tenmangu Shrine.

The event will be held for four days from Friday, September 20th to Monday, September 23rd. Advance tickets, worth ¥500 off, will be on sale until Thursday, September 19th!

“National Plum Wine Festival in Tokyo 2024”

Yushima Tenmangu Shrine

▶Seven Ticket

→ Go to Seven Ticket purchase site

▶We have started offering electronic tickets that allow easy entry via smartphone.

→ Go to the e-ticket purchase site

The National Plum Wine Festival in Tokyo 2024 will be held for four days from Friday, September 20th to Monday, September 23rd at Yushima Tenmangu Shrine in Tokyo (3-30-1 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo).

The main event will be a tasting of 129 types of plum wine, including those that won gold, silver, and bronze awards at the National Plum Wine Tasting Competition 2023. The special coins required for the tasting, called “umesen,” can be purchased as a 500 yen discount from same-day tickets if you purchase a pre-sale ticket, which will be on sale until Thursday, September 19th.

Also, starting from now on, we will be offering a mixers corner called “Mix Stand Mixers Shop” in response to customer requests for “I want to enjoy my favorite plum liquor in a way other than straight!”

In addition, we have decided to sell the first original goods for the Umeshu Festival, “tote bags” and “tumblers”!

Special coin “Umesen”

Compare and taste plum wines from all over Japan ♪ Find your favorite!

▶ Mix stand Warizaya opens

Of course, you can enjoy it with soda for a refreshing taste, but you can also enjoy it with coffee, where the sweetness of the plum wine matches perfectly with the bitterness.
An unexpected combination!? Enjoy it with black vinegar or other drinks.

Once you find your favorite combination, try it at home.

▶Original Umeshu Festival goods now available

■Tote bag The tote bag is made of thick, sturdy material so that you can store the plum wine you purchase at the plum wine sales venue.
Types: 4 types in total (2 color, 2 black and white)
Price: 2,200 yen each (tax included)

■ Tumbler Enjoy your favorite plum wine in a special glass. This is a thermal insulation tumbler that can be used all year round, whether on the rocks in summer or with hot water in winter.
Types: 2 types (pink and green)
Price: 3,300 yen each (tax included)

It will only be available at the Umeshu Festival venue. Please come to the venue and take a look at it.

▶ Introduction to the event contents of the “National Plum Wine Festival in Tokyo 2024”

1. Enjoy a selection of 129 types of plum wine at the tasting venue!

From plum wine made with sake, plum wine made with brandy, plum wine with citrus fruits, mango and peach, to plum wine made with green tea. Try comparing the various flavors that sake brewers have put their ingenuity into. Find your favorite.

2. Over 120 varieties available for sale! Enjoy “umeshu” at home!

If you find your favorite plum wine at the tasting area, you can purchase it as a souvenir at the sales area.

These plum wines are hard to find in the neighborhood, so they make great souvenirs! You can also choose based on the label or bottle design.

3. Limited sale “Dassai Umeshu” Paid tasting & bottle lottery sales

Dassai Umeshu is an authentic plum wine made using the highest quality, ripe Nanko ume plums and brewed with Junmai Daiginjo sake polished to 23%.

Dassai Umeshu, developed in collaboration between Yamaguchi Prefecture sake brewery Asahi Shuzo Co., Ltd. and the Umeshu Research Association, is a rare plum wine that can only be found at the Umeshu Festival.

Dassai Umeshu Bottle Lottery Sales Time

▼Time ※Held twice a day

[1st] 13:00 Lottery tickets distributed ▶ 13:30 Lottery starts [2nd] 15:00 Lottery tickets distributed ▶ 15:30 Lottery starts

*Please check the image (left) for the lottery sales method.

*You must register as a LINE friend.

→Plum Wine Festival Official LINE Account

4. New and innovative drinks such as plum wine beer, and the pairing of gold medal winning plum wine with food

They sell innovative drinks such as “Umeshu Beer” and “Ume Syrup Drink (non-alcoholic)” made with plum wine that won a gold medal at the National Umeshu Competition.

You can also enjoy the pairing of this gold medal plum wine with food.

Overview of the National Plum Wine Festival in Tokyo 2024

■Date and time 2024

Friday, September 20th, 12:00-18:00

September 21 (Sat) 11:00-18:00

Sunday, September 22nd, 11am-6pm

September 23rd (Monday/Holiday) 11:00-16:00

■Venue

Yushima Tenmangu Shrine (3-30-1 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo)

Tokyo Metro ①Yushima Station (Chiyoda Line) 2 minutes walk from Exit 3

Tokyo Metro ② Ueno-Hirokoji Station (Ginza Line) 5-minute walk

Tokyo Metro ③ Hongo 3-chome Station (Marunouchi Line) 10 minutes walk

JR ④ Okachimachi Station (Yamanote Line/Keihin Tohoku Line) 8 minutes walk

Toei Subway ⑤ Ueno Okachimachi Station (Oedo Line) 5 minutes walk from Exit A4

■Price

Advance ticket: 2,500 yen 30 sen

Same-day tickets: 2,500 yen 25 sen

*You will be given a Umesen (special coin) on the day of the event in exchange for your advance ticket.

You can use this venue to compare plum wines and more.

“Umesen” is a coin that can be used to exchange for plum wine samples or for content.

(Example: Plum wine can be sampled for 1 to 7 sen per glass (Umesen) depending on the brand. *1 glass is about 16ml. (Example: Plum wine beer can be purchased for 7 sen per glass.)

(Plum wine sales, mariage, plum wine drinks, and Dassai plum wine can be paid for with other means than plum coins)

■Ticket information

Ticket with glass

Limited quantity.

The glass design may differ from the image.

Group ticket (4 to 10 people)

If you’re planning to come with friends or family, the group ticket is a great deal as it comes with a 10% discount coupon that can be used at the venue.

■How to purchase Umesen ※Please choose from 2 types

① Seven Ticket

[Advance general ticket] 2,500 yen, 30 sen

[Advance general ticket with glass] 3,200 yen, 30 sen plum coin

Seven Code: 107-279 →Proceed to ticket purchase page

[Group ticket/Plum wine sale discount coupon included] 2,500 yen, 30 sen plum coin (for 4-10 people)

[Group ticket with glass and plum wine sale discount coupon included] 3,200 yen, plum coin 30 sen (for 4 to 10 people)

Seven Code: 107-283 →Go to ticket purchase page

②Online ticketing (QR ticket)

[Advance general ticket] 2,500 yen, 30 sen

[Advance general ticket with glass] 3,200 yen, 30 sen plum coin

*Group tickets are not available.