【製品名(商品名)】
銀杏（Cultivated）
【種類】
Ginkgo biloba L.
【生産地】
熊本県下益城郡美里町遠野（河野商店（Fruit and vegetable wholesale））
【名前の由来】
The shape of the fruit resembles “apricot” and the shell is silvery white, which is said to be the name. It is based on the character sounds that came from China from the middle of the Heian period to the end of the Edo period. Called “yínxìngshù, báiguǒshù, gōngsūnshù, báiguǒ” etc.
【主な特徴】
On Wednesday, September 28, 2016, the Kumamoto Prefectural Office is holding a location agreement signing ceremony for the establishment of the Kumamoto Factory of Sakura Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. in Baba, Misato-cho, Shimomashiki-gun. The company is headquartered in Nakanoshima, Kita Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, and is a reliable Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics (a type of Fiber Reinforced Plastics. The purpose is to improve the characteristics of materials by combining two or more materials. A material that combines two or more types of materials and has clear boundaries within the material, including during molding. One of them, fiber reinforced plastics, is plastics made of aramid. It is reinforced with carbon fiber, glass fiber, etc. Fiber reinforced plastics are attracting attention in various fields because of their advantages such as high specific strength and specific rigidity and excellent moldability compared to metal materials). By adding fiber as a reinforcing material to the matrix, it seems that it is possible to have the characteristics of high rigidity and high strength of fiber in addition to the features such as light weight and high molding freedom of plastic. Among Fiber Reinforced Plastics. Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics (abbreviation for resin reinforced and reinforced with carbon fiber. Carbon fiber has “conductivity” in addition to its features such as high rigidity and high strength. -It also has features such as heat resistance, low thermal expansion rate, self-lubricating property, and X-ray permeability, and by taking advantage of these features, it can be expected to be lighter, larger, smaller, and more energy efficient, and can be used in various applications. We are molding, processing, selling, etc. of products using (widely used). This time, we established a molding and processing factory in Misato Town due to business expansion. We are investing with the aim of starting operations in April 2017. The planned amount was 800 million yen and the employment was planned to be 55 people. Large ginkgo tree at Fukujoji, tree height 25 m, trunk circumference, 15.3 m, estimated tree age, 800-1000 years: Kosabira, Misato Town, Shimomashiki District, Kumamoto Prefecture: Natural monument designation: December 15, 1968. Mt. Kosadake and Fukujoji are the last temples of Enryakuji Temple on Mt. Hiei, the head temple of the Tendai sect, and are located on the steep hillside at 753 m above sea level. It has a trunk circumference of 11 m and is estimated to be 800 to 1,000 years old. It is said that the temple was rebuilt in the distant Emperor Saga’s reign, around 810, praying for bumper crops and the safety of the world. It is in a quiet natural environment surrounded by greenery, and once you enter the precincts, you will immediately feel solemn. In addition, the statue of Shaka Nyorai, the principal idol, is said to be designated as an important cultural property of the country. There is also a treasure sword that is said to have been dedicated by Taira no Shigemori. Ginkgo is a dioecious large deciduous tree of a family and a genus, and grows to a height of 30 m and a diameter of 2 m. The leaves are long-stalked and fan-shaped. In young trees, the notch in the center of the leaf is deep, and in mature trees, it seems to be shallow or disappear. There are two male flowers at the apex of the peduncle, and one bare ovule is pecked on the carpel on the cup. Pollen enters the ovule in spring, grows in the pollen chamber inside, and sperm is released and fertilized in early September. The seeds are drupe, and when ripe, the rind tends to turn yellow and give off an offensive odor. Darwin apparently called the ginkgo a “living fossil” as a proof of ancient life. It seems that the plants flourished on the earth in the Jurassic period (about 150 million years ago), and only ginkgo biloba existed at that time, and all other plants were fossils. Ginkgo is a tree in Tokyo, Osaka, and Kumamoto prefectures, but even if it is not a tree in the prefecture, it is a tree that is often seen in familiar places. The street trees of Meiji Shrine Outer Garden and Midosuji are known as ginkgo trees, and the fallen fruits smell, and people who pick up ginkgo often have problems such as refusal to take a taxi. Kumamoto Castle is also known as “Ginkgo Castle”. It is said that the large ginkgo tree, which was the origin of Ginkgo Castle, was planted by Kiyomasa Kato-Ko, the first feudal lord of Kumamoto. It was burnt with the castle tower in the Satsuma Rebellion in 1877, but sprouts have grown and it is said that it is now regenerating from the Kumamoto earthquake to a large tree with a height of about 21 m and a trunk circumference of about 6 m near the root. After the natural disaster, the castle was closed to the public, and it seems that the general public saw a large colored ginkgo tree for the first time in four years in 2019. In the castle where the scars of the earthquake remain here and there, its appearance seems to shine conspicuously. Around 1607, Kiyomasa-Ko invested the state-of-the-art technology and labor of the time on a plateau called Chausuyama to complete the famous castle Kumamoto Castle. It goes without saying that Kumamoto Castle has since become an important stage in Japan’s various history over 400 years. He seems to have focused on erosion and flood control construction and paddy field development in order to rebuild Higo, which had been devastated by the prolonged war. The achievements of the construction are very large, and it seems that many of them are still in active use. In addition, it is reported that Higo Province has become richer by actively managing territories, such as engaging in Nanban trade. For this reason, Kiyomasa-Ko was soon loved by the territory like a god, and is still known as “Seishoko-san” by the people of Kumamoto prefecture. Now, I would like to return to the story, but it is said that ginkgo was planted at the time of construction so that it could be used as food in the siege battle, but since this big tree of ginkgo is a male tree, it does not actually happen, and the inside of the castle will be used in posterity. It seems that it is considered to be a myth created by a stranger. However, since history is associated with romance, I would like to think that you do not have to worry too much about it. In the Misato Town area of Shimomashiki District, there was a cluster along the Midori River in ancient times, and farming was carried out. Seems to be there. After the Meiji Restoration and the enforcement of the towns and villages in 1889, the so-called “the Great Merger of the Showa Era” merged Nakayama Village and Toshine Village on January 1, 1955 to become Chuo Village, and then in 1955. On April 1st, Tomochi Town and Higashitomochi Village merged to form Tomochi Town. In addition, Chuo Village enforced the town system in 1975 and became Chuo Town. In addition, on July 10, 1952, the boundary of the three districts of Chuo Village section of village Ima, Sakanuki, and Shimokusano and a part of section of village Iwano was changed to Tomochi, and then the area of Shimokusano was changed to 1957. He returned to Chuo Village on July 1, 2014 due to a boundary change. Since the merger in 1955, Chuo Town seems to have been working on attracting companies, consolidating elementary and junior high schools, constructing the best stone steps in Japan, developing country parks, and promoting agriculture, which is a key industry. On the other hand, Tomochi Town has also been working on attracting companies, consolidating elementary and junior high schools, improving tourism centered on Midorikawa Dam and Reidaikyo Bridge, improving simple water supply, and promoting agriculture, which is a key industry. The origin of the town name is that Chuo Town was located in the center of Kumamoto prefecture, and Tomochi-cho is said to have started with “Tobi Township” in the books of the Heian period. “Muchi” has the meaning of a god, and it is said that it has the meaning of a mountain and a god or a mountain god’s Township. Misato Town was born on November 1, 2004 by the merger of Chuo Town and Tomochi Town. The area seems to be about 144.03 km2. It seems that the name of Misato-cho is selected from the public offerings from all over the country and is named for reasons such as “May it be a beautiful hometown forever”. The town is blessed with a rich natural environment, and many treasures built and left by our predecessors, such as “the best stone steps in Japan” as a tourist attraction and many stone bridges such as the national important cultural property “Reidai Bridge”. There seems to be. In recent years, Misato Road Station, where you can enjoy the forest adventure Misato, which was created by making the best use of the forest around Midorikawa Dam Lake, and the high-quality natural hot springs that spring abundantly, has become popular. It seems that it is crowded with the exchange population of. However, the environment surrounding the town is said to be in a very difficult situation due to the rapid decrease in population and the advent of an aging society with a very low birthrate. Now that we are in such a situation, the mayor at the time of 2018 thinks that it is necessary for the townspeople to work together to overcome adversity and lay the foundation for “a small but shining Misato town” that will continue in the future. Reidaikyo is the largest stone single arch bridge in Japan during the Edo period. It is a bridge to the main stream of Midorikawa. A wooden bridge was built from the middle of the Edo period at the difficult place “Funatsu narrowness” leading to Yabe, but since all of them were washed away, Tomochi Tenaga（It refers to the unit of local administration in the Higo domain. It is located between counties and villages, and it seems that several villages or dozens of villages are one unit. seems that politics, economy, and military were outsourced to the private sector. The village is located under Tenaga, and a small village headman ruled the region. Tadatoshi Hosokawa-Ko has introduced such a system since the Kokura era, which was the predecessor of Higo. By the time the 8th generation Shigekata-Ko became the lord in 1747, the Hosokawa clan was in poverty due to the shogunate’s request for expenses and construction work, and the politics, economy, and military were outsourced to the private sector. It seems that it was done by. The village is located under Tenaga, and a small village headman ruled the region.）residents’ representative, Zenbei Shinohara planned the Ishibashi bridge, and Minehara village (Misato town). It is said that Wakui)’s Banshichi (Shigemi Banemon) and others assisted. A total of 72 masons were gathered from all over the country, with Usuke of Taneyama Tenaga as the builder, and the construction seems to have been carried out from 1846 to 1847. Even after the Meiji era, it was used as a road bridge until an iron bridge was built upstream in 1966. Even today, more than 160 years after the bridge, its majesty is still alive and I hear that it will overwhelm the viewer. In addition, we will introduce a large-scale mountain castle that represents Higo Province during the Warring States period. The site of Katashida Castle is the mountain castle of Mr. Aso, who had expanded his power to the central part of Higo from the end of the Muromachi period to the Warring States period. It seems that the old documents at that time first saw the name of the castle in 1523, about 500 years ago, and that it fell due to the attack of Satsuma Shimazu around 1585. The ruins of the castle were designated as a cultural property of the town on September 25, 1978, and the 25th survey was conducted from 1987. As a result, it seems that it was one of the largest mountain castles in Kumamoto prefecture, equipped with 14 channels, 11 Guo, ridge-shaped vertical moats, temple in which resided a member of nobility or imperial family, etc. In addition, in the excavation survey of the castle ruins, the remains of the moat pillar building ruins, fence line ruins, Chinese ceramics (celadon, white porcelain, dyed), medieval Haji pottery, Sue pottery, old coins, swords, Kabura-ya, etc. It seems that the relics have been excavated. In addition, recent surveys have revealed the names of traditional places around the foot village “Kakoi: Surrounding the Circumference” and the relationship with shrines, and it seems that further elucidation of history is progressing. The historic site’s academic value and the town’s efforts have been highly evaluated, and on January 26, 2006, the castle site seems to have been designated as a national historic site. Ginkgo is a living fossil of the famous forest, and its ancestors can be traced back to 245 million years ago. Despite the interference of multiple global climate changes in the geological age and human activity in the recorded history of mankind, it is well known that this natural product is still alive and widely cultivated in the world. The modern ginkgo is the only survivor of the old ginkgo family and seems to faithfully retain the appearance of its ancient ancestors. The fan-shaped, dented leaves can be divided into two, which is the same in fossils and in reality. I heard from an acquaintance that the Beijing Daily sent it to the world around November 2019. Although it is detailed, the team led by Mr. 葛颂; Ge Song（Chinese Academy of Sciences, Director of State Key Laboratories of Systems and Evolution Botany Deputy Director of the Institute of Botany Professor Part-time Professor of Graduate Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing Normal University, and Systems and Evolution Committee of the Chinese Botanical Society Served as a director.）of the Botanical Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the team of Mr. Zhejiang University’s Mr. Zhejiang and Mr. Zhao Yun Peng, and the Huadai Institute of Genetics cooperated to sample 545 representative ginkgo trees from around the world. It seems that he collected points. The age of these ginkgo trees is nearly 100 years, and the diameter of the trees is more than 50 cm. It seems that it covers the natural distribution range of ginkgo trees in the world and the famous giant trees. The genome size of Ginkgo is 10 Gb or more, which is 3.4 times that of human beings, and it is said that 545 Ginkgo produced a large amount of data of 44 Tb. Analysis of these data revealed the evolutionary history, shelter and evolutionary potential of Ginkgo biloba. Remember that ginkgo is actually designated as an “extinct in the wild”!
Ginkgo, the fruit of the Maidenhair tree, is popular as a cooking ingredient, but it is a male maidenhair tree that is planted as a roadside tree because it produces an indescribable odor during the fruiting season. Ginkgo, which is the fruit of ginnan, is popular among Japanese as a cooking ingredient, but it is a male maidenhair tree that is planted as a roadside tree because it produces an indescribable odor during the fruiting season.) Is many. The tree in Tokyo was decided to be “Maidenhair Tree” by the citizens’ vote, and was announced on November 14, 1966. The Great Kanto Earthquake that occurred in 1923 (The Great Kanto Earthquake that occurred 2 minutes before noon on September 1st was the only huge earthquake that struck the modernized metropolitan area with an estimated magnitude of 7.9, from the South Kanto region to the Tokai region. Extensive damage has occurred in the area covering the area. 105,385 dead, 293,387 completely crushed and spilled houses, and tremendous damage to lifelines such as electricity, water, roads, and railroads. The 1703 Genroku Earthquake (estimated magnitude 8.2) is an earthquake caused by sudden shifts on the contact surface, and the earthquakes near the source area are 200 to 400 years apart. (It seems that it is estimated), it is said that it survived miraculously in Tokyo, which became a burnt field, and it is still carefully raised in Otebori Ryokuchi (about 0 minutes on foot from Exit 2 of Takebashi Station on the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line). There is a maidenhair tree.
Ginkgo is a native plant of China. Ginkgo is not mentioned in “Honzo Wamyo” (917), “Wamyō Ruijushō” (932), “Manyoshu” (629-759), and “Genji Monogatari” (mid-Heian period), so Heian There is a strong theory that it may have arrived in the latter half of the era or the Muromachi period. There are various theories, but the first description of the ginkgo is “Kagakushu (the author is unknown, but it is said to be the priest of Kenninji Temple in Higashiyama, Kyoto. The classification is typical of Japan compiled during the Kamakura period.” (Similar to the Rime Dictionary Shuunbuninryaku) (1444) is influential.
Ginkgo, a long-lived tree that can be over 1,000 years old, is often planted in parks, schools, roadside trees and shrines. Ginkgo is a dioecious strain, and each flower blooms around April, and pollen from the male strain is pollinated by the wind with the female strain several kilometers away. Management seems to pay particular attention to pruning, keeping all leaves in the sun. Also, it seems that they are working on the utilization of organic fertilizer without using herbicides.