[Wakayama] Look, Make, and Taste! Have a Moving Plum Experience in Japan's Top Plum Village for Golden Week - Senrian Co., Ltd.
Senrian Co., Ltd. will hold a family-friendly experiential event during Golden Week on May 4-5, 2026, in Minabe, Wakayama, featuring plum orchard tours and ume syrup making.
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Make your own 'My Ume Onigiri' by choosing your favorite 2 types from the 10 types of Senrian's popular product [Ume no Irodori Assort].
Experience with your family, take home ume syrup and excitement!
1. First, enjoy a fresh experience by touching seasonal Nanko green plums in the plum orchard.
2. Learn about Minabe Town's 'Onigiri Ordinance' and make your 'My Ume Onigiri' 🍙
In this My Ume Onigiri making session, choose 2 of your favorite types from Senrian's popular 10-piece [Ume no Irodori Assort] to challenge making the 'Ultimate My Ume Onigiri'!
3. Handcraft 'My Ume Syrup' using frozen Nanko plums! You can take home your highly aromatic My Ume Syrup.
*Minabe Town, the village of plums, has an 'Umeboshi Onigiri Ordinance,' which is rare in Japan.
Local elementary school students make their own rice balls and learn about the power of plums and local pride.
A mini-touch experience of plums growing on trees. 'My Onigiri' making with parents and children♪ Making ume syrup with the best taste and time performance.
Event Details
[Dates]: May 4 (Mon) and May 5 (Tue), 2026
[Time] Part 1: 10:00 - 11:30
Part 2: 12:30 - 14:00
Participation fee: Adults 5,000 yen (tax included) [1 child (elementary/junior high) free]
Additional child: 2,500 yen
*The participation fee includes all material costs (each person can take home one bottle of ume syrup).
*The target age for children is elementary and junior high school students. High school students will be charged the [Adult fee].
Preschoolers are not eligible for the experience.
Payment method: Collected on the day
Duration: 1.5 hours (Plum orchard tour, Ume onigiri making, Ume syrup making)
Deadline: May 3, 2026. Limited to 10 groups per day! (Minimum number of participants: 4)
*Please participate in comfortable clothes and shoes (rain gear).
*Please refrain from participating if you are feeling unwell.
Schedule
By 10:00 for Part 1: Gather at Plum Shop Senrian, pay participation fee (Senrian store)
By 12:30 for Part 2: Gather at Plum Shop Senrian, pay participation fee (Senrian store)
*We will start promptly at the scheduled time.
(1) 10:10 - 10:30 (2) 12:40 - 13:00 [Plum Orchard Tour] (Plum orchard next to Senrian)
Experience a brief touch of jewel-like green plums in the field right next to Senrian!
(In case of rain, it will be observation only)
(1) 10:40 - 11:00 (2) 13:10 - 13:30 [Making My Syrup] (Event space)
Using frozen Nanko green plums, you will challenge making a syrup that is hard to fail at, yet offers 'moving deliciousness' and 'the best time performance'!
After taking it home, you can enjoy delicious, juicy ume syrup in 1 to 3 weeks.
At the end, create and attach a 'My Label' that you'll want to show off to someone, completing your one-and-only original ume syrup!
(1) 11:00 - 11:30 (2) 13:30 - 14:00 [Making My Ume Onigiri] (Event space)
Choose 2 pieces from Senrian's popular product [Ume no Irodori Assort] (10 types) and shape them.
You will taste your freshly made, one-and-only My Ume Onigiri.
Senrian, running a shop in Japan's top plum village, will give you unique advice on the tricks to making delicious ume syrup and ume onigiri!
(1) 11:30 - (2) 14:00 - [Shopping Time] (Senrian store)
At the end of the event is the awaited shopping time!
We offer a wide selection of plum products that are highly popular for home use, souvenirs, and gifts, including the [Ume no Irodori Assort] used in the experience.
Please take your time and enjoy shopping.
Take 'Happiness' Home
You can take home the 'My Ume Syrup' you made during the experience, bottle and all.
Because we use frozen Nanko plums, the maturation is incredibly speedy, which is a feature of the ume syrup you will make in this experience. You can enjoy it in about 1 to 3 weeks.
*If made with room-temperature green plums, it takes about 1 to 3 months.
The flavor changes as the days go by: 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks.
Be sure to find your favorite 'happiest drinking moment'!
You can watch the amber-colored extract spread inside the bottle until the syrup is complete.
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Experience with your family, take home ume syrup and excitement!
1. First, enjoy a fresh experience by touching seasonal Nanko green plums in the plum orchard.
2. Learn about Minabe Town's 'Onigiri Ordinance' and make your 'My Ume Onigiri' 🍙
In this My Ume Onigiri making session, choose 2 of your favorite types from Senrian's popular 10-piece [Ume no Irodori Assort] to challenge making the 'Ultimate My Ume Onigiri'!
3. Handcraft 'My Ume Syrup' using frozen Nanko plums! You can take home your highly aromatic My Ume Syrup.
*Minabe Town, the village of plums, has an 'Umeboshi Onigiri Ordinance,' which is rare in Japan.
Local elementary school students make their own rice balls and learn about the power of plums and local pride.
A mini-touch experience of plums growing on trees. 'My Onigiri' making with parents and children♪ Making ume syrup with the best taste and time performance.
Event Details
[Dates]: May 4 (Mon) and May 5 (Tue), 2026
[Time] Part 1: 10:00 - 11:30
Part 2: 12:30 - 14:00
Participation fee: Adults 5,000 yen (tax included) [1 child (elementary/junior high) free]
Additional child: 2,500 yen
*The participation fee includes all material costs (each person can take home one bottle of ume syrup).
*The target age for children is elementary and junior high school students. High school students will be charged the [Adult fee].
Preschoolers are not eligible for the experience.
Payment method: Collected on the day
Duration: 1.5 hours (Plum orchard tour, Ume onigiri making, Ume syrup making)
Deadline: May 3, 2026. Limited to 10 groups per day! (Minimum number of participants: 4)
*Please participate in comfortable clothes and shoes (rain gear).
*Please refrain from participating if you are feeling unwell.
Schedule
By 10:00 for Part 1: Gather at Plum Shop Senrian, pay participation fee (Senrian store)
By 12:30 for Part 2: Gather at Plum Shop Senrian, pay participation fee (Senrian store)
*We will start promptly at the scheduled time.
(1) 10:10 - 10:30 (2) 12:40 - 13:00 [Plum Orchard Tour] (Plum orchard next to Senrian)
Experience a brief touch of jewel-like green plums in the field right next to Senrian!
(In case of rain, it will be observation only)
(1) 10:40 - 11:00 (2) 13:10 - 13:30 [Making My Syrup] (Event space)
Using frozen Nanko green plums, you will challenge making a syrup that is hard to fail at, yet offers 'moving deliciousness' and 'the best time performance'!
After taking it home, you can enjoy delicious, juicy ume syrup in 1 to 3 weeks.
At the end, create and attach a 'My Label' that you'll want to show off to someone, completing your one-and-only original ume syrup!
(1) 11:00 - 11:30 (2) 13:30 - 14:00 [Making My Ume Onigiri] (Event space)
Choose 2 pieces from Senrian's popular product [Ume no Irodori Assort] (10 types) and shape them.
You will taste your freshly made, one-and-only My Ume Onigiri.
Senrian, running a shop in Japan's top plum village, will give you unique advice on the tricks to making delicious ume syrup and ume onigiri!
(1) 11:30 - (2) 14:00 - [Shopping Time] (Senrian store)
At the end of the event is the awaited shopping time!
We offer a wide selection of plum products that are highly popular for home use, souvenirs, and gifts, including the [Ume no Irodori Assort] used in the experience.
Please take your time and enjoy shopping.
Take 'Happiness' Home
You can take home the 'My Ume Syrup' you made during the experience, bottle and all.
Because we use frozen Nanko plums, the maturation is incredibly speedy, which is a feature of the ume syrup you will make in this experience. You can enjoy it in about 1 to 3 weeks.
*If made with room-temperature green plums, it takes about 1 to 3 months.
The flavor changes as the days go by: 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks.
Be sure to find your favorite 'happiest drinking moment'!
You can watch the amber-colored extract spread inside the bottle until the syrup is complete.
(Takes... to complete)