Agricultural Improvement

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Farming is all up to you. I feel a sense of purpose and joy in doing things with my own hands and getting results, and in the growth of crops. Not only when I harvest the crops that I carefully grow, but also the voices of customers give me joy and nourishment for my life, and I work hard every day. I was particularly impressed by the children munching on my vegetables, and by people who didn't like vegetables eating my vegetables. In addition, his physical condition improved, such as the stiff shoulders and sensitivity to cold that he had suffered for many years from farming. I probably sweated at work and my body temperature rose and I became healthy. Every year, I am careful not to change the taste of the agricultural products. We do not use pesticides as much as possible and pay attention to the amount of fertilizer. In fact, pesticides and fertilizers greatly affect the taste of agricultural products. Of course, weeds are also removed by hand one by one. Soil analysis is important. Knowledge of microbes should also be utilized in this field. Daiunzen tomato cultivation has completely different results depending on how each stage is handled, such as seedling raising, fixed price, and management. It is both a problem and an interesting one at the same time. Every day, he works on growing precious tomatoes while sharing with his colleagues the findings and issues he has learned through trial and error. "Dealing with recent abnormal weather is a struggle"

- 5月 24, 2023

From Sakata Seed Co., Ltd. (location of this document: Nakamachidai, Tsuzuki Ward, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture), in the 1931 Sakata Seed catalog "Sono no Izumi" spring issue, along with oriental melon, more than 10 kinds of "masks melon" cultivars are listed. "Musk Melon" is a general term for melons with a unique strong aroma. This is mainly an expensive net melon made with care in a glass greenhouse, and it is not something that can be eaten on a daily basis. Melon was common. Prince Melon announced in 1962 completely changed this situation. This cultivar was created by crossbreeding the European cantaloupe variety "Sharanthe melon'', which was brought back from Europe by Takeo Sakata, the melon-loving founder, and the Japanese melon "New melon''. Born as a result of Prince melons are cultivated outdoors under the hot and humid conditions of Japan (Growing in plastic tunnel cultivation: a cultivation method in which a wi...

Kamio Castle (a site designated by Kikuchi City) was built on a slight hill on the north bank of the Hazama River（The first phase of construction of the Kikuchi Kawamachi Development Project, which connects the town with Gyokushoji, Kikuchi City, has been completed. A waterfront revetment has been built, and a lively waterside space can be seen. On July 27, 2022 (Wednesday), thefestival marking the start of boating season celebration party for the first phase of Kawamachi development was held at Hazama River Takamizushiki (inside Gyokushoji). In collaboration with the Rivers Office, Naoto Tanaka (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Advanced Science Research, Kumamoto University) aims to create a river town that takes advantage of the beautiful natural environment of the historic urban area and the Sasama River. With the cooperation of the Regional Cooperation Department of the Life Promotion Organization, the Kumamoto Water Cycle and Disaster Mitigation Research and Education Center, and the Kumamoto Digital Archive Office)), we created a "Kawamachi Development Basic Plan" while holding workshops with local residents.）. The precincts of Aso Sanjagu Shrine (the one built by Mochitomo Kikuchi, the 19th) in the village is the ruins of the castle, and there is an information board on the precincts. The surrounding area is residential land and fields, and there seems to be no remains. There was originally an old burial mound in the precincts, and a part of it remains, and a stone monument is built on it. In addition, along the road in the north, there is a foundation stone of the ruins of Jurenji Temple. The construction date of the castle is uncertain. Considered to be one of the 18 outer castles of Kikuchi, it is said to have been the residence of the Mitsugi clan or that Geki Murakami was the lord of the castle. It was built in the style of a mountain castle, and was originally an old burial mound built at the edge of a hill, but it was demolished relatively early on and is now the site of Aso Shrine. A passage with an earthen wall remains in the village, and judging from the topography, it is speculated that it was an important castle that was carefully maintained to some extent. A dry moat with a width of about 10 m can be seen from the east to the north, and the remnants of a five-part gravestone representing earth, water, fire, wind and heaven, which was a grave at that time, are collected around it. Among them, the large headstones (Kararin and Karinbe) near the stone monument of the castle ruins are 40 cm high and 107 cm in circumference, and are considered to have been part of an exceptionally large tombstone compared to normal ones. There is also a theory that it may have been the tomb of an influential person higher than the lord of the castle.

- 5月 23, 2023

Take Prefectural Route 138 to Kameo, Shichijo Town (section of village Maekawa). There is a visitor parking lot at the southern foot of the mountain, and an information board is erected at the entrance. You can also draw water from the spring. If you climb the stone steps, you will find the restored castle gate, and to the south of it is the Itai Kumanoza Shrine, which is surrounded by earthen walls. If you pass through the castle gate and go west through the opposing compound, you will find the ruins of an inner citadel surrounded by dry moats. There is a stone monument of "Kameo Castle inner citadel ruins'' at the site with a height of about 35 m, and the earthwork seems to be well left. During the Kamakura period, the Sagara clan ruled this area, called it the Itai clan, and was under the control of the Kikuchi clan. It seems to have been one of the Kikuchi Hachijo Castles. During the period of the Northern and Southern Courts, Sadayo Imagawa and his disciple Nakaaki st...

In the 1880s, Tochigi prefectural governor Michitsune Mishima (1835-1888: a native of Kagoshima Prefecture. He was the central figure in establishing Choko Co., the predecessor of Mishima Farm. In 1884, Nishinasuno area (Nasushiobara City) and Tochigi Prefecture In 1906, 18 years after his death, Mishima farm immigrants built Mishima Shrine as a token of their gratitude.), Josaku Innami (1831-1888), and Takeshi Yaita (1849-1922) and others opened the Nasu Canal, and it was one of the three major canals in Japan, along with the Asaka Canal in Fukushima Prefecture and the Lake Biwa Canal in Shiga Prefecture. In addition, it is rich in tourism, history, and history, such as the hot spring town of Shiobara, which developed after the discovery of the original hot spring in 806, and modern heritage sites such as the former Nasu Canal water intake facility, which has been designated as an important cultural property of the country, and the former Nasu villa of the Aoki family. Has cultural resources. In 1934, the Kuroiso district urban area and Shiobara district were designated as city planning areas, and in 1956, the Nishinasuno district was designated as a city planning area. People have drawn water from rivers and lakes since ancient times, and it seems to be a common practice throughout the world.

- 5月 20, 2023

In Nasushiobara City, there are many villages where houses, mainly farmers, are lined up along the road, and it seems to be one of the characteristic landscapes. Rows of settlements (houses facing south) are often found along highways such as the old Oshu Kaido Road and Aizu Naka Kaido Road（It's an illusion, but Connected Sakura City, Tochigi Prefecture and Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture）, as well as along irrigation canals in the Edo period. Kami-Onuki and Shimo-Onuki are almost continuous with Kami-Ishigami and Shimo-Ishigami in Otawara City, and it seems to be one of the largest in Japan. Many of these settlements are well-planned settlements, and the houses are built after allocating residential land, and the width of each house seems to be almost the same. Onuki area: homestead woodland, hip gable roof (a small roof attached to the lower part of the gable roof that can be attached over the window or entrance), cotton field village, distant view (Mt. Nasudake in the b...