Often referred to as sour plums or Japanese apricots, Umeboshi plums are round, dried, and pickled fruits that have a ...

They are said to descend from the plums that were introduced from China ... the first day of spring in the traditional Japanese calendar, which takes place in early February.

During the Meiji Era (1868-1912), Japan’s Imperial Army and Navy, which seldom saw eye to eye on anything, both decided to adopt umeboshi, highly salted pickled Japanese plums, as a key item of ...

You'll find the event schedule here (in Japanese only). While you're there ... like sweet mochi daifuku or baked manju with candied plums and white bean paste inside. Kameido's charming Tenjin ...

It uses umeboshi (salted Japanese plums), but what you put inside can be just about anything — fish, meat, veggies, even cheese — as long as it fits and tastes good. Feel free to experiment.