Nigiricco: When rice boiled with red beans are lined up in 12 chests, the shrine parishioner squeezes rice all at once and takes it home to eat. Worshipers compete for rice boiled with red beans, hoping for sound health and bumper crops. It seems that it is said to be a good harvest so much that it spills when competing for rice boiled with red beans. Rice boiled with red beans are brought by the representative “Fukashiban（steaming charge）” of each of the 5 districts of KOSHIMOTO, and rice boiled with red beans are lined up after the Shinto ritual. When the worshipers surround it, that is, when the signal of noon is given, everyone, regardless of men and women of all ages, squeezes rice boiled with red beans all at once. A festival that ends in about 10 minutes.

【製品名(商品名)】

群馬赤城高原ほうれん草

【種類】

Spinacia oleracea L.

【生産, 卸地】

群馬県利根郡昭和村大字糸井, 渋川市, 前橋市（有限会社 中澤農園, 赤城高原共栄出荷組合）

【名前の由来】

From Persian (an ancient region of Mesopotamia lying between the Euphrates delta and the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Desert) to China via the Silk Road (An ancient road that connected the East and the West). For this reason, it was named after the grass of the Persian Gulf (Islamic Republic of Iran).

【主な特徴】

“Showa Village, Tone District, Gunma Prefecture”, It is located at the northern foot of Akagi at the southernmost tip of Tone District. To the east is Numata City Tone Town (formerly Tone Village), The north borders Numata City on the Katashina River（A first-class river in the Tone River system）, The south is adjacent to Akagi Town Shibukawa City (formerly Akagi Village, Seta District). In a fan-shaped form of 10.8 m east-west and 9.8 m north-south. The altitude ranges from 260 m to 1,461 m. It has a gentle slope from 500 m to around 800 m-Forming the Akagi plateau. Katashina River flowing down from the northeast: It joins the Tone River, which flows down from the northwest, and flows away to the southwest. The average temperature is 11.6 degrees Celsius. The lowest temperature drops to around-5 degrees Celsius from late January to mid-February. It also shows 30 degrees from late July to early August. The first snow seems to fall from early November. Late frost is open until late May. You can see spring snow for about 4 months and until the end of April.Cultivated soil: The average is 30 cm to 50 cm, and most of the area is covered with volcanic ash soil.Showa Village, the “Vegetable Kingdom” spread over the Akagi Plateau. It is also the number one producer of konjac potatoes in Japan. A magnificent view of Mt. Hotaka and other mountains, River terraces that are said to be the most beautiful in Japan, The vast fields that are not inferior to Hokkaido overwhelm the visitors. You can experience harvesting vegetables and fruits throughout the year. If you use the highway, you can connect to the metropolitan area in about 80 minutes. Also known as the “kitchen in the metropolitan area,” it is loved by local residents. Tone-Numata Area: As for the trend of agriculture, the northwestern part of Mt. Akagi on the left bank of the Katashina River: Mainly summer and autumn vegetables such as lettuce, ‘spinach’, tomato, radish and konjac. Large-scale upland farming is carried out mainly.In other areas, it is blessed with tourism resources and is visited by many tourists. Focusing on apple, grapes, cherries, blueberries, etc. A variety of agricultural management that takes advantage of tourism fruit tree management and local weather conditions. Upland fields occupy about 26.25 km2. Spinach is a crop that can be cultivated systematically throughout the year. When there are many, it can be harvested three times a year in the same field. Also, because of the volcanic cohesive soil with good drainage, the soil is suitable for cultivation. Expand the cultivation scale by taking advantage of this soil condition. Spinach cultivation now occupies more than half of the planted area. The temperature difference between day and night, which is peculiar to the plateau, gives sweetness and deliciousness. Grow red roots, which are proof of deliciousness, into old-fashioned and tasty ones. Organic fertilizer: When used, it replenishes and activates minerals that tend to be deficient in soil. Due to its effect, we try to grow vegetables with high nutritional value. At the time of shipment: It will continue from mid-April to mid-December using the altitude difference. King of green and yellow Vegetable bathed in benefit from the sun. “NAKAZAWA farm Corporation”, Run a farm and make a living. Keyword “selection and concentration” : Focus on increasing production of spinach / japanese mustard spinach. People work together. Producers are walking as leaders in supporting regional agriculture in a warm atmosphere. Father of producer (president)-Settled in Showa Village in 1952 as an Agricultural Pioneer group. Agricultural land of about 2.6 ha will be cleared and cultivation of wheat etc. will begin. Gradually, he started making vegetables such as Potatoes and Radishes. Purchased a tractor in 1972 and established a work process. Then, we grow vegetables such as radish, spinach, lettuce, chinese cabbage, and cabbage. In 1992, started accepting trainee from china.In 1996, the crops were narrowed down to two species, spinach and Japanese mustard spinach, by selection and concentration. In 1999, expanded farmland to Maebashi City and Shibukawa City, Gunma Prefecture. They became a company with limited liability in 2003.There is a field on the ground at the northwestern foot of Mt. Akagi. 40 % of the Village Area is agricultural land. Blessed with clear air, pure water, and abundant land. It is the perfect environment for growing vegetables. It was about 30 years ago that I decided to do it as a full-fledged agriculture business. Without breaking the soil, also pay attention to fertilizer, suppress pesticide, and stick to outdoor cultivation. That is why it is delicious. He seems to be confident of that. Agricultural products eventually rise to the table, everyone’s smiles sheer pleasure when it comes to creating a wonderful time. It seems that he will continue to make delicious vegetables with particular attention. Introducing again, “法蓮草” : It likes a cool climate and does not grow when the temperature is too high. The temperature difference between day and night is large in the village, and it is suitable for growing deliciously. In the daytime, the leaves grow greatly in the sunlight. At night, the cool air makes you feel tight and thick. And you can harvest highly nutritious and sweet SPINACH. The north wind that blows from the other side of the mountain from summer to autumn, it makes the spinach of the growers who grow it outdoors delicious. ‘Agricultural prefecture Gunma’, Now, it is supported by foreigners from China and Southeast Asia. Before the onset of the new coronavirus. While the number of Farmers continues to decline, foreigners are taking over the shortage of bearers. Foreign technical intern training system :
A system established with the aim of transferring skills, techniques or knowledge cultivated in Japan to developing regions, etc., and contributing to “human resource development” that is responsible for the economic development of the developing regions. Order for Enforcement of the Act on Proper Technical Intern Training and Protection of Technical Intern Trainees ; 平成二十九年四月七日政令第百三十六号（Cabinet Order No. 136 of April 7, 2017）. In Showa Village, Tone District, there is a mixture of one of the largest thatched a roof (with grass) sericulture houses in the prefecture and a large two-story sericulture house that was originally thought to be a plank roofing, and the storehouse with thick (earthen) attached to it.) walls Along with godown, there are still houses that leave history. The sericulture house was born as an expression of the living culture of the inhabitants according to the time and time, and its form is not uniform, and it seems that it has various forms and characteristics depending on the region. In addition, in order to secure water for domestic use even in the Ogose area, which is not blessed with water, Yakichi HAYASHI and others took the lead in excavating from 1886 to 1888. In 1988, the length of three of the five horizontal wells was examined, and it was found that the longest one had a total length of 95 m and the shortest one had a total length of 68 m.