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Tokyo - umeshu shop 2018/9/1 20:19
Hi.
Are there any shops in Tokyo central specialising in selling umeshu and fruit liqueur (yuzushu etc.)?
We would like to buy a few to bring home but do not want to get them from the department stores.
Selection at the airport is limited too.
Thanks.
by lifesucketh  

Re: Tokyo - umeshu shop 2018/9/2 16:01
Liquors Hasegawa, located in the Underground shopping area, just outside Yaesu exit of Tokyo station, has a lot of specialty items, including many brands of craft beer. They have two shops, but the one closest to the station entrance has a larger selection. They also offer a tasting service for certain products.
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Re: Tokyo - umeshu shop 2018/9/3 00:13
As far as I know there aren't any umeshu specialty shops, but liquor stores that specialize in either shochu or nihonshu usually have a few types of umeshu and other fruit liqueurs.

There are two types of umeshu - either made with shochu or made with nihonshu (sake). For the latter, I would recommend Hasegawa Shoten (no relation to Liquors Hasegawa), which has shops inside Tokyo Station and elsewhere around town. For shochu-based umeshu you might try Shochu Authority in Shiodome (http://bento.com/rev/2022.html ).

Also, Suzuki Mikawa Sake Shop in Akasaka (03-3583-2349) has around ten kinds of umeshu, and reportedly offers free tastings.
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