Historical documents show that the last year wine was produced in Japan was 1632 (IMAGE)

Kumamoto University

Historical documents show that the last year wine was produced in Japan was 1632

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Japanese domestic winemaking, which began in 1627, is thought to have ended in the wake of the Hosokawa clan's transfer to the Higo Domain (modern-day Kumamoto Prefecture). The documents were studied by the Eisei Bunko Research Center

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Professor Tsuguharu Inaba

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