Although viticulture and the cultivation of grapes for table consumption has a long history in Japan, domestic wine production using locally produced grapes only really began with the adoption of Western culture during the Meiji restoration in the second half of the 19th century.
Meskipun budaya anggur dan penanaman anggur untuk konsumsi anggur memiliki sejarah panjang di Jepang, wine domestik hany menggunakan anggur produksi lokal baru benar-benar dimulai dengan adopsi budaya Barat pada restorasi Meiji pada paruh kedua abad ke-19.