Agricultural Improvement

【Product name】 Sun Tsugaru（Ikari Apple） 【Type】 Malus Mill. 【Wholesale area】 Sakaizeki, Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture (Kitae Apple Co., Ltd.) 【Origin of name】 “Mr. Kenzo Maeda” from Umesawa Village, Aomori Prefecture (currently Umeta, Goshogawara City) manages “Mr. Kenzo” and “Watermelon” varieties from the varieties named “Tsugaru” that were cultivated independently. With the consent of his grandson, Mr. Eiji Maeda, Japanese cursive characters; was named “Tsugaru” in hiragana. “Sun Tsugaru” refers to those that have been “cultivated without bags” in the sun. 【Major features】 In April 2022, a baked sweet potatoer vending machine appeared at Hirosaki City Hall. It seems that Fuji Motors (Sakaizeki, Hirosaki City), an automobile parts sales company in the city, planned it for the purpose of supporting the employment of people with disabilities and installed it on the 6th. The packaging and replenishment of baked sweet potatoes, which are rich in dietary fiber and good for excreting, ar...

【Product name】 Chives 【Type】 Allium schoenoprasum 【Producing area】 Kimitsu City, Chiba Prefecture "Cultivation area 2,900 unit of land measurement (Yamatakino Farm), 900 unit of land measurement (Yatsugatake Farm)" (Yamatakino, Kimitsu City, Chiba Prefecture, Higashiide, Takane Town, Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture, Kazusa Vegetable Tech Ltd.) 【Origin of name】 There seems to be a theory that the scientific name of chives, Allium, is derived from the Latin word “alere” which means “smell”. The scientific name “schoenoprasum” means “leek like rush”. As it is from the English name Chives, the flower language faithful, honest and flexibility seems to have been named after the gentle flavor with little odor that goes well with any dish. 【Major features】 On March 11, 2022, Kimitsu City announced that it would light up the castle tower at the site of Kururi Castle in Kururi, the city, in the colors of the Ukrainian flags of blue and yellow. From sunset on March 12-21 to 7:30 pm, I...

【Product name】 Joshu thread Mitsuba 【Type】 Cryptotaenia canadensis subsp. japonica 【Producing area】 Bomaru Town, Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture (Agricultural Cooperative Corporation Bomaru, JA Maebashi City) 【Origin of name】 It is called “Japanese honewort” because it consists of three leaflets, and its abbreviation is “Mitsuba”. mitusba yarn; The green mitsuba, which was cultivated in the open field of soil cultivation by exposing it to the sun, is grown by hydroponics. Kozuke (now the former name of Gunma Prefecture) is one of the provinces of Japan that was once a local administrative division of Japan, and Jyoshu is another name. 【Major features】 Public interest incorporated foundation According to the Maebashi City public corporation, the Kyiv Ballet Company is a prestigious member of the Ukrainian National Opera, which boasts a history and tradition of about 150 years. Starting with the stage in the city on July 15, 2022, it seems that performances are planned in 16 cities natio...

【Product name】 Oirase grape tomato 【Type】 Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme 【Wholesale area】 Hitokawame, Oirase Town, Kamikita District, Aomori Prefecture (Oirase Vegetable Gardening and Shipping Association) 【Origin of name】 Released by TAKII & CO., LTD. Around 1975. Small tomatoes: petit tomatoes have become widely known. However, although it was made in earnest in the early Showa era, it didn’t go into mass production. 【Major features】 On March 2, Oirase Town, Kamikita District, in cooperation with local police, is conducting an evacuation drill assuming that an earthquake occurred at midnight in winter. It seems that there was a problem that the parking lot of the evacuation site was crowded because there was still snow and few people escaped on foot. It seems that some local governments have embarked on measures to protect against the cold. While there are many windswept evacuation towers, in 2015, a covered evacuation tower, Myojinyama Disaster Prevention Tower, was insta...