Drinks with a sense of place.
Browse local sake, shochu, craft beer, wine, tea, umeshu, and other local drinks by category and prefecture.
Wine
Regional drink culture
Koshu Wine
19 Yamanashi
Yamanashi wine to explore through vineyards, wineries, and local food.
Wine
Regional drink culture
Nagano Wine
20 Nagano
Wine made from grapes harvested in Nagano, protected by the geographical indication "Nagano". Many vineyards sit above 500 m in a cool highland climate with many sunny days and well-drained alluvial fans, and areas such as Kikyogahara in Shiojiri have grown grapes since the Meiji era.
Wine
Regional drink culture
Osaka Wine
27 Osaka
Wine made from grapes harvested in Osaka, protected by the geographical indication "Osaka". It grew out of the table-grape orchards of the Kawachi area, such as Habikino and Kashiwara, and centers on table varieties like Delaware.
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Regional drink culture
Wine from Hokkaido
01 Hokkaido
Wine made only from grapes harvested in Hokkaido, protected by the geographical indication "Hokkaido". The main growing areas, such as Yoichi, Iwamizawa, Furano, and Ikeda, are cooler than Japan's other grape regions, with long sunshine hours and wide daily temperature swings in the growing season.
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Regional drink culture
Yamagata Wine
06 Yamagata
Wine made from grapes harvested in Yamagata, protected by the geographical indication "Yamagata". Grapes grow on well-drained slopes in the Mogami River basin, in a region whose vineyards expanded with Delaware grape growing.