Learn how to make Ume Plum Syrup, a traditional Japanese summer drink that’s sweet, tangy, and refreshing! This homemade syrup is made from ume plums, sugar, and time, creating a rich and ...

Japanese plum blossoms (ume) are early harbingers of the approaching spring, blooming while the weather is still cold.Ume trees—technically somewhat closer to apricots than plums, although not ...

Umeshu purveyor Choya has opened up an ume experience speciality shop in Kamakura dealing in all things plum. The new space is Choya's second shop following its location in Kyoto, and is designed ...

The event, which concludes in early March, marks the 46th season of celebrating ume in the area. Plum trees, also known as Japanese apricots, were first planted at Hanegi Park in the late 1960s ...

Minabe Town in western Japan is renowned for its ume plums. The town even has an official ume chief, who is eager to promote the fruit's appeal after hail and unusual weather hit this year's harvest.