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Kishu ume created from the lush natural environment and optimal climate are the best ume in Japan.
Japan’s best umeboshi are produced through time and effort.

Kishu Tanabe is blessed with a climate suitable for growing ume fruit and boasts the highest shipping volume of ume products in Japan.
The most widely cultivated variety is the Nanko ume, said to be the best in Japan. With thick flesh and small seeds, the Nanko ume is optimal for making into umeboshi. The Nanko ume that has an excellent texture also has a thin skin and requires a lot of manual effort to process.
It takes many people to produce the best umeboshi in Japan to harvest them during the hot and humid rainy season, dry them during the scorching heat of the midsummer period, and sort and pack them, which must be done by hand.
In addition to Nanko ume that are processed and shipped as umeboshi, many other varieties are also grown here, like gojiro ume that are used in umeshu (ume liquor) and ume juice.

Main ume products

Perilla-pickled ume

Perilla-pickled ume

Umeboshi that are seasoned and processed so they are easier to eat are the most well-known of Kishu umeboshi. They are a great way to fully savor the exquisite qualities of Nanko ume that are large and fleshy with thin skin. Enjoy the umeboshi specially prepared by each company with seasonings like dried bonito flakes and honey.

Shiraboshi ume

Shiraboshi ume

This type of umeboshi has been well-known since long ago. Sour and salty umeboshi, including shisozuke umeboshi with added perilla flavor, have enduring popularity even among the more mainstream, easy-to-eat seasoned umeboshi.

Umeshu (ume liquor)

Umeshu (ume liquor)

People have been making umeshu in their homes since long ago. Kishu umeshu is a well-known brand among the varieties with a smooth texture that are easy to drink.
How about buying some unripe ume fruit during the harvest season and trying to make your own umeshu?


Council members that sell umeboshi and/or ume products

Name of member Address Phone number
Aisu Shoten 656-4 Kamiakizu, Tanabe 0739-35-0012
Acerola Foods 2-24-23 Mori, Tanabe 0120-28-0369
Ikemoto Shoten 2490 Hayacho, Tanabe 0120-23-3925
Ishigamimura 391 Kamihaya, Tanabe 0120-37-0107
Inagaki Shoji 1824-1 Akizucho, Tanabe 0739-24-4746
Umechiyo Honpo 12-9 Akebono, Tanabe 0739-36-0012
Umeboshi no Sarai 667 Kamihaya, Tanabe 0739-37-0582
Umeya 1-12-14 Mori, Tanabe 0739-22-4785
Epoc Kinan 313-1 Inaricho, Tanabe 0739-26-4728
Otaniya 95 Imafukumachi, Tanabe 0739-22-4555
Onishi Shokuhin 1-12-2 Uenoyama, Tanabe 0739-22-5458
Kishu Umemasa 16-7 Tenjinzaki, Tanabe 0739-23-1371
Kishu Foods Otani 1-2-7 Uenoyama, Tanabe 0739-81-1056
Japan Agricultural Cooperatives Kinan 3-22-19 Takao, Tanabe (Processing Department) 0739-25-5718
Kumano Farm 2844 Inaricho, Tanabe 0739-22-9819
Kumano no Sato 1-30-19 Mori, Tanabe 0739-26-7500
Kobaien 2-26-11 Higashiyama, Tanabe 0739-25-2597
Sake no Kamakura 3-5-13 Takao, Tanabe 0120-023-540
Shokobai 1429-1 Nakamisu, Tanabe 0739-34-0689
Nagaikiya Shoten 2725 Hayacho, Tanabe 0739-25-5680
Nakata Foods 1475 Shimomisu, Tanabe 0739-22-2486
Nakamine Noen 2419 Kamiakizu, Tanabe 0739-35-0092
Wa x Yume Nagomu Farm® 200-1 Shimomisu, Tanabe 080-5630-0756
Nanki Mirai 41-1 Minato, Tanabe 0739-25-8230
Foods Mura 2-27-37 Higashiyama, Tanabe 0120-24-1570
Fudo Noen 2954 Kamihaya, Tanabe 0739-37-0458
Maruso 14-8 Furuo, Tanabe 0739-22-1155
Maruyama 746-1 Shinjocho, Tanabe 0739-24-1700
Michiue Noen 330-1 Kamihaya, Tanabe 080-3841-7634

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