Wine in Japan

Total volume sales of wine declined in Japan in 2024. In 2023 and 2024, major players such as Kirin Brewery Co Ltd and Takara Shuzo increased their product prices as a result of soaring materials prices and tax reformation. As a result, some consumers shifted from wine to RTDs, and a lesser extent beer, with consumers becoming increasingly thrifty in an inflationary environment.

Euromonitor International's Wine in Japan report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data (2020-2024), allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they legislative, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts to 2029 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: Fortified Wine and Vermouth, Non Alcoholic Wine, Non-Grape Wine, Sparkling Wine, Still Light Grape Wine.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

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Wine in Japan
Euromonitor International
June 2025
List Of Contents And Tables
WINE IN JAPAN
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
Continued decline in total volumes as sales are hit by price increases
Premiumisation in sake to drive value sales as volumes decline
On-trade sales and share struggle to rebound fully
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Continued decline anticipated, although non-alcoholic wine set to see growth
Expanding the consumer base will be key for sake
More “ageing care” wines likely to emerge and gain popularity
CATEGORY DATA
Table 1 Sales of Wine by Category: Total Volume 2019-2024
Table 2 Sales of Wine by Category: Total Value 2019-2024
Table 3 Sales of Wine by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 4 Sales of Wine by Category: % Total Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 5 Sales of Wine by Off-trade vs On-trade: Volume 2019-2024
Table 6 Sales of Wine by Off-trade vs On-trade: Value 2019-2024
Table 7 Sales of Wine by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 8 Sales of Wine by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 9 Sales of Still Red Wine by Price Segment: % Off-trade Volume 2019-2024
Table 10 Sales of Still Rosé Wine by Price Segment: % Off-trade Volume 2019-2024
Table 11 Sales of Still White Wine by Price Segment: % Off-trade Volume 2019-2024
Table 12 Sales of Other Sparkling Wine by Price Segment: % Off-trade Volume 2019-2024
Table 13 GBO Company Shares of Still Light Grape Wine: % Total Volume 2020-2024
Table 14 NBO Company Shares of Still Light Grape Wine: % Total Volume 2020-2024
Table 15 LBN Brand Shares of Still Light Grape Wine: % Total Volume 2021-2024
Table 16 GBO Company Shares of Champagne: % Total Volume 2020-2024
Table 17 NBO Company Shares of Champagne: % Total Volume 2020-2024
Table 18 LBN Brand Shares of Champagne: % Total Volume 2021-2024
Table 19 GBO Company Shares of Other Sparkling Wine: % Total Volume 2020-2024
Table 20 NBO Company Shares of Other Sparkling Wine: % Total Volume 2020-2024
Table 21 LBN Brand Shares of Other Sparkling Wine: % Total Volume 2021-2024
Table 22 GBO Company Shares of Fortified Wine and Vermouth: % Total Volume 2020-2024
Table 23 NBO Company Shares of Fortified Wine and Vermouth: % Total Volume 2020-2024
Table 24 LBN Brand Shares of Fortified Wine and Vermouth: % Total Volume 2021-2024
Table 25 GBO Company Shares of Non-grape Wine: % Total Volume 2020-2024
Table 26 NBO Company Shares of Non-grape Wine: % Total Volume 2020-2024
Table 27 LBN Brand Shares of Non-grape Wine: % Total Volume 2021-2024
Table 28 Forecast Sales of Wine by Category: Total Volume 2024-2029
Table 29 Forecast Sales of Wine by Category: Total Value 2024-2029
Table 30 Forecast Sales of Wine by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2024-2029
Table 31 Forecast Sales of Wine by Category: % Total Value Growth 2024-2029
ALCOHOLIC DRINKS IN JAPAN
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Alcoholic drinks in 2024: The big picture
2024 key trends
Competitive landscape
Retail developments
On-trade vs off-trade split
What next for alcoholic drinks?
MARKET BACKGROUND
Legislation
Legal purchasing age and legal drinking age
Drink-driving
Advertising
Smoking ban
Opening hours
On-trade establishments
TAXATION AND DUTY LEVIES
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
Contraband/parallel trade
Duty free
Cross-border/private imports
KEY NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES
MARKET INDICATORS
Table 32 Retail Consumer Expenditure on Alcoholic Drinks 2019-2024
MARKET DATA
Table 33 Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category: Total Volume 2019-2024
Table 34 Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category: Total Value 2019-2024
Table 35 Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 36 Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category: % Total Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 37 Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category by Off-trade vs On-trade: Value 2024
Table 38 Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Volume 2024
Table 39 Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Value 2024
Table 40 GBO Company Shares of Alcoholic Drinks: % Total Volume 2020-2024
Table 41 Distribution of Alcoholic Drinks by Format: % Off-trade Value 2019-2024
Table 42 Distribution of Alcoholic Drinks by Format and by Category: % Off-trade Volume 2024
Table 43 Forecast Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category: Total Volume 2024-2029
Table 44 Forecast Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category: Total Value 2024-2029
Table 45 Forecast Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2024-2029
Table 46 Forecast Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category: % Total Value Growth 2024-2029
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