Shine Muscat is a diploid table grape cultivar resulted from a cross of Akitsu-21 and 'Hakunan' (V. vinifera) made by National Institute of Fruit Tree Science (NIFTS) in Japan in 1988.

It has large yellow-green berries, crisp flesh texture, muscat flavor, high soluble solids concentration and low acidity.

[3] It is a cultivar that was bred at the National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences' grape research center (formerly the Akitsu Branch of the Fruit Tree Experiment Station of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (旧農林水産省果樹試験場安芸津支場) in Akitsu-cho, Higashihiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture and is an early maturing variety that ripens in mid-August in Hiroshima, where it was bred.

The Muscat of Alexandria, commonly known as Muscat in Japan, is a grape with good taste and texture, but European grapes, including this species, are prone to cracking and disease in areas with heavy rainfall and are not suited to the Japanese climate, requiring facilities such as glasshouses for cultivation.

Therefore, a large-grained European grape cultivar called "Hakunan" (a cross between Cattacurgan and Kaiji), which was created at the Uehara Grape Research Institute in Yamanashi Prefecture, was crossed with a variety that had the best quality and taste but gave up badly due to skin contamination, and this variety with only Muscat aroma was born.

In terms of climate, the grapes are relatively resistant to cold and the color does not deteriorate even when the summer is extremely hot.

[4] The method of producing seedless or large fruits using gibberellin, a type of plant growth hormone, was developed in Japan.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries estimates that Japan lost 10 billion yen a year in this case.

[9] In South Korea, Yeongcheon, Gimcheon, Sangju, Gyeongsan, and Gyeongju in Gyeongbuk are the regions which produce Shine Muscats and export their products about one-third the price in Japan.

[10] Korean varieties of Shine Muscat are sold in markets such as Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam.