Agricultural Improvement

Japanese nationalism includes the ideology advocated by Katsunan KUGA during the Meiji period and the principle of "popular sovereignty" in the Japanese Constitution. Born in Hirosaki, he is involved in unequal treaties, the Ashio Mine Poisoning Incident, and an unequal society. He published the newspaper "Nippon'' for the happiness of the neglected people and for Japan's true independence. He is a man who fought through those difficult times with just a brush. Even after realizing his death, Shiki Masaoka tearfully spoke of him as "THE benefactor of my life.'' He expressed that there is no one more virtuous. 【Product name】 Burdock from Aomori Prefecture 【Type】 Arctium lappa L. 【Production area】 Aomori Prefecture (JA Zennoh Aomori, Southern 4JA Council) 【Origin of name】 It is said to be derived from the Chinese word "burdock", which has been introduced from China as a medicinal herb since ancient times. From ancient times, "牛"...

Thunen's Agricultural Location Theory: As a farmer, Thunen came up with this theory while thinking about what kind of farmland should be cultivated in order to maximize profits. J.H. von Thunen (1826) The Isolated State on Agriculture and the National Economy. He considers the selling price, the wages, and the transportation costs as raw materials, of which the transportation costs, which are determined by the distance from the market, are the factors attributable to the land itself. For urban consumers, the value of each type of agricultural product is the same everywhere. Value of land = Reflected in land rent, difference from land rent in the furthest edge of the market area = positional difference in land rent, transportation costs, land rent, management method. Only low-cost (= extensive). If you don't manage it, the market price will be in the red. Farmers who are closest to the market can produce high-priced crops through intensive management that takes "time and ef...

The Osugi faith, whose main shrine is Osugi Shrine in Awa, Inashiki City, Ibaraki Prefecture, is also known as "Amba-sama" or "Osugi-sama," and has been widely worshipped around the Tonegawa River system and along the Pacific coast as a god for safe water traffic and the warding off epidemics. In Noda City, sandwiched between the Tone River and the Edogawa River, Osugi festivals are held in many areas in the summer, and the faith is still alive in people's lives. 【Product name】 Summer Peace 【Type】 Glycine max (L.) Merrill 【producing area】 Noda City, Chiba Prefecture (Noda Edamame（green soybeans）Producers Association) 【Origin of name】 It is believed that it was eaten during the Nara and Heian periods. “Green soybeans” are sold as they are attached to the branches, and are called “Edamame” when they are peeled off from the branches. Summer part or fragment. Or is it a piece of summer? 【Main features】 The regular Chiba Prefectural Assembly began a question on June ...

Shigeru (Bokusui) loved sake, nature, and cherished his family. Designated as a national hot spring resort by the Ministry of Health and Welfare Notification No. 65 (at that time) on March 10, 1962. Hatake Onsen is an alkaline simple spring with a water temperature of 34 degrees, and is known as a hot spring that is effective for high blood pressure and neuralgia. Bokusui first visited this place in September 1922. This place has been popular as a hot spring resort since ancient times, where people can relax and soak for long periods in the warm water. 『長湯して飽かぬこの湯のぬるき湯に ひたりて安きこころなりけり』 【Product name】 Mishima New Cherry 【Type】 Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme 【Origin of name】 Because we are aiming for a discerning mini tomato that is chosen by consumers. 【Production area】 Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Kannami Town, Tagata District (JA Fujiizu, Old JA Mishima Kannami, JA Shizuoka Economic Federation) 【Main features】 In early July 2022, Mishima City launched the "Mishima Mor...

November is a beautiful month when grape leaves turn red in autumn. The Katsunuma New Wine Festival is held every year on November 3rd at 'Budo-no-Oka' in Katsunuma Town, Koshu City. The Katsunuma New Wine Festival celebrates the year's harvest. Wineries in Koshu City bring their freshly brewed wines to the event, allowing you to taste new wine earlier than anywhere else. Ms. Mariko Hayashi: Grapes Get in My Eyes (KADOKAWA, 1986). The story is set in a provincial city in the early 1970s, in a preparatory school that was converted from an old middle school into a coeducational school after the war. The protagonist is a high school girl (the author's alter ego) who has a complex about her appearance, is self-conscious, and is not cool. 【Product name】 Seedless Gorby 【Type】 Vitis L. 【Production area】 Katsunuma Town, Koshu City, Yamanashi Prefecture (JA Fruits Yamanashi) 【Origin of name】 It seems that it was named after the nickname of "Mikhail Gorbachev", the firs...