![How to Make Umeshu, or Japanese Plum Wine [iPhone 4S/HD] @ohayuni71](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_izDpMYcQhg/maxresdefault.jpg)
Uploaded July 2012 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Ume is an oriental fruit tree similar to western plum and apricot. It blooms from late winter to early spring and bears edible fruits in late spring. Umeshu, or plum wine, is one of the most popular products made from ume fruits. It is a bit sweet and a bit sour light liquor with a clean finish. Many people love its taste. You can get it at a store, or make it by yourself.
It is not so difficult to make umeshu at your home. What you need for ingredients are ume fruits, liquor and sugar. They are all easily available at a supermarket here. Fortunately there is an ume tree in my small garden and I can make umeshu without paying a penny for the fruits. I enjoy homemade umeshu at a reasonable price every year. I have to wait to make it till early summer because my tree is late-blooming and late-bearing, but it is not a big deal.
Why not try some umeshu when you visit Japan, or make it at your home?
I would like to thank my friend Yuki for joining this video as a voice cast. Her clear narration made the video intelligible.
- Shot in 1080p full HD with an iPhone 4S
Ume is an oriental fruit tree similar to western plum and apricot. It blooms from late winter to early spring and bears edible fruits in late spring. Umeshu, or plum wine, is one of the most popular products made from ume fruits. It is a bit sweet and a bit sour light liquor with a clean finish. Many people love its taste. You can get it at a store, or make it by yourself.
It is not so difficult to make umeshu at your home. What you need for ingredients are ume fruits, liquor and sugar. They are all easily available at a supermarket here. Fortunately there is an ume tree in my small garden and I can make umeshu without paying a penny for the fruits. I enjoy homemade umeshu at a reasonable price every year. I have to wait to make it till early summer because my tree is late-blooming and late-bearing, but it is not a big deal.
Why not try some umeshu when you visit Japan, or make it at your home?
I would like to thank my friend Yuki for joining this video as a voice cast. Her clear narration made the video intelligible.
- Shot in 1080p full HD with an iPhone 4S
![How to Make Umeshu, or Japanese Plum Wine [iPhone 4S/HD]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_izDpMYcQhg/mqdefault.jpg "How to Make Umeshu, or Japanese Plum Wine [iPhone 4S/HD]
Ume is an oriental fruit tree similar to western plum and apricot. It blooms from late winter to early spring and bears edible fruits in late spring. Umeshu, or plum wine, is one of the most popular products made from ume fruits. It is a bit sweet and a bit sour light liquor with a clean finish. Many people love its taste. You can get it at a store, or make it by yourself.
It is not so difficult to make umeshu at your home. What you need for ingredients are ume fruits, liquor and sugar. They are all easily available at a supermarket here. Fortunately there is an ume tree in my small garden and I can make umeshu without paying a penny for the fruits. I enjoy homemade umeshu at a reasonable price every year. I have to wait to make it till early summer because my tree is late-blooming and late-bearing, but it is not a big deal.
Why not try some umeshu when you visit Japan, or make it at your home?
I would like to thank my friend Yuki for joining this video as a voice cast. Her clear narration made the video intelligible.
- Shot in 1080p full HD with an iPhone 4S")
![[2012] Tokyos Fashion Center : Takeshita Street, Harajuku [iPhone 4S/HD]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cF1_988H2HE/mqdefault.jpg "[2012] Tokyos Fashion Center : Takeshita Street, Harajuku [iPhone 4S/HD]
Harajuku, located next to the Shibuya area, has two faces. One is the face of a worship place, the other is the face of a fashion center. Takeshita Street is a narrow but busy street where you can see what is hot now among the young here in Japan. To experience the peak of the bustle of the street, you should visit there in a weekend afternoon, but this video was taken in a weekday afternoon. I wanted to avoid the crazy bustle to be honest. Sorry for my laziness. However, you can at least see what the street is like in this video.
Here is the video about another face of Harajuku, the face of a worship place.
http://youtu.be/1Y4oJF54jUY
And here is the video of the place called Grandmas Harajuku. Check also this!
http://youtu.be/PeIyRYMcN-g
- Shot in 1080p full HD with an iPhone 4S on Jun. 11th, 2012")
![Abandoned Factory Reused as Parking, Kawaguchi, Japan [iPhone 4S/HD]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cTInri7lWpU/mqdefault.jpg "Abandoned Factory Reused as Parking, Kawaguchi, Japan [iPhone 4S/HD]
Kawaguchi City, my hometown, located in the north of Tokyo Metropolis, was once known as the center of casting industry, however the industry has been declining for several decades and the city is now serving as one of bedroom suburbs of Tokyo. Nowadays you can see the city filled with residences instead of foundries. A few factories are still operating, but hundreds of them were torn down, and some were abandoned. It probably costs a lot to tear down buildings.
I found this abandoned factory being reused as a monthly parking when strolling around my neighborhood. Going into the parking, I felt the atmosphere of my childhood there. It seemed that the parkings largest account was the post office. Some red post cars were parked there.
- Shot with an iPhone 4S on May 25th, 2012")
![Sakura, Cherry Blossoms, in Tokyo [iPhone 4S/HD]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dFV7PvD2DdM/mqdefault.jpg "Sakura, Cherry Blossoms, in Tokyo [iPhone 4S/HD]
This is why I recommend tourists to visit Japan during spring. You can see glorious sakura, or cherry blossoms, here and there. Under the trees, people stroll, sing, eat, drink, lie down, and get intoxicated by their beauty. The flowers lives are short, but that could make them more beautiful.
- Shot in 1080p full HD with an iPhone 4S on Apr. 8th to 10th, 2012")
![Horse Making Okonomiyaki [iPhone 4S/HD]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dYcSaBz-7N4/mqdefault.jpg "Horse Making Okonomiyaki [iPhone 4S/HD]
Visit to learn more about this festival:
Tatara Festival 2012, Kawaguchi, Japan [iPhone 4S/HD]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdggFCriNWM
Bumped into this horse guy making okonomiyaki at the largest annual festival in my city. The okonomiyaki tasted good.
- Shot in 1080p full HD with an iPhone 4S on Aug. 2nd, 2014")
