A perennial aquatic plant that has been used as a summer season word in the Manyoshu, also known as “Nunawa”. 万葉集, 第7巻1352: 吾情湯谷絶谷浮蓴辺毛奥毛依勝益士; My heart will sway and will not be on the shore or offshore like a floating water shield. Nymphaeaceae: Pure, Clean, Faith, Trust

【製品名(商品名)】

あきたの枝豆（青豆）

【種類】

Glycine max (L.) Merrill

【生産地】

秋田県山本郡三種町, 八峰町（JA秋田やまもと, JA全農あきた）

【名前の由来】

It is believed that it was eaten during the Nara and Heian periods. “Green soybeans” are sold as they are attached to the branches, and are called “EDAMAME” when they are peeled off from the branches.

【主な特徴】

JA Akita Yamamoto will soon enter the sweet and delicious time of “Takami Melon”. It is one of the leading melon producing areas in Akita Prefecture, and is popular as a melon cultivated in the Hachiryu district of Mitane Town, Akita Prefecture. In addition, the sweetness and taste are in harmony with each other, and it is gaining popularity. Both of them seem to start shipping from the middle to the end of July in 2022. “Mitane Town, Yamamoto District, Akita Prefecture”, The town was born on March 20, 2006 by merging the three towns of Kotooka, Yamamoto, and Hachiryu. The name comes from the Mitane River, which flows through the former Mitane Town. The Mitane River, which originates from the three species of “longevity seeds,” “fortune seeds,” and “comfort seeds,” originated from Mt. Boju in the former Kotooka town, crossed the former Yamamoto town, and crossed the former Hachiryu town. Pour into Lake Hachiro. As the aorta of this area, it is deeply involved in life and agriculture. It is said that the wish is put in so that the former Mitane can have a sense of unity like the Mitane River, and that the former Mitane can share wisdom and create a vibrant town. The town created by the merger of Kotooka Town, Yamamoto Town, and Hachiryu Town is located in the northwestern part of Akita Prefecture, with Kamikoani Village in the east, Oga City, Ogata Village, Hachirogata Town, Gojome Town, and West in the south. Is bordered by the Sea of Japan and the north is bordered by Noshiro City. The east-west is about 25 km, the north-south is about 20 km, and the Mitane River, which originates from Mt. Boju, flows almost in the center and flows into Hachiro Lake. It has become. The climate has clear changes in the four seasons, and the average annual temperature is around 10 ° C due to the influence of the Tsushima Warm Current, but in winter it is cold and a strong monsoon blows to the northwest, which is peculiar to the Sea of Japan side. The number of snowfall days is 40 to 50 days, and the snowfall is 10 to 50 cm in the plains and 100 cm or more in the mountains. The town is widely known as the “Water shield; 蓴菜” town. Water shield is a perennial plant of the water lily family that grows naturally in swamps and ponds, and grows long from the rhizome in the mud on the bottom of the water. In summer, it tends to spread floating leaves on the surface of the water like lotus leaves. It was once observed all over Japan, but it is now extinct in 4 prefectures and extinct or near-threatened in 22 prefectures due to the natural ponds and marshes that grow in it, the abolition of old ponds, and water pollution: (IUCN Red List Ver.3.1 (2001)). The harvest season is about four months from May to August, and the peak season is June and July. Since 90% or more of the ingredients are water and can only live in pure water, it reacts sensitively to water pollution, high temperature damage, weed growth, pesticides, etc. It is a very delicate plant that can easily die if it is cultivated in the wrong way. It is well known that it is also attracting attention as a healthy food because it is rich in polyphenols and dietary fiber and has low calories. Mainly young leaves with agar-like transparent mucilage called slime are edible. It contains a lot of acidic polysaccharides, and if photosynthesis is active, it is secreted smoothly, and the more slimy it is, the better the quality. Although the taste is light, it is characterized by its smooth throat and texture, and has been prized as a high-class ingredient because it goes well with any dish. Japanese style clear soup and vinegared dishes are standard, but it seems that hot watershield hot pots are popular even in the summer. In addition, tempura and shabu-shabu the hot pot are also attracting attention as new ways to eat. Every year from May to August, a water shield picking experience is held, and there are many visitors from both inside and outside the prefecture, and it is crowded with many tourists every year. In the inner town, I got the impression that it was not a large economic cluster, including the former Hachiryu Town, but a collection of villages. Villages that live in the fishing industry are scattered around Hachirogata, and it seems that the Ukawa and Hamaguchi districts were relatively developed in Hachiryu Town, and the former Hachiryu Town Hall is also between the two villages. However, there is no place that can be called a shopping district in both districts, and it seems that several stores are gathered together. Each village seems to have its own culture, especially in the Hamada area, where events such as “lion dance” and “dondoyaki” remain. In addition, Hachiryu is one of the legendary stages of Hachirotaro, and it seems that the Shinto ritual of begging for rain was held until the early Showa period. Oyama family residence (nationally designated important cultural property) : It is a farmhouse built at the end of the Edo period. Since the Oyama family played the role of a village for generations, they have adopted a construction method that supports the roof by extending the arm from the girder of the boat, which was only allowed for upper-class houses, to the eaves. We use a construction method that increases the durability of the roof by growing wild turf naturally in the roof ridge, which is rare in Akita and the grid that can be seen in ordinary merchant’s house architecture. Overall, the typical stable gate making seen in Akita. The design is very simple, and the refined beauty stands out more than the strength found in farm architecture. Yamamoto Hometown Cultural Center : Throughout the year, various special exhibitions, exhibitions and presentations are held. Mr. Bac Ishii Memorial Hall : In this hall inside the building, there is a memorial hall of a world-famous creative dancer, where vague works, lifelong panels, and relics are exhibited. Originally from Shimoiwakawanagaomote, formerly Yamamoto Town, he was the founder of contemporary Japanese dance and called himself “Odorubaka”. He is the recipient of the first Medal with Purple Ribbon and the godfather of Jiyugaoka in Meguro Ward, Tokyo. Actresses Tetsuko Kuroyanagi and Tomoko Matsushima are disciples of Baku. Patchwork stage curtain : 2002 marks the 40th anniversary of the enforcement of the town system of the former Yamamoto Town and the 50th anniversary of the spring of Moritake hot spring, and was produced by volunteers of the townspeople for this anniversary. Handmade one by one by a total of 2,300 people for about a year. The huge quilt, 6.675 m long and 13.5 m wide, has the old Yamamoto Town tree “sugi” and flowers “sakura”. Mt. Ishikura and the cityscape in the morning sun, water shield and lotus flowers, caricatures of children who entered elementary school this year, etc. are included, and we hope that nature and humans will be in harmony and that the harmony of people will spread in a big circle. Has been done. It has received high praise from inside and outside the town. Jomon House : Since ancient times in the Jomon period, many people have started living in the Kotooka area and left behind many relics. Among them, the Jomon period clay flute found at the Takaishino site is considered to be a very rare and academically valuable discovery. The relics left by these leaders are exhibited by various methods. There is a permanent exhibition corner for relics such as the earthen flute excavated from the Takaishino site, a diorama of life in the Jomon period, and a time slip room. Mitane house : A private house built in the early Meiji era in the form of a central gate that was relocated and restored from the former Kinichiro’s Hatakeyama house in the Iritori, Kotooka area. The dirt floor called Niwa Doma is a space that is particularly large in snowy countries and has versatile functions such as work, breeding, and storage. The floor plan, which has a relatively large customer service area such as a tatami room, is a major feature that has been handed down to the request of a private house in the early modern period, reflecting the tendency to value social rituals. “Happo Town”, The town created by the merger of Hachimori Town and Minehama Village is located in the northwestern part of the prefecture. Fujisato Town is the only prefecture in the east that has a registered site of the world natural heritage “Shirakami Mountains”, Noshiro City in the south, the Sea of Japan in the west, and Aomori Prefecture in the north. The east-west is about 19 km, the north-south is about 24 km, and the area is 234.14 km2. Nearly 80% of the area is occupied by forests. Agricultural land is about 10%, most of which is in the Minehama area. The vast forest of the town is part of the Shirakami Mountains, and there is also an area designated as Akita Shirakami Prefectural Natural Park. The undulating coast of the Hachimori area is also designated as the Hachimori Iwadate Prefectural Natural Park. It can be said that Happo Town is characterized by its rich nature, which has two prefectural natural parks. As for transportation, the JR Gono Line and National Highway No. 101 run parallel to the Sea of Japan and cross north and south. Both are important routes connecting neighboring cities, towns and villages. The climate has clear changes in the four seasons, and the average annual temperature is around 10 ° C. In winter, the low temperature blows a strong northwest monsoon peculiar to the Sea of Japan side, and the snowfall is 10 to 50 cm in the plains and 100 cm or more in the mountains. Agriculture such as shiitake mushrooms, cultivation of crude drugs, and fishing for landing sandfish and squid that appear in the folk song “Akita Ondo” are flourishing. Recently, it seems that they are focusing on ICT; Information and Communication Technology education using electronic blackboards and tablet terminals. Hachimori, a historic place. The origin of the name is said to be from eight mountains. It was also a beautiful village that visitors from the sea called “Tsubaki no Sato”. The pure water of the Shirakami Mountains, a World Natural Heritage Site, has nurtured abundant life, and the sea road and the village road, Hachimori Kaido, have supported people’s lives. It is said that mines have prospered since the Muromachi period and boasted the highest production in Japan during the Meiji period. The village of Tehaizaka, which retains the remnants of the Edo period, the main building torch festival that lasts for about 400 years, and the Shirataki Shrine Mikoshi no Takiabi, all retain the various activities of the people who live in this area. Arctoscopus japonicus, which begins to be caught when the thunder that heralds winter roars, seems to have been named after the ancient name of the god of thunder, “Hatatakami.” People’s activities are reflected in the taste of the local area, and it is still alive. Happo Shirakami ジオパーク : A place where you can get familiar with Geo (Earth), learn about Geo, and enjoy geotourism. It is a place where you can take a closer look at mountains and rivers, notice their origins and mechanisms, and think about their relationship with ecosystems and human life. From the rocks under the ground to the universe, from the past to the future of billions of years, a place to think about mountains, rivers, the sea, the atmosphere and the creatures that live there, that is, the whole earth. Surrounded by the vast blue Sea of Japan and the Shirakami Mountains, a world natural heritage, the town is rich in nature and has the theme of “living in the blessings of the Shirakami Mountains.” You can see the changes in the earth from before the formation of the Sea of Japan to the present, and the history and culture of people who have lived with various benefits from the Shirakami Mountains and the Sea of Japan from the coast to the mountains. be able to. The entire area of Happo Town is the area of Happo Shirakami Geopark, and there are 20 geosites such as the coastal area, the Shirakami Mountains, and Satoyama. Here, you can overlook the pristine beech forest registered as a World Natural Heritage site, and you can experience a geo-story that is not found in other Geoparks. Seed soybean inspection: Inspector conducted inspection on March 11, 2019. A seed soybean inspection was conducted at a soybean drying facility in Mitane Town, and 1875 bags (30 kg per bag) passed. The soybeans inspected were “Ryuhou” cultivated by eight certified farmers in the jurisdiction and passed the germination test conducted by the extension office. This time as well, the inspector inspected the quality of traits and water content. The union members who produced the seed soybeans said, “The good weather continued during the sowing period, and the initial growth was good due to moderate rainfall after that, but during the flowering period and pod setting period after August, due to high temperature and water shortage. I was worried about the delay in growth, but I was relieved that I passed the test safely this time.” The Broad Bean Subcommittee established a processing group (21 members) in 2000 and is also focusing on selling processed products. Among them, the most popular product is “Magokoro Doubanjiang”. In addition to broad beans from Mitane Town Kotooka, this doubanjiang is made with a focus on local products, such as using miso made from rice and soybeans from Kotooka. Broad beans are harvested from late June to mid-July, and doubanjiang production begins after the harvest is complete. First, carefully peel the boiled broad bean skins one by one by hand. It seems that this work will take a whole day for 10 people.