January 16th, Little New Year (festival held on January 15) is the day when women are released from housework. On this day, Kenojiru（Fish broth is a soup made from finely chopped root vegetables, edible wild plants, frozen tofu, and fried tofu, seasoned with miso and soy sauce）was made at every house and was eaten in prayer for a year without illness. Section of village Watoku Town is said to be a folklore site.

つがりあんメロン, アーバンデリシャス（貴味メロン）

【種類】

Cucumis melo L.

【生産地】

青森県つがる市, 弘前市 （Promotion: 青森県オリジナルメロン生産連絡協議会）

【名前の由来】

Urban delicious melon: Melon with noble and beautiful dignity and taste.

【主な特徴】

Aomori Prefecture has been blessed with melon cultivation in the summer, so melons and watermelons have been cultivated in the Tsugaru area for a long time, and various varieties have been cultivated. In addition to melons and watermelons, rice cultivation and apple cultivation were also popular. Therefore, Hiroka Hirosaki Chuo Fruit and Vegetables Co., Ltd. introduced Ams Melon as a crop for income in the summer of apple farmers, with the goal of branding the production area of melons and raising the income of farmers. It was an opportunity. After that, it seems that various varieties were cultivated under the guidance of Tetsuo Hirabayashi of the Japan Horticultural Production Research Institute (currently the Horticultural Plant Breeding Research Institute: Kamishiki, Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture). In June 1997, the Aomori Original Melon Production Liaison Council was established with 555 producers, thinking that it was necessary to develop consumer promotion activities with the aim of branding themselves. Currently, 204 producers, led by Chairman Masanori Higuchi, are cultivating 6 varieties of Tsugarian melon in 79 ha. In 1996, he planted Urban Delicious. “Takami Melon”, Meteorological conditions with an average temperature of 17 degrees Celsius throughout the year. It was announced in 1990 at the Horticultural Plant Breeding Research Institute. It is a green net-based house melon cultivated by crossing “Ams”, “Earl’s Melon”, “Rocky Ford Melon”, and varieties introduced from Taiwan. A melon that has a F1 hybrid of melons with high storability as parents, has a high fragrance and sugar content, and has a long shelf life and a long-lasting eating time. “Ripe” is required, place it in a well-ventilated place at room temperature (20 to 25 ° C) where it is not exposed to direct sunlight, “Ripe” it, lightly press the buttocks, and when it becomes soft, it is ready to eat. Tsugaru City is located in the northwestern part of Aomori Prefecture, west of the central part of the Tsugaru Plain. It borders Nakadomari Town, Kitatsugaru District and Goshogawara City on the east side of the Iwaki River, faces the Sea of Japan on the west side, and its coastline is Shichirinagahama. It is called Kodomari, Nakadomari Town and Ichiura, Goshogawara City in the north, and Ajigasawa Town, Nishitsugaru District in the south, and a hilly area called Mt. Byobu continues along the coast. To the south, you can see Mt. Iwaki, the SHUHO of Tsugaru, and the Shirakami Mountains, a World Heritage Site. In the center, you can open up the vast Tsugaru Plain nurtured by the Iwaki River. A large breadbasket has been formed since the reclamation of Nitta by the famous Tsugaru clan. The area is 253.55 km2, which occupies about 2.6% of the prefecture area, and its land use is 56.0% for agricultural land, 4.5% for residential land, 13.7% for forests, and 25.8% for others. The climate is a typical Sea of Japan-type climate influenced by the Sea of Japan, and it is widely known as an area suitable for rice cultivation and summer-autumn vegetable cultivation because it is relatively cool in summer and the outbreak of pests is suppressed. In winter, there is a lot of snowfall due to the continuous strong winter-type pressure distribution, and traffic may be interrupted due to the blizzard caused by the strong westerly wind peculiar to the Sea of Japan, which affects the lives of residents. “Nishitsugaru District（鰺ヶ沢町, 深浦町）” has been the name of the county since it was divided into five counties: east, west, middle, south, and north with the enactment of the county, ward, town, and village organization law in 1878. A county mayor was assigned to the county, and a county office was set up as its office, giving it the function of a substantial administrative division. Immediately before the enforcement of the municipal system in 1889, 108 villages in 11 towns were counted, but after the enforcement of the system: Ajigasawa Village, Maito Village, Nakamura, Akaishi Village, Naruzawa Village, Wooden Village, Tateoka Village, Shussei Village, Koshimizu Village, Shibata Village, Kawase Village, Fukaura Village, Odose Village, Iwasaki Village, Morita Village, Kashiwa Village, Inagaki Village , Shariki Village, Mizumoto Village, 13 Villages established. With the promulgation of the county system in 1890, the county was stipulated as an intermediate administrative agency between prefectures and municipalities, and a parliament (county council) was established to give it the function of a local government. However, since the county as a municipality (county council and county autonomy) was abolished in 1923, and the county as an administrative agency (gun mayor and county council) was abolished in 1926, the county has become a mere geographical division. It has become. After that, due to the merger of cities, towns and villages in 1955, there were 8 towns and villages. In addition, out of the 5 towns and villages that form this area, 4 towns and villages (Morita village and Shariki village are transitional groups up to 2004) have been designated as depopulated areas, and the outflow and decrease of the population continues. There seems to be. Tsugaru City was born on February 11, 2005 by merging the former Kizukuri Town, the former Morita Village, the former Kashiwa Village, the former Inagaki Village, and the former Shariki Village, and is famous as the ninth city in Aomori Prefecture. The city makes history as a land that was once a barren wetland, and was cultivated by its predecessors with unremitting efforts to confront adverse conditions and various obstacles in order to cultivate new rice fields. The paddy field landscape with fresh greenery in early summer and the magnificent rural landscape with golden rice ears in autumn swaying in the wind are one of the pride of the national ward. The beautiful Mt. Byobu windbreak landscape is the result of more than 200 years of tree planting projects that our predecessors have continued to protect Nitta from the strong westerlies from the Sea of Japan and the dust flying from the large sand dunes. 七里長浜: As the name suggests, Nanari Nagahama, which extends from Kawajiri in Ajigasawa to near Lake Jusanko, is a long sandy beach that is over 28 km (about 7 ri). Since it is a sandy beach where no one lives, it is a place with a high degree of naturalness (Sakurai, Shishin). On the inland side of the windbreak, there are countless large and small swamps such as Lake Tappi. Brackish water bentos such as Corbicula japonica inhabit the estuary of Lake Jusanko and the Iwaki River. The beautiful Mt. Byobu windbreak landscape is the result of more than 200 years of tree planting projects that our predecessors have continued to protect Nitta from the strong westerlies from the Sea of Japan and the dust flying from the large sand dunes. Sand martin, Pale grass blue, Black-tailed gull, Slaty-backed gull, Slaty-backed gull, Little tern, Osprey, rockfish, halfbeak, octopus, great crested grebe, eel, arctic lamprey, Maltese descent type Itoyo, Chiromantes haematochea, Arctic lamprey, Luciogobius, Three-spined stickleback, Oshibana etc. In addition, there are many archaeological sites such as the Kamegaoka archaeological site, which is famous for the excavation of the shading clay figurines designated as national important cultural properties, the Ishigami archaeological site, and the hanging river archaeological site. The world’s largest buried forest about 28,000 years ago, Japan’s oldest apple tree, and estimated to be about 1,000 years old: There are Fraxinus mandshurica var. Japonica（一本タモ: An estimated 1000-year-old Manchurian Ash. The hump on the trunk is said to look like a woman’s breast, and has been worshiped locally as a “milking god” for some time.）, which is said to be the largest in Japan. International exchange is also active, and it has become a sister city after rescuing the crew of the “Cheseborough（A sailor was dying on the beach, but there was an episode that a woman in the village warmed her skin.）”, a sailing ship in Bus City, Maine, USA, which ran aground in the Sea of Japan (off Shariki) in 1889. At the annual Chessborough Cup Swimming Ekiden Tournament, players from the bus city as well as the whole country participate, and it is said that it is a big event that can be said to be a world tournament. Benche wetlands : One of the representative marshes of Tsugaru National Park, which has an altitude of about 20 m and an area of about 23 ha. Academically valuable coastal low-rise and middle-rise wetlands (wetlands made up of multiple layers of moss). In early June, Hemerocallis dumortieri C. Morren var. Esculenta (Koidz.) Kitam. Ex M. Matsuoka et M. Hotta（ゼンテイカ; Daylily : It is a plant of the lily family, and is derived from the fact that it grows naturally in the Nikko region of Tochigi prefecture and resembles a Hemerocallidoideae Lindley. It is a perennial plant with a height of about 70 cm, and its flowers are dark orange-yellow and are known as one-day flowers that open in the morning and deflate in the evening.）blooms and one side is dyed yellow. Around the end of June, the area changes from yellow to purple in a large community of Iris ensata Thunb. Var. Spontanea (Makino) Nakai ex Makino et Nemoto (1930)（野花菖蒲: A perennial plant of the Iridaceae family that grows in swamps and grasslands. The thick middle veins of the leaves are conspicuous, the flowers are purplish red, and there are thin pale yellow spots in the center.）. This marshland, where various flowers are in full bloom, was designated as one of Japan’s 100 Best Nature in 1983. In the city, efforts to contribute to the sound development of agriculture, forestry and fisheries promoted along with the development of renewable energy power generation facilities: From two large-scale wind power generation companies in the city (Green Power Tsugaru LLC., Mahoroba Wind Power Generation Co., Ltd.), a part of the revenue from the sale of electricity from the wind power generation business will be used as funds for regional promotion measures in the agriculture, forestry and fisheries industry. Received the intended donation. In April 2020, the Tsugaru City Agricultural, Mountain and Fishing Village Revitalization Project Fund Ordinance was enacted and the fund started operation in order to use the donations to finance the expenses used for regional promotion projects in the agriculture, forestry and fisheries industry. Archaeological material : 森田石神遺跡出土品土器類, 土偶ほか219点, つがる市森田歴史民俗資料館, 森田町森田月見野, 平成2年6月29日. Historic site : 木造亀ヶ岡石器時代遺跡, 縄文晩期, 木造館岡地内, 昭和19年6月26日, 木造田小屋野貝塚, 縄文前期貝塚, 木造館, 岡田小屋野地内, 昭和19年6月26. 木造盛農薬商会倉庫旧高谷銀行本店, 個人, 木造千代町, 平成15年7月17. Archaeological material : 木造盤形籃胎漆器, 亀ヶ岡遺跡出土（縄文晩期）, 個人, 木造亀ケ岡考古資料館 (木造館岡屏風山), 昭和31年5月14日, 森田石神遺跡出土, 縄文式遺物土器類等20点, 個人, 森田町床舞真鶴, 森田町床舞豊原, 昭和48年12月3日. 柏日本最古のりんごの木, 樹齢125年のりんご樹紅絞 (べにしぼり) 2本, 祝 (いわい) 1本, 個人, 柏桑野木田千年, 昭和35年11月11日. 木造千代の松, 津軽四代藩主信政公お手植えの松, 木造千代町, 昭和60年4月4日, 木造公孫樹, 津軽四代藩主信政公お手植えの公孫樹(銀杏), 木造千代町, 昭和60年4月4日, 木造書蹟掛軸蓮如上人真筆の書, 個人, 木造千代町, 昭和60年4月4日, 木造扁額, 松平定信直筆の書, 木造日向, 昭和62年3月5日, 木造中央公民館講堂, 旧制木造中学校講堂, 木造曙, 平成4年5月8日, 森田「藤の木」三本樹齢400年以上といわれる: 藤の古木尊殿堂藤の木保存会 (管理：栄田自治会), 森田町上相野千代倉, 昭和53年12月18日, 森田増田家住宅, 母屋木造茅葺一部二階建, 総床面積430.92 km2, 明治中期建設, つがる市 (管理者：つがる地球村株式会社), 森田町床舞稚桜 (道の駅「もりた」内), 平成8年6月17日, 稲垣久米川遺跡, 平安時代後期の住居跡及び出土品, 個人, 稲垣町沼崎久米川, 昭和54年4月1日, 稲垣松枝遺跡, 平安時代後期の住居跡及び出土品, 個人, 稲垣町吉出松枝, 昭和54年8月11日, 稲垣ヤチダモ樹齢1000年のヤチダモ, 国 (東北地方整備局), 稲垣町豊川千代島, 昭和56年9月30日, 稲垣欅樹齢300年以上といわれる欅の古木, 宗教法人要法寺, 稲垣町下繁田磯繁, 平成5年3月10日, 稲垣旧尾野家住宅, 1892年に建築された津軽地方を代表する木造農家住宅, 稲垣町豊川宮川, 平成6年4月28日, 稲垣銀杏, 樹齢300年以上といわれる銀杏の古木, 春日神社宮総代, 稲垣町豊川初瀬, 平成6年12月16日, 車力黒印状, 牛潟村開村についての藩令 (鳴海小四郎宛), 個人, 牛潟町潟上, 平成15年2月19日. Morita History and Folklore Museum : 森田町森田月見野 : A large number of artifacts excavated from the Ishikami archaeological site, a base village of cylindrical pottery culture in the middle to middle Jomon period about 6000 to 4000 years ago, are exhibited and are full of charm. You can enjoy one of the goals of Jomon culture and art, such as 219 national important cultural properties. “Aomori Prefecture” is located in the northernmost part of Honshu, Japan, and is famous for its role in supporting the foundation of agriculture. It is divided into three areas, Tsugaru, the southern part, and Shimokita, based on the historical background, and it still looks strong and clear. The teachings of our predecessors, who have built their own culture based on the local climate, history and climate, are still warm. The forest area occupies about 66% of the total land of the prefecture. There are many active volcanoes such as Mt. Iwaki, Mt. Hakkoda, and Mt. Osorezan. The Ou Mountains run vertically in the center, and from the Hakkoda Mountains, which is the northern end of the Mountains, to the Natsudomari Peninsula.It is divided into the eastern part (south of the prefecture) and the western part (Tsugaru) with the central mountain range leading to the western part of the Shimokita Peninsula as the boundary. In the southwestern part, the Shirakami Mountains, which has been registered as a World Natural Heritage Site as the world’s largest virgin forest of fagus crenata blume, is colored. The Tsugaru Peninsula can be seen north of the Tsugaru Plain, and Tappizaki can be seen at the northern end. Japan’s largest sand hills, Sarugamori sand, continue for 17 km along the Pacific coast, and the largest Ogawara lake in the prefecture (62 km2). From the north to the Shimokita Peninsula, Omazaki welcomes you to the northernmost tip of Honshu. Surrounded by the Sea of Japan, the Tsugaru Straits and the Pacific Ocean on three sides, the total coastline is approximately 796 km. It holds Mutsu Bay, which is a large inner bay, in the center: As a production area for farmed scallops（Mizuhopecten yessoensis（蝦夷）(Jay, 1856)）, it is entertaining tourists and others. In the surrounding area, the tsushima current moves northward along the sea of japan, and a part of it enters the tsugaru strait and becomes warm current, moving southward in the Pacific Ocean. Offshore, this tsugaru warm current, the “Oyashio” Current from the north, and the “Kuroshio（Black）” Current from the south continue to collide over time. A lot of plankton that feed fish are generated in the sea area where they collide with each other, and many fish gather and a rich fishing ground prospers. The climate varies greatly depending on the region, especially the heavy snowfall in the Tsugaru region in winter and the Pacific side in summer; The easterlies (Yamase) is a typical difference. In the emotional winter, cold and moist air hits the Ou Mountains and snows in the Tsugaru region. On the Pacific side, I hear from residents that there are many dry sunny days with the Ou Mountains as a barrier.Since summer is cold and moist, there are many cold and humid days on the Pacific side. You can enjoy the beautiful natural environment because the changing seasons are clear. Aomori Nebuta (the nighttime festival in Aomori) (Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture) : A total of more than 2 million tourists visit each year, and it seems that the voice of joy can be heard so far（A summer festival to be held from August 2nd to 7th）; The three major festivals in the Tohoku region（The six festivals are the Aomori Nebuta Festival, the Akita Kanto Festival, the Morioka Sansa Odori Festival, the Yamagata Hanagasa Festival, the Sendai Tanabata Festival, and the Fukushima Waraji Festival）. It is said that it is a variant of the Tanabata festival lanterns, but its origin is unknown to its predecessors. “Tanabata Festival” that came from China during the Nara period (710-794) ＋The customs that have been in Tsugaru since ancient times and events such as sending spirits, dolls, and sending insects are integrated. It is speculated that when bamboo and candles became widespread, they became lanterns, which changed into dolls and fan “Nebuta”. The Tanabata Festival is a Misogi（Ablution）event that drains dirt into rivers and the sea on the night of July 7. Shed the lanterns and prayed to her ancestors for a disease-free life. Folklore distribution and dialectology such as Tohoku region, Shinetsu region Nemburi sink, Kanto region Nebuchi sink, Neboke sink, Nemutta sink; Nebuta: Ritual to banish the sleep demon (esp. in Tohoku). The honey is marbling and the sweetness is very strong and very rich. “Local idol: Alps otome”, The taste of apples is small but firm. It was named after the “candy apple” that you often see at local food stalls.Member’s named is given a lot of surnames as “an idol who supports Apple Farmer”. The office is Apple music.It seems that he is mainly active in Hirosaki City. Just pause the communication of information from the member in formula vlog. Perform live at events. She is active in various fields such as live performances at kindergartens, nursery schools, and welfare facilities, and regular appearances on radio. What impresses me is singing in sign language, probably because of their efforts and training. We would like to support and pay attention to it with a little effort. Apple’s daughter’s sister unit, which has been active for more than 10 years while repeatedly replacing members. The Japanese female dance and vocal unit encourages us and makes us think about where our hearts are. From rural areas to the whole country. How many adults are encouraged by the courage of young people? Okufuji Co., Ltd . Founded Date S. October 28, Hirosaki Apple Commercial Cooperative; Date of joining H. April 24, 2009.（January 15th year of the Taisho era: Based on the Important Products Trade Union Law (1897 Meiji 30), the Aomori Prefecture Apple Export Trade Union was established as an exporter, and the association was established as the Nakahiro Branch. Important Products Trade Union Law (1900）, 産業組合法（March 7, 1900 Law No. 34（For the purpose of protecting and relieving small and medium-sized producers）, Agricultural Organization Law (March 11,1943 Law No. 46, (Integration of Agricultural Association System and Industrial Union System), Agricultural Cooperative Law (November 19, 1947 Law No. 132 (Partial Amendment; Law No. 119) 12/26), Law No. 63 (Heisei 27, 9 and 4)), Law No. 37 (Rewagen, 6 and 14)), Act on Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade（April 14, 1947 Law No. 54）. Okufuji: Kunio YANAGIDA, a scholar of folklore, paid attention to the barrier stone called Uba-ishi at the start of a trail up Mt. Iwaki-san (or Ubasute-yama), a mountain where old women would be abandoned, and in “Imo-no-chikara” and “Bikuni-ishi” introduced a legend that a woman who crossed over the barrier stone would change into a stone. Sakaigawa Heya; Master Sekinoto (Iwakiyama Seki: Higashi Koyui (highest)) Originally from the former neutral room, he is familiar. He is from the former Iwaki Town, Nakatsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture (currently Hirosaki City). Horsepower “Sumo” that makes the most of your physique. A sumo wrestler who was as old as I was.Overview of my favorite Hirosaki city（Takaoka; Iwaki Town）; During World War II, the war ended after avoiding war damage. Developed as a cultural city based on numerous cultural heritage represented by castles and cherry blossoms and a blessed natural environment. Merged with 12 surrounding towns and villages in 1955 and 1957. Aiming to become the largest apple-producing area in Japan, a garden city of apples and rice. The population is declining, the birthrate is declining and the population is aging, and the daily living area’s expanding. Responding appropriately to these issues as the environment surrounding rural areas changes drastically ; I hope that it will be a comfortable city for everyone to live in. As we now face a new age of population decline and an aging society, small and medium retailers and other businesses that are rooted in their individual communities are asked to try new projects and new system development in order to work for the realization of a society in which it is comfortable to live and lives are rich. The sense of cardboard in the photo is outstanding. Indeed, a survey of people’s views regarding the importance of city centers reveals that providing a “hospitable environment for the elderly to live” is considered to be one of the most important roles of city centers. The fruit shape resembles “Fuji Apple”. The wisdom and efforts of our predecessors are still inherited. Apple was reported to the city around 1875. Tatee KIKUCHI（Son-AKIO Kikuchi, Hortist and doctor of agriculture） et al（and others）. Of the former Hirosaki Domain（He was the legitimate (adopted) son of Morinobu OURA-Ko and the first lord of the Hirosaki domain-Tamenobu Oura（Tsugaru））. Trial planting of apple saplings distributed as part of the Meiji new government’s breeding industry policy. He learned apple cultivation techniques from the Hokkaido Development Commission and worked（Though the ‘Scandal concerning Disposal of Hokkaido Development Commissioner’s Possession’ which took place just before abolition of Hokkaido Development Commissioner resulted in a confusion, three prefectures, Sapporo, Hakodate and Nemuro, were established instead of Hokkaido Development Commissioner and Haishi Chiken was completed on February 8, 1882.） to popularize them, and is famous as the founder of apples in Aomori Prefecture. French missionary Urbain Jean Faurie who became an itinerant preacher in Aomori Prefecture, hokkido in 1883: Apple pruning, fertilizer, and other cultivation guidance. I hear that the efforts and research of the pioneers have led to success and the establishment of apple orchards in various places. Since it was excellent for raw consumption and versatile for processing, the samurai will work on it as a new business. Gradually, landowners and merchants also participated, and the apple orchard expanded. From around 1898, apples were hit by various diseases and pests and were hit hard. From around 1904, cultivation techniques have made remarkable progress, such as bagging (marsupial cultivation), introduction of chemical spraying, and research on new pruning methods. At the beginning of Showa, about 70 to 80% of the production in Japan was from Aomori prefecture, mainly in the Tsugaru region. In the city, apple cultivation spreads to villages at the foot of Mt. Iwaki such as Takasugi Susono（foot of mountain）and mythology. The scenery of the white apple flowers that bloom splendidly in the apple orchard that stretches all the way to the foot of the mountain is full of scenery that has not changed from the early Showa period to the present. Hirosaki apple flower festival: May when the cherry blossoms are over and the apple blossoms begin to bloom. Full of menus to enjoy Tsugaru and enjoy apples. Enjoy the white apple flowers to your heart’s content against the backdrop of Mt. Iwaki with the remaining snow. I hope that the world will change a little, and I hope next year. Let’s get back to “Kouki”. It had less sourness than ordinary Fuji Apple, had a sweeter sugar content than the sport, and had a slightly softer flesh. The value is high because it is a rare variety with a small amount of production.