{"id":176518,"date":"2026-03-17T16:01:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T07:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=176518&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-03-17T16:01:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T07:01:42","slug":"japan-umeshu-festa-2026","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/japan-umeshu-festa-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan Umeshu Festa in JR Hakata Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than 120 varieties of umeshu (plum liqueur) crafted by breweries from across Japan gather at Hakata Station. While umeshu is a familiar drink enjoyed at home, this event offers the chance to explore the distinct character and production methods of different breweries.<br \/>\nThe umeshu are categorized by the type of base alcohol used\u2014such as white liquor, authentic shochu, sake, and brandy\u2014and include a wide range of styles, from citrus-infused varieties with yuzu or lemon to cloudy nigori umeshu. Using the special event coins (\u201cUmesen\u201d) included with admission, visitors can sample more than 120 kinds in 16 ml tasting portions and compare their flavors. Bottles of favorite selections will also be available for purchase.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fn_japan-umeshu-fes-cl-001.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Japan Umeshu Festa in JR Hakata Station, \u5168\u56fd\u6885\u9152\u307e\u3064\u308a in JR\u535a\u591a\u99c5\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-176504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fn_japan-umeshu-fes-cl-001.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fn_japan-umeshu-fes-cl-001.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fn_japan-umeshu-fes-cl-001.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fn_japan-umeshu-fes-cl-001.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Apr. 2, 2026 (Thu.)~Apr. 3, 2026 (Fri.) 14:00~21:00; Apr. 4, 2026 (Sat.) 12:00~20:00; Apr. 5, 2026 (Sun.) 12:00~18:00<br \/>\n\u2022 Adv. \u00a51,900 (ume-sen 21 coins) or \u00a52,700 (ume-sen 21 coins) \/ door \u00a51,900 (ume-sen 19 coins) or \u00a52,700 (ume-sen 25 coins)<br \/>\n*Cash, PayPay, and electronic payment are available. Credit card is unavailable)<br \/>\n\u2022 JR Hakata Station Plaza<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/HTuJuQ85tboRQiqP8\" target=\"_blank\">1-1 Hakataeki-chuogai, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/umeshu-matsuri.jp\/hakata\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/umeshu-matsuri.jp\/hakata\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 120 varieties of umeshu (plum liqueur) crafted by breweries from across Japan gather at Hakata Station. While&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30291,"featured_media":176504,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-176518","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-hakata","event-type-food-drink","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/176518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30291"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176518"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/176504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}