Yamanashi “Wine Prefecture” Declaration To invite tourists with special wines August 7 18:58
Yamanashi Prefecture has declared “Wine Prefecture” which means Japan ’s best production region to attract many tourists with special wines.
This was announced by the Governor Nagasaki of Yamanashi Prefecture at a 7-diary meeting.
Among them, Governor Nagasaki said, “Yamanashi Prefecture is the best wine region in Japan, both in name and reality.
On top of that, "Yamanashi wine can be used not only in Japan, but also in the world. There is no doubt that many people will come to know by knowing it," and many wines from home and abroad have been introduced. He expressed his desire to attract tourists.
In Yamanashi Prefecture, about one-quarter of the country's wineries are concentrated, boasting the highest production volume in Japan, but in the nationwide wine competition, Yamanashi winery won the highest award for the first time in the specialty Koshu wine category. The competition with other production areas is intensifying.
Yamanashi Prefecture wants not only to increase the number of tourists, but also to improve the quality of wine and increase production by the declaration of “Wine County”.