Yamanashi Wine Tour Gallery: Wineries, Vineyards & Guest Experiences
Real photographs from private Winery Tours Japan experiences in Yamanashi
This gallery brings together real photographs from private Winery Tours Japan experiences in Yamanashi, including guest tastings, winery visits, vineyards, grape harvests, cellar equipment, Japanese wines, local lunches, and mountain scenery.
Many of the photographs were taken around Katsunuma, Enzan, and other wine-producing areas of Yamanashi, often grouped for travel purposes under the term Koshu Valley. They come from different dates and routes and show the range of experiences that may be encountered rather than one fixed itinerary.
Exact wineries, tasting arrangements, vineyard access, scenery, and meetings depend on the date, producer availability, weather, and local operating conditions. Meetings with winemakers or winery owners sometimes occur but are not guaranteed.
A close-up of red wine being poured into a Winery Tours Japan glass, with wine bottles and a wooden barrel in the background. The photo was taken during a private wine tasting in Yamanashi’s Koshu Valley.
Two guests tasting locally produced Koshu wine during a private Winery Tours Japan visit to a winery in Enzan, within Yamanashi’s Koshu Valley.
A close-up of ripe Merlot grape clusters growing in a vineyard in Yamanashi’s Koshu Valley. Merlot is one of the red wine grape varieties cultivated by wineries in the region.
A Japanese lunch of roasted wine pork served with rice, soup, salad and pickles during a private Winery Tours Japan experience in Yamanashi’s Koshu Valley.
A guest tasting locally produced wine at Haramo Winery during a private Winery Tours Japan visit in Katsunuma, part of Yamanashi’s Koshu Valley wine region.
Muscat Bailey A grapes growing beneath paper rain covers in Yamanashi’s Koshu Valley. The covers help protect the ripening fruit from rain and moisture in the vineyard.
Three guests tasting Japanese wine during a private Winery Tours Japan visit in Yamanashi’s Koshu Valley, with vineyard scenery and mountains in the background.
A Japanese lunch of miso salmon, rice, soup and seasonal vegetables served during a private Winery Tours Japan experience in Yamanashi’s Koshu Valley.
Morey and Jun Aruga with two guests during a private Winery Tours Japan tasting at Katsunuma Jyozo, producer of Aruga Branca Koshu wines, in Yamanashi’s Koshu Valley.
A glass of locally produced Koshu white wine photographed with Mount Fuji in the background during a private Winery Tours Japan experience in Yamanashi.
Two guests stopping at Sanyo Winery during a private Winery Tours Japan itinerary in Enzan, within Yamanashi’s Koshu Valley wine region.
Traditional overhead trellising used in Yamanashi vineyards, with grapevines trained across a horizontal canopy to support the fruit and improve airflow during the growing season.
Two guests tasting locally produced Japanese wine during a private Winery Tours Japan visit in Katsunuma, within Yamanashi’s Koshu Valley wine region.
A farm-to-table Japanese lunch of roast pork, rice, soup, salad and pickles served during a private Winery Tours Japan experience in Yamanashi’s Koshu Valley.
Ripe Koshu grapes growing on overhead vines in Yamanashi’s Koshu Valley shortly before harvest. Koshu is the region’s signature white wine grape and an important part of local winemaking.
A Winery Tours Japan group from Texas with their guide and the winery owner following a private tasting at Katsunuma Jyozo in Katsunuma, Yamanashi’s Koshu Valley.
A tasting table at 98WINEs with four Japanese wines, tasting glasses and local snacks, with the winemaker visible in the background during a private Winery Tours Japan visit to Enzan in Yamanashi’s Koshu Valley.
A mother and daughter sharing a Japanese wine tasting during a private Winery Tours Japan visit in Yamanashi’s Koshu Valley.
Oak barrels and stainless-steel fermentation and storage tanks photographed during a Winery Tours Japan winery visit in Yamanashi’s Koshu Valley, showing part of the winemaking and ageing process.
Two guests from the United States with winemaker Furuya-san after a private Winery Tours Japan tasting at Haramo Winery in Katsunuma, within Yamanashi’s Koshu Valley.
Two guests enjoying a private Winery Tours Japan tasting on the terrace at Katsunuma Jyozo, overlooking vineyards and mountains in Katsunuma, Yamanashi’s Koshu Valley.
A panoramic vineyard view from Suntory Tomi no Oka Winery, photographed during a Winery Tours Japan visit and overlooking the Kofu Basin and mountain ranges of Yamanashi.
Haramo Winery winemaker Furuya-san harvesting ripe grapes from the vineyard’s traditional overhead trellis during a Winery Tours Japan visit in Katsunuma, Yamanashi’s Koshu Valley.
Morey and two guests sharing Koshu sparkling wine during a private Winery Tours Japan tasting on a rooftop overlooking vineyards and mountains in Yamanashi’s Koshu Valley.
A Winery Tours Japan lunch featuring portobello mushrooms stuffed with wine pork, a farm-to-table salad and MGVs B1 Muscat Bailey A wine, served in a quiet garden setting in Yamanashi’s Koshu Valley.
Freshly harvested Koshu grapes from Haramo Winery’s estate vineyard, photographed during a Winery Tours Japan visit in Katsunuma, Yamanashi’s Koshu Valley.
A guest outside the distinctive ivy-covered Grace Wine winery during a Winery Tours Japan visit in Katsunuma, Yamanashi’s Koshu Valley.
Two guests enjoying a private Winery Tours Japan tasting of red and white wines in the historic tasting room at Marufuji Winery in Katsunuma, Yamanashi’s Koshu Valley.
A Winery Tours Japan tasting of three Château Sakaori Muscat Bailey A wines, including an unwooded Honobe Vineyard bottling and barrel-aged expressions, with tasting glasses prepared at the winery in Yamanashi.
A Winery Tours Japan guide and two guests sharing a final photo after a private day of winery visits and wine tastings in Yamanashi’s Koshu Valley.
Plan a Private Yamanashi Wine Tour
For details about the standard full-day service, including pricing, inclusions, the Kofu Station meeting point, itinerary, and booking process, see our one-day private Yamanashi wine tour.
Morey is a bilingual English–Japanese local guide who lives in Yamanashi and has guided international visitors for more than a decade. Guests provide their date, group size, accommodation location, wine interests, and questions. Morey plans a practical route, winery selection, and pace according to availability and local operating conditions.
