-Abe Farm (Daiwa Town, Mihara City, Hiroshima Prefecture) Hiroshima Abe Farm's peaches The birthplace of Abe white peach and Abe water honey-
The topography of Mihara City differs between the southern part, which is divided by the Omine Mountain Range, and the northern part.In addition to the plains of the Numata River basin, the southern part has a belt-shaped plain sandwiched between the Seto Inland Sea and the mountains. In the north, there is a hilly flatland that is part of the Sera Plateau. In addition, this area, which has a natural diversity interwoven with the Seto Inland Sea and mountains and hills that change from the south to the north, is home to the Seto Inland Sea National Park, Buttsuji Gocho Hachimangu Prefectural Natural Park, Chikurinji Yokurayama Prefectural Natural Park, and the nationally designated National Park. There are scenic spots such as the Hisai Rock Sea, which is a natural monument, lakes and rivers such as Lake Hakuryu, and hills. The climate belongs to the Seto Inland Sea climate zone, which is warm and has a lot of sunshine and little rain, and is generally a comfortable place to live. The average annual temperature is 15-16℃ in the south and 12-13℃ in the north, and the annual precipitation is approximately 1,200mm in the south and 1,300mm in the north. It has become. There are ruins from the Jomon, Yayoi, and Kofun periods, including the Goji Kofun (Hongo Town), which shows that people have been living there since ancient times. During the Heian period, in addition to the establishment of historical resources that remain today, such as Gakuon Temple (Hongo Town) and the cattle market in Kui (Kui Town), which continued until the 1950s, manors such as Numata-no-sho and Kui-no-no-sho were operated, and grain warehousing areas were built. has played a role as. From the Kamakura period to the Sengoku period, the Kobayakawa clan rose to prominence, and the Rinzai-shu Seishin Temple (Daiwa Town), which is associated with the Kobayakawa clan, was founded by Doi Jiro Sanpei, a vassal of the former Minamoto no Yoritomo, who, due to his military exploits in the Genpei War, was appointed as a general supplementary to the five countries of China. He was appointed envoy and built up power in this region based on the state-owned Fukunosho in Bingo. Gojitaira's son Yataro Enpei prospered based on Tsuru Castle in Sho District of Numata. In the first year of Jokyu, Shogun Minamoto On the third anniversary of the death of Prince Yoritomo's children, the Shichido Garan was erected on this land to hold a memorial service, a statue of Senju Daihi Kannon was enshrined there, and the Bessho and Fukuda were designated as official residences for the repose of the souls of his wife for a long time.) was built, as well as Mukunashi (Hori) Castle, Takayama Castle, Shintakayama Castle, and Mihara Castle. During the Edo period, it became a territory of the Hiroshima domain and flourished as a castle town, as well as agricultural development due to the development of new rice fields and improved technology. Since the Meiji period, the former Mihara City has developed as a modern industrial city due to the location of large factories such as Teijin and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and Hongo Town, Kui Town, and Daiwa Town have played a role as rice-growing areas. In addition, since ancient times, this area has developed as a key point for maritime transportation connecting Kinki and Kyushu with Shikoku, and Hongo Town and Kui Town have flourished as post stations along the old Sanyo Road, making it an important location on the Sanyo Road.
【Product name】
Abe white peach
【Type】
Prunus persica (L.) Batsch
【Main production area】
Nanbu Town, Sannohe District, Aomori Prefecture, Sannohe Town, Hirakawa City, Hirosaki City（MARUTAKE）
【Origin of name】
I heard that it was named after the producer’s name and white peach variety.
【Major features】
In the latter half of June 2022, the first auction of “Juno Heart Cherry” was held in Nanbu Town. A total of 121 boxes of 3L size and 4L size cultivated by 29 producers in the town were shipped. In the auction, it seems that the 4L size 20 tablets cultivated by Mr. Sugisawa were auctioned off for 200,000 yen. The unit price per grain was 10,000 money in Japanese yen. “Nanbu Town, Sannohe District”, A historical town that has developed since ancient times as the birthplace of the Southern Clan, as if to leave an impression on its name. It is uncertain when the medieval Nanbu clan joined Oshu, starting with the first Nanboku Mitsuyuki (Jusani (Junior Third Rank)）, but it is certain that he had joined Oshu from the end of the Kamakura period to the beginning of the Northern and Southern Dynasties. In the Muromachi period, Nanbu Sannohe ruled the Nukanobu district centering on the Seijujikan in the current Nambu town, and from the latter half of the Muromachi period to the Warring States period, he expanded his influence to Tsugaru, central Iwate prefecture, and Kazuno region in Akita prefecture. It was from the 13th generation Moriyuki that the achievements of Mr. Nanbu Sannohe were confirmed by the historical documents of the literature, and he was appointed as the “Kyoto Fuchishu” under the direct control of the Muromachi Shogunate, and was proud of one of the most prestigious in Oshu along with Mr. Date and Kasai. In 1418, he presented Horse hundred silk by the roll and 1,000-ryo (a monetary unit at that time）to Yoshimochi, the fourth shogun of the Muromachi Shogunate. During the Warring States period, he expanded his power when he was in his 20s, Masayasu 22s, Yasunobu 23s, and Harumasa 24s, and took control of northern Mutsu. Castles of this period remain in various places in the town, and Mr. Kita（奥南旧指録）lived in Kenyoshi Castle and Mr. Higashi（改正諸家系譜, 参考諸家系図）lived in Kaminakui Castle to strengthen the defense. The Seijujikan is said to have been burned down by the arson of his vassal Mr. Bicchu Akanuma in 1539, and a large amount of carbide has been confirmed from the castle as well as the heated ceramics of that period. Valuable gold leaf pottery and high-class ceramics that symbolize the authority of the Nanbu clan at that time and the exchange with the capital have been excavated from the building. It is said that the pottery was excavated only from the site of the Seijujikan in the Tohoku region. From the Warring States period to the Azuchi Momoyama period, Mr. Nanbu Sannohe moved from Seijujikan (Nanbu Town) to Sannohe Castle (Sannohe Town) and then to Fukuoka Castle (Ninohe City) due to the expansion of the territory to the south, and finally Morioka Castle. (Morioka City) was built and used as a residence. Even in the Edo period, Nanbu Town was recognized as an important land for ancestors. In the precincts of Sankoji Temple（Myoshinji School of the Rinzai Sect）, which is adjacent to the Seijujikan, there are the tombstones of Mr. and Mrs. Nobunao 26th (a cultural property designated by the town), the first feudal lord of the Morioka Domain (27th), Toshiyasu mausoleum (prefectural treasure), and Toshinao 27th. Toshinao Mausoleum (National Important Cultural Property) was erected. It is located in the southeastern part of the prefecture and is adjacent to the western part of Hachinohe City, which has the second largest population in the prefecture. The coastal area of the Mabechi River, which runs through the center of the town, has a strip of plains, making it a sober and fertile soil. In the southwestern part of the town, you can see Mt. Nakui at an altitude of 615 m, and the mountains and rivers, and the basin are blessed with abundant nature with a rural landscape. April 1, 1889: Municipal system enforced. April 1, 1955: Jibiki Village and Tabe Village merge to form “Fukuchi Village.” “Takko Town”, the southernmost town in the prefecture, is a major garlic producing area, and has been one of the first in the prefecture to work on the formation of a garlic producing area. Takko garlic is a large ball with one large piece that bears fruit well, and is a six-piece type called “Fukuchi White Garlic” that boasts snow-whiteness and good quality. Thorough quality control by establishing cultivation standards and shipping standards. In 2006, it was registered as the first regional collective trademark in Tohoku. Kizaki, Oirase Town, Kamikita District, Aomori Prefecture, Within Kizaki SME Cooperative; Co-op Aomori Prefecture Black Garlic Association: The “Regional Collective Trademark Registration” filed with the Japan Patent Office on September 6, 2014 for the purpose of branding black garlic was registered on July 10, 2015. Regional collective trademark registration system: Introduced for the purpose of properly protecting regional brands, it is the eighth brand in Aomori Prefecture. There are brands such as “Takko garlic” and “Oma tuna” in Aomori, each of which is a brand limited to the region, but Aomori’s black garlic is the first brand that has been widely certified in the prefecture. Several companies that started manufacturing black garlic from 2006 to 2007 gathered under the Tohoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry project (2007 regional resource utilization commercialization coordination activity support project), aiming for regional special products. It seems that it started with the start of a product certification system by a third-party organization. In Sannohe Town, the former Tohoku Main Line (currently Iwate Ginga Railway-Aoimori Railway), which has traveled all the way north from Tokyo, detours a little and passes through the west side of Mt. Nakui before entering Aomori Prefecture and heading for Hachinohe. There is an old castle town, Sannohe. The symbol, Sannohe Castle, is a residence built during the Warring States period by Kai Genji and Mr. Nanbu, who came to this region from Yamanashi prefecture with a martial arts in the Kamakura period. Even after the castle was moved to Morioka in the Edo period, it was called the Furuoshiro castle of the southern head family, and has been cherished with the chamberlain and Edo-period prefectural governor (magistrate, bailiff). The fact that the lord did not change from the Warring States period to the end of the Edo period is actually a rare example in Japan, and is the oldest castle town in Japan. Sannohe, which prospered as a post town on the Oshu Highway during the Edo period, seems to have prospered as the central city of Sannohe District, including Hachinohe in the east and Hashikami in the west to Takko. “Hirakawa City”, It is located at the southern end of the Tsugaru Plain in the southern part of Aomori Prefecture. Towada City and Kosaka Town, Akita Prefecture, bordering Towada Lake in the east. The west borders Hirosaki City and Owani Town across the Hirakawa River. To the north are Aomori City, Kuroishi City, and Inakadate Village. The south is an anchor type adjacent to Akita Prefecture, with a total area of 346.01 km2. The terrain is part of the Tsugaru Plain and has fertile soil geology suitable for agriculture. Flat land used as a paddy field and hills at an altitude of 20 to 300 m. A plateau used as a combined management zone for paddy rice and Apple, a mountainous area that belongs to a part of the Hakkouda / Towada volcanic group. Most of them are national forests（A forest cultivation system in which the people of a nation invest in government-owned forests and fields:shared forest system）. The climate of the city belongs to the Sea of Japan climate. Hakkoda Mountains in the east and Mt. Iwaki in the west are surrounded by mountains on all sides, so the climate is stable and warm throughout the year. It is said that it is the most blessed area in the prefecture with little temperature difference. There is a lot of greenery, and the natural environment where people can lead a comfortable life is maintained, and the changes of the four seasons are beautiful. It is also famous for having relatively few natural disasters. “Hirosaki City”, “Aomori Prefecture” is located in the northernmost part of Honshu, Japan, and is famous for its role in supporting the foundation of agriculture. It is divided into three areas, Tsugaru, the southern part, and Shimokita, based on the historical background, and it still looks strong and clear. The teachings of our predecessors, who have built their own culture based on the local climate, history and climate, are still warm. The forest area occupies about 66% of the total land of the prefecture. There are many active volcanoes such as Mt. Iwaki, Mt. Hakkoda, and Mt. Osorezan. The Ou Mountains run vertically in the center, and from the Hakkoda Mountains, which is the northern end of the Mountains, to the Natsudomari Peninsula. It is divided into the eastern part (south of the prefecture) and the western part (Tsugaru) with the central mountain range leading to the western part of the Shimokita Peninsula as the boundary. In the southwestern part, the Shirakami Mountains, which has been registered as a World Natural Heritage Site as the world’s largest virgin forest of fagus crenata blume, is colored. The Tsugaru Peninsula can be seen north of the Tsugaru Plain, and Tappizaki can be seen at the northern end. Japan’s largest sand hills, Sarugamori sand, continue for 17 km along the Pacific coast, and the largest Ogawara lake in the prefecture (62 km2). From the north to the Shimokita Peninsula, Omazaki welcomes you to the northernmost tip of Honshu. Surrounded by the Sea of Japan, the Tsugaru Straits and the Pacific Ocean on three sides, the total coastline is approximately 796 km. It holds Mutsu Bay, which is a large inner bay, in the center: As a production area for farmed scallops（Mizuhopecten yessoensis（蝦夷）(Jay, 1856)）, it is entertaining tourists and others. In the surrounding area, the tsushima current moves northward along the sea of japan, and a part of it enters the tsugaru strait and becomes warm current, moving southward in the Pacific Ocean. Offshore, this tsugaru warm current, the “Oyashio” Current from the north, and the “Kuroshio（Black）” Current from the south continue to collide over time. A lot of plankton that feed fish are generated in the sea area where they collide with each other, and many fish gather and a rich fishing ground prospers. The climate varies greatly depending on the region, especially the heavy snowfall in the Tsugaru region in winter and the Pacific side in summer; The easterlies (Yamase) is a typical difference. In the emotional winter, cold and moist air hits the Ou Mountains and snows in the Tsugaru region. On the Pacific side, I hear from residents that there are many dry sunny days with the Ou Mountains as a barrier. Since summer is cold and moist, there are many cold and humid days on the Pacific side. You can enjoy the beautiful natural environment because the changing seasons are clear. Aomori Nebuta (the nighttime festival in Aomori) (Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture) : A total of more than 2 million tourists visit each year, and it seems that the voice of joy can be heard so far（A summer festival to be held from August 2nd to 7th）; The three major festivals in the Tohoku region（The six festivals are the Aomori Nebuta Festival, the Akita Kanto Festival, the Morioka Sansa Odori Festival, the Yamagata Hanagasa Festival, the Sendai Tanabata Festival, and the Fukushima Waraji Festival）. It is said that it is a variant of the Tanabata festival lanterns, but its origin is unknown to its predecessors. “Tanabata Festival” that came from China during the Nara period (710-794)+ The customs that have been in Tsugaru since ancient times and events such as sending spirits, dolls, and sending insects are integrated. It is speculated that when bamboo and candles became widespread, they became lanterns, which changed into dolls and fan “Nebuta”. The Tanabata Festival is a Misogi（Ablution）event that drains dirt into rivers and the sea on the night of July 7. Shed the lanterns and prayed to her ancestors for a disease-free life. Folklore distribution and dialectology such as Tohoku region, Shinetsu region “Nemburi sink”, Kanto region “Nebuchi sink, Neboke sink, Nemutta sink” ; Nebuta: Ritual to banish the sleep demon (esp. in Tohoku). The honey is marbling and the sweetness is very strong and very rich. “Local idol: Alps otome” , The taste of apples is small but firm. It was named after the “candy apple” that you often see at local food stalls. Member’s named is given a lot of surnames as “an idol who supports Apple Farmer”. The office is Apple music. It seems that he is mainly active in Hirosaki City. Just pause the communication of information from the member in formula vlog. Perform live at events. She is active in various fields such as live performances at kindergartens, nursery schools, and welfare facilities, and regular appearances on radio. What impresses me is singing in sign language, probably because of their efforts and training. We would like to support and pay attention to it with a little effort. Apple’s daughter’s sister unit, which has been active for more than 10 years while repeatedly replacing members. The Japanese female dance and vocal unit encourages us and makes us think about where our hearts are. From rural areas to the whole country. How many adults are encouraged by the courage of young people? Peach in Aomori Prefecture has been cultivated mainly in the Sanpachi area for a long time, but in recent years, the cultivated area has been increasing mainly in the Central and South areas. “Abe Hakuto Peach（From the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries variety registration website）” : Application number 1031 Date of application 1983/12/19 Date of publication of application-Registration number 922 Date of registration 1985/07/18 Duration of breeder’s rights 18 years Extinction date of breeder’s rights 2003/07/19 * Name and address of registrants whose varieties have expired Mr. Shizuo Abe (Present: Mihara City, Hiroshima Prefecture（Former Ogusa, Daiwa Town, Kamo District, Hiroshima Prefecture）), Name of the person who raised the registered varieties Shizuo Abe. This variety is an accidental seedling found in mixed plantations such as “Okubo Peach” and “Hakuto Peach”, and is a late-maturing species with large fruits, hard flesh, and longevity. The shape of the tree is intermediate, and the size and vigor of the tree are medium. The thickness and internode length of the branches are medium. The leaves are long and have wavy leaf edges. The flowers are large, usually blooming and single, the petals are pink, and there is no pollen. The flowering period is around April 20 at the breeding ground (Daiwa Town, Kamo District, Hiroshima Prefecture, altitude 380 m). The shape of the fruit is short oval, the dent on the top of the fruit is deep, and the stem is wide and deep. The suture line is deep at both the equator and the apex of the fruit. The size of the fruit is maximum (one fruit average about 460 g) The ground color of the pericarp is milky white, the shape of coloring is blurred, the degree and intensity of coloring are medium, and it is difficult to peel. The flesh is white to milky white, there is a lot of coloring around the nucleus, and the coloring inside the flesh causes erythema inside. The flesh is hard, the flesh is insoluble and brittle, and it is a characteristic that is not often found in other varieties. It has a lot of sweetness and a little acidity. The nucleus is semi-isolated and there are few nuclear cracks. The maturity period ranges from 141 to 150 days from full bloom, and it is in mid-September in the breeding ground, about two weeks later than white peach. Compared to white peach, the fruit is larger, the meat quality is different, the flesh is more colored, the maturity period is late, etc., so there is no pollen and the fruit is larger than “Okubo Peach”. Compared to “Setouchi white peach（A branch of “white peach” found in Okayama prefecture. It is an Okute variety, with a large fruit weight of 350-400 g, a large amount of juice, and a high sugar content. When ripe, the sweetness becomes so strong that no acidity is felt. The flesh is a high-quality variety that is hard and has a long shelf life. The pericarp is hard to color, and it is cultivated in a bag, so it seems that light yellowish green to milky white ones are often on the market. Fruiting tends to be stable when artificially pollinated. Harvest time is from early September to late September.）”, there is no pollen, the meat quality is different, etc., because it is difficult to peel off, the maturity period is late, etc. Distinguishing is recognized by the fact that the maturity period is early. Actually, it seems that the peach called Abe Hakuto Peach was made by chance. When I was the father of the owner of Abe Farm. When the scratched one was dug and buried, about four sprouts sprouted, and two of them grew up and began to bear fruit. When I tried to eat the peach in early September, it was too hard to eat. Instead, it was very big for the first time. The next year, it was getting bigger and bigger, and he thought that this was a new variety, so he started preparing for variety registration. It has grown into a brand peach that represents Abe Farm, while devising its own sales method. On the other hand, considering the stable management of the farm, we also developed another original variety called “Abe Suimitsu Peach（Application number 10386 Date of application 1997/12/08 Date of publication of application 1999/02/01 Registration number 8736 Date of registration 2001/03/13 Duration of breeder’s rights 25 years Extinction date of breeder’s rights Variety Name and address of registrant Masaaki Abe (Ogusa, Daiwacho, Mihara City, Hiroshima Prefecture) Name of the person who bred the registered varieties Masaaki Abe. This variety was cultivated by crossing “Abe white peach” with “Shimizu white peach”, and the fruit appearance is flat, the size is slightly large, the ground color of the pericarp and the flesh are milky white (Hiroshima). In Daiwa Town, Kamo District, Hiroshima Prefecture, it is a mesophyll species that matures in mid-August. The shape of the tree is medium, the size and vigor of the tree are medium, the thickness of the shoots is thin, the internode length is medium, and the color of the shoots is green. Leaf blade shape is medium, sawtooth shape is deep, leaf edge waviness is slightly small, leaf size is medium, color is green, and nectary shape is kidney. The flower shape is normal bloom, the size is medium, the number of petals is single petal, the shape is oval, the color is pale peach, there is no pollen (presence or absence), the shape of the calyx is bell, and the color of the calyx is pink. The appearance of the fruit is oblate, the shape of the apex is concave, the depth of the concave and incision is a little deep, the width and the suture line at the equator are medium, the suture line at the apex is a little deep, and the size of the fruit is a little. Large, the ground color of the pericarp is milky white, the coloring is many, the depth of coloring is dark, the shape is striped, the color of the flesh immediately after cutting is milky white, the coloring in the flesh and around the nucleus is small, the density of the flesh is medium, The flesh fiber is a little high, the peeling property of the flesh is easy, the flesh is solute, the flesh is a little high, the sweetness is medium, the acidity is quite low, and there is no astringency or bitterness. The separation between the nucleus and the flesh is a viscous nucleus, the shape of the nucleus is a short ellipse, the size is slightly large, the color is brown, and the rough surface of the nucleus is medium. The flowering period is medium, and the maturity period (days from full bloom to maturity) is 111 to 120 days, which is mid-August in the growing area. There are few physiological fruit drops and few nuclear cracks, no fruit cracking, and the fruit has a poor shelf life. Compared with “Asama white peach”, the concave part of the fruit apex is deeper, and compared with “Shimizu white peach”, the distinction is recognized by the absence of pollen.）”. Mr. Abe’s quest and enthusiastic research gave birth to a new peach in Mihara City. The feature is that it is hard. Ordinary peaches are soft, but old peaches were hard, so it seems to be said to be a nostalgic taste even for the elderly. Because it is hard, it is suitable for processing and is a gem that can be used for cooking.
It seems that Abe Farm, which created Abe Hakuto Peach, was originally a farmer specializing in rice cultivation. It seems that the reason why he started making peaches was that he started to think about alternative crops because the mechanization of paddy rice cultivation shortened the work time but the cost became high.
Nanbu Town, Hirakawa City, Sannohe Town, and Hirosaki City, which represent Japan and are loved by everyone, seem to occupy more than 66% of the cultivated area in Aomori Prefecture. Surrounded by the sea and mountains, consisting of the Sanhachi area (seven cities, towns and villages (Hachinohe City, Sannohe Town, Gonohe Town, Takko Town, Nanbu Town, Hashikami Town, Shingo Village) located on the prefectural border with Iwate Prefecture in the southeastern part of the country since ancient times. It has been cultivated mainly in the area full of nature, but in recent years, it is located in the central and southern areas (located in the southwestern part, Hirosaki City, Kuroishi City, Hachinohe City, Nishimeya Village, Fujisaki Town, Oogi Town, and Inakadate Village. I heard that the cultivation area is increasing mainly in 2 towns and 2 villages in the city). In addition to picking the leaves around the fruit so that it can be exposed to the sun, a reflective sheet for coloring is spread in the field to color the bottom of the fruit, creating a wonderful peach that shows the commitment of apple farmers. There is.
Abe Hakuto Peach seems to be about 1 kg in size, but it is also a fact that it takes time to cultivate. Due to its delicate nature, it is manually sacked one by one so that it will not be scratched, and instead of simply tying the mouth of the bag, a special bag called a triangular bag completely prevents rainwater from entering. It seems to keep in mind. Due to the long cultivation period, it may be necessary to cross the typhoon season before the harvest, and the difficulty seems to be not trivial. No wonder it’s more difficult than you might think, such as natural disasters, climate change, and pest insect control.
