Juicy and sweet grapes are thought to have been brought to Japan along the Silk Road.
A legend says that in the early Nara period, a monk named Gyoki spread grape cultivation in Koshu Katsunuma after receiving a divine vision.
Wine, made from grapes, is a gift from Bacchus in Greek mythology—perhaps a food close to the heavens.
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