Rice paddy can temporarily store rainwater by furrow, and each rice field acts like a small dam. If this is calculated for the area of the whole country, about 5 billion tons of water will be stored, which seems to be equivalent to about 25 KUROBE Dams-Promotes the decomposition of organic waste from the action of microorganisms in the soil of agricultural land, making great use as a resource. In addition, agricultural land and forests promote the purification of air by photosynthesis of plants and become homes for various organisms, which greatly contributes to the conservation of the natural environment.

【Product name】

Hello!! Niigata TARO

【Type】

Colocasia esculenta Schott.

【Producing area】

Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture, Izumozaki Town, Santo District (JA Echigo Santo, JA Zennoh Niigata)

【Origin of name】

Seed taro roots, parent taro roots, child taro roots, grandchild taro roots, petioles. From varieties that promote food culture from ancient Japan.

【Major features】

Nagaoka is the second most populous city after Niigata, and is also famous as a heavy snowfall area. It has various attractions such as the “Nagaoka Festival Large Fireworks Festival”, which is one of the three major fireworks festivals in Japan, and the abundant breweries of sake. It is easily accessible from Tokyo, and it is a city where you can live comfortably while feeling the rich nature. An exhibition of precious Japanese paintings owned by lovers in the Washima area is being held at the Ryokannosato Museum (Shimazaki). Chosei MIWA from the Yoita area (born April 30, 1901 in Santo District, Niigata Prefecture, whose real name is Nobuo. After graduating from ordinary elementary school, he went to Kyoto to study painting. After graduating from the painting department of Kyoto Municipal Arts and Crafts School in 1921, he entered Kyoto Municipal Painting College and studied under Domoto Impression, who was enrolled at the school. After graduating from the same school in the same year, he was named Chosei and was selected for the first time at the 8th Imperial Exhibition in 1928 with “Higashiyama”. In 1934, “Funezukuri Sand Dune” was selected again at the 15th Imperial Exhibition. As the centerpiece of the painting school Higashiokasha, which has a master impression, it will be exhibited at the Higashioka Exhibition since 1938. Invitation of the Chinese Railway in 1939. In the same year, he visited the Chubu, Nanjing, Hangzhou, etc., and accompanied his teacher to the caves and paradise of Chosei Gyeongju. Produced war record paintings such as “Attack”. After the war, he frequently served as a judge at the Kyoto City Exhibition, Kansai General Art Exhibition, Niigata Exhibition, etc., and became a councilor of the Niigata Exhibition in 1950. Visited 11 countries in Europe and the United States for 3 months, visited Mexico alone, visited Buddhist temples in India with Takashi Sawa and others in 1966, and visited Australia, New Zealand, etc. in 1970. 4th in 1961 Received the 18th Japan Academy of Fine Arts Award in 1962 for his work “Zhu Pillar” exhibited at the Niigata Exhibition. He was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette in 1979 as an honorary townsman in Yoita Town, Niigata Prefecture. Approximately 40 works by Chikuden TANOMURA and others who were active in the latter half of the Edo period were lined up, and it seems that the visitors were admiring the works. This is the 6th exhibition in 2022 entitled “Exhibition of Collection in Washima Area and Neighborhood”. Izumozaki Town, Santo District seems to be distributing the local manhole card of the town promoting the annual New Year event “Lion Dance” for free at the roadside station “Echigo Izumozaki Tenryo Hometown”. The card is issued by the “Sewerage Public Relations Platform” created by the national government and water companies in cooperation with local governments nationwide. On January 15, 2022, the design of manhole lids for 41 local governments including Izumozaki Town was newly added, and it seems that there are a total of 607 local governments and 837 species. The town is the first town or village in the prefecture to hand out cards to attract tourists and promote sewerage projects. It seems that the color manhole lid that was installed for the first time in the town was adopted for the design last September. The motif is a lion dance that parades along the coastal area of the town in January, and seems to depict the rough waves of the Sea of Japan and the lion dancing. The card shows a photo of the manhole lid and the location and origin of the design. Around 5:56 pm on October 23, 2004, an earthquake of magnitude 6.8 occurred at a depth of about 13 km in the Chuetsu region of Niigata prefecture (named “Niigata Chuetsu earthquake” the next day). The epicenter of the earthquake was Kawaguchi Town (formerly Kitauonuma District), and the maximum seismic intensity of 7 was observed for the first time since the observation by the seismic intensity meter started, and the seismic intensity of 6 lower was recorded in Nagaoka City. Furthermore, there was a magnitude 6.0 earthquake at around 6:11 pm and a magnitude 6.5 earthquake at around 6:34 pm, and the damage was even greater. In Nagaoka City, March 2015, four years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, in order to pass on the experiences and lessons learned from the reconstruction from the Great Chuetsu Earthquake in Niigata Prefecture to the next generation and to help the reconstruction of the disaster areas nationwide including the Great East Japan Earthquake. In addition, we have published the “Niigata Prefecture Chuetsu Great Earthquake Reconstruction 10-Year Record Collection” that summarizes the progress of reconstruction and the thoughts of the citizens. In addition, on March 11, 2017, six years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, a ceremony was held to pray for the earliest possible recovery of the disaster area at the Nagaoka City Natural Recreation Area “Shiki no Sato Koshi” to commemorate the victims. Was done. A silent prayer was held at the time of the earthquake, and “Tiger Dance” in Otsuchi Town (Kamihei District, Iwate Prefecture) was performed. In the city, the largest river in Japan, the Shinano River, flows slowly in the center of the city, and the city area extends from Mt. Sumondake to the Sea of Japan. In the past, despite many disasters, the people of Nagaoka and the town said, “The spirit of the Kome Hyappyo (It seems that the Kome Hyappyo was given to the Nagaoka Domain, which was defeated by the Boshin War and was in extreme distress.” Torasaburo Kobayashi, the second to a governor of the time, sold the rice with the belief that “education is because he cannot eat” and used it to fund the opening of the Kokuhan School. This story was published in 1943 by the writer. It became widely known by Yuzo Yamamoto’s drama “Kome Hyappyo”). And we are promoting the development of people and towns nationwide, such as City Hall Plaza “Aore Nagaoka” and “Child-rearing station”. The city, which is the second largest city in the prefecture, has a well-developed railway network and road network, and is truly a key point of the highway network. In the city, there are JR Joetsu Shinkansen Nagaoka Station, Kan-Etsu Expressway Nagaoka Interchange, Nagaoka Junction that branches off the Kan-Etsu Expressway and the Hokuriku Expressway, and the Hokuriku Expressway Nakanoshima / Mitsuke Interchange, which can be accessed in a short period of time with major cities throughout Japan. In addition, Niigata Airport has regular air routes to major cities and neighboring countries nationwide, making it much easier to access the trunk Sea of Japan countries, which are attracting national attention, compared to other cities. In addition, it is blessed with nature such as the Sea of Japan and the Shinano River, which is the best in Japan, and has a rich sports and recreation environment that suits each season, such as swimming in the summer and skiing in the winter. In addition, sake and rice cracker manufacturing companies unique to Japan’s No. 1 rice “Koshihikari” production area are concentrated to form an attractive and comfortable space. With the merger of cities, towns and villages in April 2005 and January 2006, the city has begun to move forward as a new city of Nagaoka with a population of 283,000. The town development slogan of the new city is “People are fortune, lively city, new Nagaoka”. In addition, in the new city construction plan formulated at the time of the merger, “a city where original companies are born and raised” is set as one of the future images, and further industrial promotion measures are being developed for the creation of new industries and the sophistication of technology. Manufacturing companies that play an important role in the world’s manufacturing industry are concentrated. Companies that produce things that are said to be difficult in machining, sheet metal, can making, casting, forging, heat treatment, and surface treatment, and companies that consistently perform development, design, and assembly. A company that is active in the world as a manufacturer of technology and equipment. Nagaoka is famous as a city where manufacturing industry is concentrated, which is unprecedented in other regions, due to companies gathering from all over the country in addition to manufacturing companies originating locally. It seems that the city is working together with citizens and industry to take measures against global warming and realize a low-carbon society. It forms an environmentally symbiotic manufacturing base in the eastern part of the western hills. It seems that the use and development of clean energy such as natural gas and solar cells, and the industrialization of “energy creation” technology at local universities are being promoted. We are promoting energy conservation and the use of new energy, reducing the environmental burden, and conserving and regenerating the natural environment. “Rice farming and carp raising utilizing the blessings of snow” applied by the “Nagaoka / Ojiya ‘Nishikigoi Birthplace’ Activation Promotion Council” composed of Nagaoka City, Ojiya City, residents’ groups of both cities, JA, colored carp related groups, etc. System was certified as a Japanese agricultural heritage in 2016 (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries). This means that the agricultural system that utilizes rice terraces and fence pond resources, such as rice cultivation and carp raising that has been passed down to the region, has been recognized as representing Japan, and the pride of the citizens and the regional brand. It seems that it will lead to an improvement in the image of. It is the birthplace of colored carp and the development of breeding and high-quality colored carp production technology. Even now, it is a supply center of the original species used for colored carp breeding that is practiced all over the world, and it is considered that it has established a solid position in terms of originality even from a global perspective. In order to secure water in the hilly and mountainous areas, the use of spring water, horizontal wells, and melted snow water by Maki’s collaborative work, winter flooding, and a mechanism to send water for carp raising to rice cultivation during drought, etc. The traditional and unique technology and knowledge adapted to the environment of Japan seems to have high resilience. In addition, the landscape where rice terraces and ponds are lined up in a valley throughout the year is unique. Izumozaki Town is almost in the center of Niigata Prefecture, Famous as a scenic town with a sea and mountains (1st place in the 100 best scenic spots in Niigata) with a coastline of about 10 km facing the Sea of Japan. In addition, there is plenty of taste such as the birthplace of Ryokan, the place of mourning for Basho, the territory of the Edo period, the birthplace of the modern oil industry, the industry with the largest production of paper balloons in Japan, and the rich gourmet food unique to the land blessed with nature. The beauty of the setting sun over the Sea of Japan is also overwhelming. Izumozaki where you can enjoy seasonal gourmet food. Although it is not particularly flashy, the charcoal-grilled “Hamayaki” and “Hondara Burger” and the famous “Seasoned rice with turban shell” that won the 2013 International Local Gourmet Grand Prix General Grand Prix maximize the original taste of the ingredients. It is a delicious dish that has been brought out to the public. Ryokan Milk, which inherits Izumozaki’s dairy farming, has many deep-rooted fans. “Koshihikari Rice from Izumozaki” and “Kamatani Ume (according to the 1911 Niigata Prefectural Horticultural Yearbook), 500 plum trees are planted in about 1.5 ha, and the production volume is about 1.2 t, which is a special product. However, in recent years, the cultivated area has decreased due to the aging of the ume and processed processed ume products, and some ume gardens have stopped cultivating due to the floods and earthquakes that occurred in 2004 and 2007. Using the earth and sand generated by the disaster, a 40 a housing complex was created, and 160 plum trees were planted by local Izumozaki Elementary School children and cultivated by the Kamatani Plum Cultivation Association.)” There are many. In addition, he has been making paper fusen since 1919. The coastal area where the town is located prospered as a fishing area in the Sea of Japan and a trading area with Sado, but it is a valuable job that many townspeople can participate in as a job to replace the fishing in the rough winter of the sea and as a handicraft of the fisherman’s wife. It was a source of income in winter. Until the early Showa period, it seems that it was actively made in the metropolitan area, but with the passage of time, the traders disappeared, and now it seems that most of them are made in this town, which has been a production center for a long time. Nowadays, in addition to ordinary paper balloons, I hear that we also accept paper balloons for viewing such as Japanese crested ibis and penguins, custom-made balloons, and balloons with names. It is a paddy field that has been called “Land of Vigorous Rice Plants” since ancient times at one end of the Echigo Plain that extends to the left bank of the Shinano River. It is a wide-area JA created by the merger of 3JA in SANTO District in February 2001. We aim to create an agricultural environment that is not biased toward uniformity by taking advantage of the characteristics of wide-area regional conditions. JA’s goal It seems that the major goal is “to change the constitution, not to change the physique significantly” based on the origin of JA “My home village Agricultural Cooperative”. As a JA that is rooted in the community by strengthening its management structure, it aims to create a JA that can meet the needs of union members and local residents, and respond to the promotion of local agriculture and the revitalization of local communities. Leading breed, Wase Yamato Taro: Taking advantage of the characteristics of the dunes, the work will proceed about one month earlier than usual, with sprouting in mid-March and planting in mid-April. It can be harvested from late August to late September by covering the soil with black vinyl to prevent weeds from growing（mulching culture : Do not use those that are sick or rot during apical bud excision / division work. For seed taro cultivated with soil texture other than sand soil, only grandchild potatoes are used because the child potatoes are often spoiled. In order to grow the apical buds, the tiny taro is not divided and the seedlings are raised in a 55-hole cell tray. Seedling raising method and cultivation management of cell molded seedlings using split seed taro : Seedling raising days is about 30 to 40 days when raising seedlings in the greenhouse after emergence on a hotbed. It takes about 60 days to do it in an unheated greenhouse. The unfolded leaves are planted so that they are as high as the mulch surface, and the soil cover is such that the root pot is hidden（Drying of the soil in the ridges after planting tends to cause poor survival and subsequent growth.）. By managing the soil in the ridges so that they do not dry out due to water passage, etc., the yield seems to be about the same as that of conventional seedlings. Cell-molded seedlings can be planted without problems with a semi-automatic transplanter for taro.）and automatically supplying water using an irrigation tube with a timer. The harvest season for taro produced in the prefecture is usually from late September to October, but it is encouraging. Since many taro are born in the parent taro, it is a symbol of prosperity of descendants and is an indispensable food for agricultural rituals. It is useful as the mainstream variety of Niigata Prefecture（In Gosen City, Niigata Prefecture, excellent quality is cultivated after about 20 years of cultivation incorporating breeding.）, and it is a round taro type variety that is round and has a fine texture that does not collapse（It does not fall apart or even change its color while boiling.）and has a moderate sliminess. The skin is white and delicate. Sari Taro（砂里芋） is harvested in the sandy areas of Shibata City and Seiro Town, Niigata Prefecture, and is registered as a trademark by JA Kitaechigo-Representative of winter food ingredients that are indispensable for local cuisine Noppei-jiru（It is a typical home-cooked dish in Niigata, and is a local dish that is everywhere in Japan. Unlike “Noppe soup” scattered all over the country, “Noppe” in Niigata is not soup but rather food cooked by boiling taro as the main ingredient, and vegetables and mushrooms are boiled in a light taste. It is attached, and it seems that taro is used for the bluish tint. In winter, when you can’t get pods, sprinkle “Totomame: cooked salmon belly”. Totomame is a salmon egg. It seems that this is loosened, mixed with salt, stored, and boiled as needed. Since Niigata is a deep snowy land, I made a lot of it on days when I couldn’t afford to shop, and used the snow as a refrigerator to store the whole pot in the snow. From the remnants of that, it seems that “Noppe” is chilled and eaten. In the past, scallops were used for soup stock, but nowadays chicken and aramaki-jake are cut into small pieces. There are two ways to make the thickening, such as using a lot of taro and adding it with slime, using potato starch, and having a lot of juice and a little soup. It seems that it varies depending on the region, such as “Noppe soup”. It is devised with the unique taste of the house, and there are many variations in ingredients, cutting, making, and eating. “Noppe”, which has been passed down from mother to child as a family taste and has been eaten for a long time, seems to be popular as the taste of Niigata’s bath. It’s a staple of New Year’s cuisine, but it’s eaten all year round. Whenever there is a behavior such as a festival, a memorial service, or a wedding ceremony, every house in Niigata Prefecture always makes “Noppe”. Even if the osechi is from a caterer, it seems that there are many places where only “Noppe” is made at that house.）”. Echigo – Nagaoka Japan Agricultural Cooperatives, Mainly green soybeans, taro, and green onions. Yamakoshi brand vegetables, Kagura-Nanban（Cayenne ; Recommended for spring and summer）and Ships pears, eggplants, cabbage, etc.Shinano River : Fertile soil to produce and hot and humid summer. And all the vegetables grown in the harsh environment in winter snowfall are delicious. Eleven varieties shipped from mid-June to early October – Green soybeans. It seems that the flavor is different depending on the season. Kagura-nanban（It belongs to the Capsicum annuum family and is cultivated in the same way as peppers and green peppers）Outdoor culture : The plant height grows from 1m to 1.2 m and is harvested from august to september. Fruit shape like pushing peppers from above. Rugged like the Shishimai (lion dance) that appears in sacred music and dance.）Return to the story of ‘Edamame’. Yahiko – Musume（daughter）in spring and Niigata soy beans in summer are common. The harvest time varies slightly depending on the variety. The feature is that you can eat ‘Edamame’ for a long period of about half a year. Around mid-July, the Hatsu – Daruma, Yokei, and Otsunahime.Yuagari- Musume and Nigata type No.14 – Late July to early August. Niigata soy beans from early to mid-August and Banshaku No.5 in late. Tsukimi-Musume in early September and Yukine from early to mid. Then, in late September, Koshiissun (renamed from Isshishi in the spring of 2020). It will be shipped in relay format with side dishes from late to early October. Summer varieties have a strong sweetness, and Autumn varieties have an increased umami taste.

It grows up in the fertile land on the banks of the Shinano River, fully receiving its blessings. When peeled, the beautiful silky whiteness stands out. Strong sliminess and rich sweetness strike the tongue. In addition, production expansion is conspicuous, especially in paddy field conversion fields.

Seed taro is planted in April and seems to be harvested mainly from September to October. Harvest on a sunny day, and the producer is careful not to damage it as much as possible. After digging, remove the soil and carefully remove the roots and fluff attached to Taro. It seems that Taro, which looks round and big, will be a high-end grade with high value in the market.

Paddy field single cropping area: It seems that it is not just the efforts of discerning rice cultivation and active sales by the single cooperative. Regarding land-use agriculture such as rice cultivation and conversion, we promote “village farming by corporations”, support village farming that has diversified due to the deepening of side jobs, and introduce blue sky city and garden crops three-dimensionally on top of that, local food We are trying to promote comprehensive production for local consumption. The first is soybeans that have been converted. It seems that it is mostly done by a voluntary production organization or a corporation of village farming, but it is tackled by forming a housing complex along the water flow path and forming a block rotation. Similar to rice, we have established a brand by creating cultivation guidelines and aiming for high-level leveling of technology, promoting organic and reduced chemical fertilizer cultivation, and unifying quality and quality by centralized collection of country elevators. However, it seems that they are actively selling. In addition, we are working on processing tofu, frying, and natto with this soybean, and we are also focusing on developing new products such as soymilk ice cream and sweets made from beans, which are gaining popularity. The second is the introduction of horticulture, which is carried out in some fields within the jurisdiction and conversion. We recommend open-field cultivation of green onions, taro, sweet potatoes, strawberries, melons, flowers, plums, etc., asparagus is introduced as a priority crop in facility horticulture, and tomatoes, cucumbers, melons, asparagus, komatsuna, etc. are used in the house after raising paddy rice seedlings. I heard that the cultivation of taro is also recommended. In addition to shipping to the market, sales destinations have started tie-up sales with mass retailers and co-ops, and it seems that they are also focusing on local sales at direct sales offices.