Mar 21, 20196 min readAtsumi Turnips – HitokasumiWhen talking about the pickles made in Tsuruoka, we cannot go without mentioning Atsumi turnips, which have nice crunchiness and a ...
Mar 21, 20196 min readYakihata Turnips – Yamagata UniversitySlash and burn farming is known as yakihata (literally, “burning down the field”) agriculture in Japanese.Turnips grown through yakihata...
Mar 21, 20195 min read“Haguro Men-yo,” MuttonMr. Kohei Maruyama, a sheep rancher in the Haguro area When it comes to meat, most people might first think of beef, pork or chicken....
Mar 21, 20196 min readDadacha Soy BeansDadacha beans are a type of edamame (green soybean) and one of the “indigenous crops” that have been carefully preserved by farmers...
Mar 21, 20194 min readMinden EggplantMinden eggplants adored by Basho Matsuo Arrived in Dewa Province after traveling in the mountains for days, how lovely the color of early...
Mar 20, 20193 min readTonojima CucumberThe Tonojima cucumber is cultivated in the Tonojima area of Tsuruoka. It is one of the “indigenous crops” that have been carefully...
Mar 20, 20195 min readWatarai Sake BreweryOyama is a sake town that once was recognized as one of the three best sake-producing areas during the Edo Period (1603-1868). The Shonai...
