The special features of early summer in Japan :Ao-ume

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

It is early summer in Japan.
I feel the coming of early summer everywhere.

I'd like to introduce the special features of early summer in Japan.

This is one of the special features of early summer in Japan,Ao-Ume.
Ao-Ume means the fruit of the plum before becoming ripe.
The ume tree in my garden is now in fruit.

Ao-Ume is a poisonous fruit, so we can't eat raw.
It is used for while umeshu (ume liquor).
White umeshu is very popular with Japanese women.