{"id":2892,"date":"2020-08-14T04:00:04","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T19:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yukiguni-journey.jp\/?p=2892"},"modified":"2020-08-29T16:13:20","modified_gmt":"2020-08-29T07:13:20","slug":"summer-feature-umeboshi-making","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yukiguni-journey.jp\/en\/2892\/","title":{"rendered":"A Japanese Summer tradition Umeboshi (Salt pickled plums) making"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>A traditional way to beat the summer heat!<\/h2>\r\n<p>Reporting old-fashioned Japanese summer traditions.<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-120919\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joetsu.ne.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00002-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Still0811_00002 (1)\" width=\"801\" height=\"451\" data-low-src=\"https:\/\/www.joetsu.ne.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00002-1-1-400x225.jpg\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>During the day when the sun shines through, the sun-dried plums\uff08umeboshi) are dried at the Shozenji Kobo in Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture.<\/p>\r\n<p>Every year at the Shozenji Kobo, people make umeboshi with plums and perilla (a Japanese herb) from the local Shozenji, and Nadachi Ward. \u00a0After pickling the plums, it is essential to dry them in the summer sunshine for a few days.<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-120918\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joetsu.ne.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00001-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Still0811_00001 (1)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" data-low-src=\"https:\/\/www.joetsu.ne.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00001-1-1-400x225.jpg\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>Takako Saikyo, who works at the Shozenji Kobo, said, \u201cIf you dry the plums for a few days in the hot weather, the texture and color will be good and delicious.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-120920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joetsu.ne.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00003-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Still0811_00003 (1)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" data-low-src=\"https:\/\/www.joetsu.ne.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00003-1-1-400x225.jpg\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>This year, 800kg of plums will be sun-dried in four batches by the end of August. \u00a0After that, they are returned to the tub containing the pickle sauce, and after one month, the umeboshi is ready.<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-120917\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joetsu.ne.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00000-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Still0811_00000 (1)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" data-low-src=\"https:\/\/www.joetsu.ne.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00000-1-1-400x225.jpg\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">From November, general sales will start at the Shozenji Kobo and Arurunbatake. <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FH60zUeIg30?rel=0&amp;controls=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"result-shield-container tlid-copy-target\" style=\"text-align: center;\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"en\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span title=\"\">Recommended video<\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"b-spot\"><h2>Shozenji Kobo<\/h2><div class=\"gmap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.co.jp\/maps?output=embed&hl=en&q=%E6%96%B0%E6%BD%9F%E7%9C%8C%E4%B8%8A%E8%B6%8A%E5%B8%82%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%97%E4%B8%8B%E6%AD%A3%E5%96%84%E5%AF%BA1027-2\" width=\"100%\" height=\"240\"><\/iframe><\/div><div class=\"b-spot-detail\"><div class=\"b-spot-lt\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"b-spot-rt\"><p class=\"info\"><b>Address: <\/b>1027-2 Shimoshozenji, Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture<br><b>Tel: <\/b>025-523-0621<br><b>Access: <\/b> About 15 minutes from the Joshinetsu Expressway Joetsutakada IC<br><b>URL: <\/b><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/j-shoku.com\/\">http:\/\/j-shoku.com\/<\/a><\/p><p class=\"btn\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.jp\/maps\/place\/%E6%96%B0%E6%BD%9F%E7%9C%8C%E4%B8%8A%E8%B6%8A%E5%B8%82%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%97%E4%B8%8B%E6%AD%A3%E5%96%84%E5%AF%BA1027-2?hl=en\">Google Map<i class=\"fas fa-fw fa-map-marker-alt\"><\/i><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/j-shoku.com\/\">Website<i class=\"far fa-fw fa-window-restore\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A traditional way 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