【製品名(商品名)】
唐川びわ
【種類】
Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl.
【生産地】
愛媛県伊予市唐川地区（JAえひめ中央）
【名前の由来】
It refers to the sweet and rich scent that is felt when baking and drying, which is ideal for high quality tea leaves（finishing）. But how? Gifts from renowned districts.
【主な特徴】
Due to the influence of the new coronavirus infection, it seems that the 2022 “Karakawa Biwa Week” (sponsored by the Kamikarakawa Public Relations Zone and the Shimokarakawa Public Relations Zone) will be sold only directly by producers without limiting the holding period. It seems that the sales time is from mid-May to late June, but it seems that the sales time differs depending on the producer. “Karakawa Area, Iyo City, Ehime Prefecture”, Large and thick flesh that spreads all over the mountains – “Karakawa Japanese loquat” : It is now popular as a specialty of the city known both inside and outside the prefecture. The history up to the present goes back about 200 years. Around 1830, Seizo NAKAMURA of Kamikarakawa-Hondani cultivated chance（享保年間（1716~1735））. And I hear that it was the first time that it was sold to the town and became popular. At the same time, the lord of the Ozu feudal lord: Yasumoto KATO gave Tozo YOSHIZAWA several seedlings. Encouragement of new industry as a specialty. Then, around 1895, the inhabitants sought better loquats. Sadajiro KAGEURA of Karakawa Hondani visited a place in Wakayama prefecture.It learned how to improve by grafting（田中 / 茂木 / 楠 / 鹿児島 / 白種）. Even within the district, we sought a larger grain than a tastier one. Breeding loquat: “Cho- San, Ken（Kane）San” – Japanese loquat: From those who have improved or introduced it.However, in 1903 he visited Hiroshima Prefecture for business trip sales: Kentaro YOSHIZAWA of Shimokarakawa Nagasakidani is “Tanaka loquat” shipped from Awaji at the Hiroshima market. It is much more popular than Karakawa loquat and you will find it trading at a high price. Around that time, 20 Tanaka seeds were introduced from Fumio IKEMOTO. At the same time, we also visited Mogi Village. The “Mogi” saplings cultivated there were also introduced to the Karakawa Area. Among the seedlings introduced by YOSHIZAWA: The size of the flesh of “Tanaka” was particularly well received. The introduction of saplings from outside the prefecture is no different. For that reason, we will improve the high contact with native species outside the prefecture. Spread throughout the Karakawa Area: Takehisa YOSHIZAWA, Hondani’s fusagoro, Fujizo KAGEURA, Manjuro NAKAMURA at Shimodera, It was Nobuhide KAMEOKA of Hiraoka. Thus, the native Karakawa loquat disappeared and was renewed to Tanaka species. Then, as a result of aiming for quality improvement by repeating breeding for the following: The flesh of the large ball became thicker, and the kudos spread inside and outside the prefecture. After that, “Karakawa loquat” was released in 2016 : ”ますます, いよし. ブランド”, Certified as a ‘city brand’ certified product. Yukawa, Nagasaki, Amakusa and other new breeds will be researched and prototyped to promote them. Japanese loquat requires enormous labor for bagging and collecting. The harvest season is slower than Gogo Island（興居島）: A migrant from the secluded place in the mountains worked in Karakawa on the way back from Gogo Island. The young man stayed overnight and worked for half a month, so the young man around the age: It seems that there are several pairs that have been associated with the daughter of the land in the past. Japanese loquat vulnerable to transportation and storage: It survives in Karakawa, a mountain village with inconvenient transportation and a cool climate-Tradition and cultivation techniques / Thanks to the efforts of our predecessors and workers. “唐川枇杷まつり” ; Historical Karakawa loquat: Interaction with people in other areas and mutual cooperation between local residents. Get to know more deeply and sympathize with each other. It is an activity to revitalize the area. Sponsored by Kamikarakawa Public Relations District and Shimokarakawa Public Relations District. However, in recent years, the number of loquat producers and their production has been decreasing. It is becoming difficult to hold the festival in the same way as the traditional Karakawa loquat Festival.From 2019, more producers and Consumers will interact（However, for a limited time）: The entire district becomes a direct production city and provides a place for local communities : “Karakawa loquat week” held. 市指定文化財 : 石造美術 – 森山大膳供養塔（安山岩, 鎌倉時代）- 下唐川馬場, 有形文化財, 天然記念物 : ヤブツバキ（Camellia japonica, 椿坂, 農道）- 下唐川馬場,ツバキ（藤三ツバキ）: The name is named after the owner, Tosaburo Yoshizawa. The flower is half-octuple with about 10 petals-There are many changes-唐子咲, 獅子咲, 牡丹咲など. 花径は, 10cm以上の中輪から大輪. The flower color is mainly a pink background with a white cover ring around it. Depending on the branch, the crimson squeeze and the single color of crimson bloom separately. The flowering season is from late March to April, and the trees are vigorous-上唐川長崎谷. ツバキ（シュテンドウジ） : Introduced from the Higo domain (Kumamoto prefecture). ‘赤鬼酒呑童子’ – The cultivar name is named after the color of the flower-上唐川長崎谷. ヤブツバキ（唐川ツバキ）: The flower is a bright red single-tube bloom with a closed core. Pretty small flower with a flower diameter of 3.5 cm. It is famous as a prototype of sophisticated camellia japonica. General flower language, Admiration; 敬愛 and Perfection; 完全-上唐川長崎谷. I would like to touch on the history of the city a little. People started living around Iyo about 3,000 years ago. In the geological age, it was an era that developed in the Japanese archipelago from the end of the Pleistocene to the Holocene-Jomon Period. Yayoi pottery began to be used about 2,000 years ago. About 1,500 years ago, he began farming at the foot of the mountain. The tumulus of Iyoo hill was built.At the time of the Mongol invasion-Stone statue Art : 五重層塔-宮下長泉寺（Shingon-shu Chizan-ha）の, 橘家墓所. In 1276, the Ohira five-part gravestone representing earth, water, fire, wind and heaven was built. “五色姫物語”; Five-colored princess story（与州新居系図; Japan’s three major genealogy-Designated as a national important cultural property in 1952. Collection of Isono Shrine in（中野甲）Saijo City. 明比學 氏; 与州新居系図保存協会・伊曽乃神社奉賛会, 1990-続与州新居系図 : 続日本紀, 720（養老4）年）, 1796-Being excused from various levies and taxes during the age of militarist government; Various exemptions（Districts that are exempt from all taxes such as taxes on land and annual tributes such as “crops”.Close to the Special Economic Zone） : The Ozu clan supports Nada Town, etc. Land allocation with a large frontage and depth, which is rare in Japan: Aiming to create a distribution base city. At that time, it was said that the depth of 100m was the best in Japan. Iyo-nada is a difficult place at sea due to many accidents caused by westerly wind gusts. 1812, Ozu feudal lord, Bunshiro OKA, Ichibe TOYOKAWA and others talked with the townspeople. As a public-private partnerships joint venture, the current port of Iyo（Banan port）: Construction of the port was started, and the construction will take three phases. Completed in 1835 over 24 years. It will achieve dramatic development as a base for distribution and commerce with the surrounding counties. 有形文化財,絵画 : 灘町図（宮内小三郎家）- 灘町. 有形文化財, 建造物 : “萬安港旧灯台 港口改築之為移転築台 大正元年十月廿五日 町長藤谷豊城” – 石工 今岡仲次郎 氏（明治初期）- 灘町.工芸品 : 刀 / 但馬守法城寺橘貞国（江戸新刀法城寺の作風; The founder is Masahiro Hojoji（滝川三郎太夫）; 但州法城寺派, 末裔-法城寺国光: 相州伝,貞宗三哲）- 灘町. 有形文化財, 歴史資料 : キリシタン禁制高札（五榜の掲示; Charter Oath (of the Meiji Emperor); Five-Point Imperial Covenant; KOSATSU:（official bulletin board (esp. Edo period) ）issued by the Meiji government the day after its promulgation.）- 灘町. “Iyo City”, It is located in the center of Ehime prefecture. From the southwestern part of the Dogo Plain to part of the shikoku Mountains, the northwestern part faces the splendiferous Setonai Sea. Located at the entrance of Nanyo, about 10 km from Matsuyama City, the prefecture’s capital. From Matsuyama to Ozu via the Iyo district (former Iyo city) and Nakayama district (former Nakayama town): Route 56. It is a branch point that is a coastal line from Iyo District to Futami District (former Futami Town) and Nagahama: Route 378. City flower: Brassica rapa var. amplexicaulis, Although each one is small, the appearance of blooming all over it seems to be covered with gold, and the scene is said to be overwhelming. Give some energy to those who see it towards spring. Its appearance is popular as a flower that can imagine the bright and growing city. City tree: Metasequoia glyptostroboides Hu et W.C.Cheng, It has left many legends and has become a fossil and is still handed down, and is famous as a memorial tree (symbol) of the city. It is cherished as a tradition and a memorial, and as a tree that can appeal the originality of the city. Utilizing abundant nature and attractive local resources while promoting the rise of the primary industry（Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Mining: By Dr. Colin Grant Clark.）, which is the core industry. Born on April 1, 2005 by the merger of Iyo City, Nakayama Town and Futami Town. It prospered as a port town of the former Ozu clan, and has been blessed with food and climate. People in the county are said to be calm, bright and friendly, and acquaintances seem to be the same. It is said that there are still many townhouses built from the late Edo period to the early Showa period. Elegance centered around the Miyauchi family In the streets, there is nostalgia for the land of peace. “Iyo hot spring”, which is a natural hot spring, and “Goshikihama hot spring（I hear that it will be closed on December 30, 2016.）”, which is a salt bath.Legend has it that Heike（Taira family）’s princess threw herself into five color stones, Goshikihime-Kaihin-park. The town in the county along the coast is a flat land with few slopes. Historic sites of temples and shrines such as Eiyoji Temple（The end temple of Chion-in: Pure Land sect (of Buddhism)）and Daishido are scattered within 1.5 km in diameter. “Toon City”, Born on September 21, 2004 by the merger of Shigeobu Town and Kawauchi Town. Both towns were born in 1956, respectively. It seems that there is a City named in the eastern part of the vast hot spring district named after Dogo hot spring. Blessed natural environment and geographical conditions near Matsuyama City, the prefecture’s capital. It seems that it continues to develop as a garden city near the city. The Shigenobu River（Basin area 445 km2. Shigeobu Park: A park that uses the riverbed and has been developed as a recreational plaza integrated with the river space.）, which originates in the north, flows through the center of the city and is famous for its fertile land. Blessed with a waterside space full of moisture, rich in emotion. Saragamine Mountain Range Prefectural Natural Park（Southern）: It is connected to the Reihou-Ishizuchisan system（Mt. Ishizuchi, which is the highest peak in western Japan and one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan, is the center. At an altitude of 1982 m, it extends about 50 km east to west along the prefectural border between Ehime and Kochi prefectures. Rich forests with a clear vertical distribution from warm temperate to subarctic shine. Inhabited by alpine plants and wildlife, including rare endemic species. It is said that there are more than 20 mountains with an altitude of 1,500 m or more.） in the eastern part and is blessed with rich nature and beauty of the valley. Since it has many mountainous areas, there are places where there is a lot of snow and places where there is relatively little snow, but the climate is generally calm. The Setonaikai-Sea region seems to be leeward against the northwest monsoon of winter and the southeast monsoon of summer. The weather tends to be mild, with less rain and weaker winds, as rain and snow are dropped on the windward side. The area of the city is 211.3 km2. Karakawa japanese medlar attracts us as a fruit that heralds early summer, with a low acidity and moderately sweet juice. The main production area is the Karagawa district of Iyo city, and cultivation began in the middle of the Edo period. Since the introduction of the current main variety, “Tanaka Loquat,” it is known as the slowest-selling production area in Japan. Again, I heard that the season is from mid-May to late June.
Karakawa loquat is a traditional agricultural product produced in the Karakawa district of Iyo City, Ehime Prefecture. The production of loquat in Ehime prefecture is the 4th largest in Japan, and the largest production in Ehime prefecture is Iyo city. This excellent agricultural product is a special product produced in the largest production area in Ehime prefecture. When you peel it, the juice will drip. From the soft juicy flesh, the refreshing sweetness spreads in the mouth, and the dream continues while penetrating the body.
It is said that it was cultivated in the Karagawa district of Iyo City in 1902, and the historic “Karakawa Biwa” has gained a reputation for its large and fresh flesh. In order to unify the shipping quality, the JA Loquat Subcommittee seems to be trying to continue shipping by prolonging the harvest period by holding a meeting and relaying three varieties.
“Karakawa Loquat”, which is characterized by its large and thick flesh that spreads over the mountains in the Karakawa area, is now a specialty of Iyo City, Ehime Prefecture, which is known both inside and outside the prefecture. The history of such agricultural products goes back about 200 years ago. It is said that around 1830, Kiyozo Nakamura of the main valley of Kamikarakawa cultivated loquat and sold it to the town for the first time.