To provide a method for drying pickled plums to produce high-quality pickled plums in a short drying time by the uniform drying of the plums and provide a drying apparatus for the pickled plums.

A group U of pickled plums placed on mesh trays S1, S2 is transferred in a drier 10 with a tray transferring means C, air is blown against the pickled plum group on the mesh trays from above and below to blow off water attached to the surface, air streams E1, E2 are passed from one end to the other end and from the other end to one end through the pickled plum group on the mesh trays with air-sucking and exhausting systems A1, A2, and the pickled plum group on the mesh trays is irradiated with far infrared rays with far infrared heaters EH1, EH2 placed in the drier.