I will explain the details later, but first I will briefly explain the product. “Beni-kogane sweet potato”, It will change moistly during the year by storing it for a long time.“Ferment Beni-kogane sweet potato”, Especially as sweet potatoes that have been stored for a long time, they are very sweet and have a rich flavor that is soft even when cooled. “Curing low temperature storage”, The temperature is 13 degrees and the humidity is close to 90%, so it does not give stress as much as possible. Connect to consumers with this thorough management. According to a survey, you can enjoy it from May to August. “Nameri Micotto” is a mascot character that was born in 2013 (March 2013) by public recruitment nationwide. “Namegata” and “Yuri” have the surname “Nameri”, an ancient noble image. The name is “Mikot” because the traditions of “Noble” and “Yamato Takeru Nomikoto” are also preserved.
“Itako City” is located in the southeastern part of Ibaraki Prefecture. Sotonasakaura shines in the south, and it is a city surrounded by water and rich in nature. An oceanic climate with mild summers and warm winters throughout the four seasons. Kamisu is a city located in the southeasternmost Rokkou area. Katori City and Tounosho Town in Chiba Prefecture via the “Kashima nada” in the Pacific Ocean in the east and the Tone River in the west. Adjacent to Kashima City in the north and Choshi City in Chiba Prefecture in the south. A relatively warm climate that is oceanic, with little rainfall and little temperature difference throughout the four seasons. It consists of flat land, alluvial lowlands and sandy soil. The isolated Kashima dunes were once scattered at an altitude of about 30 m. The planted area of bell peppers is the largest in Japan. Readers should know it because it has been introduced many times. Kashima City is located in the southeastern part, and the magnificent Pacific Ocean shines in the east. To the west is a town with abundant water blessings facing the quiet waterside of “Kitaura”. Due to the influence of the Kuroshio Current, it faces the Pacific Ocean with a warm oceanic climate throughout the four seasons. It has undergone a major transformation into a modern industrial city with the steel industry as its main industry. Kashima District, Hitachi Province (Ibaraki Prefecture): Kashima-jingu Shrine Famous. It was Takemikazuchi no kami (who is variously called but we use this name after the shrine; also known as Kashima-sama), the enshrined deity of Kashima-jingu Shrine, who struck down the catfish with the spirit rock. It is said that Kanto-Shichiryu was established by seven Shinto priest families from Katori-jingu Shrine and Kashima-jingu Shrine to whom the art of kenjutsu had been passed on by Futsunushi no kami and Takemikazuki when these kami settled in Katori county and Kashima county (Ibaragi Prefecture) after the conquest of Ashihara no nakatsukuni due to the tenson korin (descent of the grandson of the sun goddess). Kashima-jingu Shrine’s spirit rock is situated in a small shrine in the woods, far away from the main buildings of the Shrines. After the Ansei Great Earthquake, in the tenth month in the old calendar of 1855, Kashima-jingu Shrine’s paper charm with a picture of the gigantic catfish became very popular, spreading the spirit rock to the people in Edo. “Kashima City“, Located in the southeastern part of the prefecture, the eastern part is the magnificent Pacific Ocean. To the west is a town with abundant water blessings facing the quiet waterside of Kitaura. Oceanic climate-Since it faces the Pacific Ocean, it is warm throughout the season under the influence of Kroshio. Since ancient times, Hitachi has been a country since the days of the Yamato imperial court : Developed as a gate town of Ichinomiya and Kashima Jingu. Kashima development started in the late 1950s : Construction of Kashima Seaside Industrial Zone centered on Kashima Port : Until then, the semi-agricultural and semi-fishing town has made the steel industry a major industry : It has undergone a major transformation into a modern industrial city. It is also the hometown of the famous club team Kashima Antlers. Now, let’s follow the old story. It occupied an important geopolitics as a base for the Yamato imperial court’s eastern strategy. Along with Katori Jingu in Katori City, Chiba Prefecture. “鹿島神宮の祭神 / 武甕槌命（Takemikazuchi no Mikoto ;火之炫毘古神 ; 速経和気命（春日権現））に象徴. It is literally the birthplace of martial arts. In the late Muromachi period-master swordsman / Kashima Shinto-ryu School-Bokuden TSUKAHARA : Matsumoto Bizen no Kami Naokatsu came out and raised the name of “Takenosato”. At the end of the Edo period – 要石（御座石: Kashima jingu）が地中で地震を起こす大鯰の頭を押さえているという言い伝え. Triggered by Ansei great earthquakes in 1855 : color print
caricature “Namazu-e” is all the rage : Confusion due to the arrival of capitalists and Kurofune who will soon gain huge profits in reconstruction : Being cracked down because he turned into a bitter satire on the shogunate and the world : Eventually, it disappeared rapidly. Served as the chief priest of shrine of Ise jingu : Founded the predecessor school of Jingu Kogakkan University : Noribumi（矗之輔）KASHIMA was born to the 大宮司. Learn Confucianism from Sokken YASUI. He also had a great influence on the formation of ideas leading up to the Meiji Restoration. 益田山 : 相応院 : Jinzenji-Temple（Saint Teiyu ; CHIZAN School of Shingon Sect）-Emperor Goreizei was erected in 1056 : Hasaki’s Large Machilus thunbergii（Prefecture Natural Monument）. Karuno Village and Ikisu Village merged. Kamisu Village was born in 1955. “KAMISU city, Ibaraki Prefecture”, August 1, 2005, Kamisu Town and Hasaki Town merged. It will be born as a city with a population of over ninety thousand. The city flowers are Sarcandra glabra, the trees are Sciadopitys verticillata, and the birds are Horornis diphone. It is located in the Kashima area in the southeastern part of Ibaraki prefecture. Kashimanada, the dashing Pacific Ocean in the east. To the west is Katori City and Tonosho Town in Chiba Prefecture via the Tone River. It borders Kashima City in the north and Choshi City in Chiba Prefecture in the south. Sources from Kasumigaura and Kitaura : It is located in a flat lowland sandwiched between the Hitachi Tone River and the Tone River and Kashima nada. The east and west are gently sloping against the backdrop of Route 124, which runs north and south. The Kashima port and Kashima Seaside Industrial Zone have been developed from the north to the east. It plays an important role as a wide-area supply base for steel and petroleum products. It is also located within 100 km from Tokyo. Time distance is shortened by using Higashi-Kanto Expressway. In addition, it is close to Narita-New Tokyo International Airport ; New Tokyo International Airport and is about 30 km away. The climate is oceanic, with little rainfall and little temperature difference throughout the four seasons. Impression that it is easy to live in a relatively warm place. The terrain consists of flat land, alluvial lowlands and sandy soil. Japan’s four largest dunes : Kashima sand dunes were scattered at an altitude of about 30 m. Once counted as one, it is isolated. The city’s terrain has completely changed as it disappeared with the creation of the Kashima Seaside Industrial Zone. The littoral industrial area extends to the east and the agricultural area extends to the west. The area of the city area is about 146.97 km2. Public organizations such as the city hall are concentrated in the Mizoguchi District, which borders National Route 124. Onohara and Shitte District are the core of commerce. Kamisu City International Friendship Association(KIFA) : Fostering citizens’ feelings for the wider world and enhancing international mutual understanding : Implement these various support projects, etc., Established for the purpose of contributing to internationalization and International goodwill. Cultural exchange, language, homestay, public relations ; The association has four committees as pillars. For foreigners : Holding class / Language course and international exchange events. Developing various businesses such as publishing public relations magazines（Ki-fa）. Hasaki Coastal dune plants park : Area 4.80 ha (width 151 m × depth 317 m) Opening date May 1992. Beginning of green pepper cultivation in Kamisu City : A variety called “California Wonder” from the United States was cultivated. It was used as a vegetable for the expeditionary forces around 1949, immediately after the end of the war. Facility maintenance such as vinyl house : From around 1965, a major production area was formed due to the improvement of production technology. Expanding awareness of Hasaki green peppers : ‘Dora-P’, Together with the characters of the distribution subcommittee, the subcommittee will work together to promote it nationwide. The well-drained, smooth sandy soil has strong characteristics for continuous cropping. Also, a warm climate is suitable throughout the year. A famous production area with a nationwide share rate of 25% and the largest acreage in Japan. In Hasaki, the greenhouse and three crops are replanted seasonally in spring and autumn. Ships green peppers to markets throughout the country, mainly in the Tokyo metropolitan area, throughout the year. Green pepper cultivation of Hasaki Blue（Green）Sales Subcommittee（Namegata-Shiosai Japan Agricultural Cooperatives）started in 1949. It has grown into a standing position that can be said to be a key production area that supports national consumption. In Hasaki, shipments peak from May to June every year during the peak season.Harvesting work and temperature control of the house during the day. At night, I spared no time to sleep, such as sorting and sorting fruits. Unification of quality by unification（Resource conservation and Labor reduction）; Now it takes fifteen minutes to complete all fruit selection, sorting and packaging. Now it is possible to reduce labor and time. It is incomparable to the time when shipping work was done manually. I heard that the representative varieties are Miogi and Kyosuzu.“Jumbo SHISHITO green pepper”, “F1 hybrid”, vigorous growth, many branches, and abundant early-maturing species. 1果’s long triangle with a length of 10 to 12 cm and a weight of 20 to 25 g. Crossing sweet pepper pistils with peppers and green pepper pollen ≒ The current fruit of pepper does not lose its pungency : Pollen parental traits on seed coat and pericarp ≒ Metaxenia phenomenon（Xenia : Pollen affects the traits of tissues such as endosperm and embryos that have a pollen-derived genome）. Even if sweet and spicy are planted next to each other and crossed, it will not be spicy. It is easy to become spicy due to high temperature, dryness, and moisture stress. Because the parthenocarpy results in fewer seeds being produced in the fruit. “農業総合センター 鹿島地帯特産指導所（神栖市息栖）”, Southern Kashima Area（Kashima and Kamisu）: Facilities that utilize the characteristics of sandy soil, etc. Regarding vegetables and flowers : Local specialty vegetables such as peppers : Local specialty flowers such as Senryo（Sarcandra glabra（Thunb.）Nakai） and Wakamatsu（Cupressaceae Juniper genus）.“Beni-azuma sweet potato”, Developed by crossing “Kanto No. 859 sweet potato” and “Koganesengan sweet potato（Mating in 1958.）” at the Kyushu Agricultural Experiment Station in Ibusuki City, Kagoshima Prefecture. Fixed varieties selected and cultivated at the Agricultural Research Institute in Yotsukaido City, Chiba Prefecture. The name was registered in 1984, and the variety was registered the following year. As for the reason; originally, It is native to Central and South America and mainly eats potatoes with thick rhizomes, but leaves and stems can also be used for food. It is easy to secure the amount of energy, and has the advantage of being able to produce even on thin land and a small amount of water. Potatoes are considered to be a crop that saves the world’s food crisis（It is thought that in the future, energy and food problems will become increasingly serious）『日本農業大賞』. Approximately 700 ha is cultivated in a top-class production area in terms of both production volume and quality, and high-quality sweet potatoes are stably shipped throughout the year. The characteristic is that when stored well under constant temperature and humidity conditions, it is aged and has a sweeter and moist texture than before storage. If the freshness is maintained, the “saccharification phenomenon” in which the starch contained in the potatoes is changed to maltose proceeds. Ketone groups and aldehyde groups of sugar molecules such as fructose and glucose: A series of chemical reactions that occur from binding to amino residues or hydroxy groups such as proteins or lipids without the action of enzymes（Maillard reaction（Louis Camille Mayar（仏））≒ Heating of reducing sugar + Amino compound）. The glycated protein leads to the formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) through the formation of intermediates dominated by carbonyl compounds. Glycative stress is a concept of comprehensively viewing the stress to living organisms caused by the loads of reducing sugar and aldehyde and its subsequent reactions.Since 2005, a curing（Perishable to rot during storage from wounds at harvest. Place the dug sweet potatoes at an appropriate temperature and humidity. A cork layer is formed under the epidermis of the wound and heals spontaneously as if it had revived.In order to accelerate the formation（Cork layer: Robert Hooke: Cell）in the early stage of storage, it is recommended to keep the temperature inside the storage at 30 to 33 ° C and the humidity at 90 to 95% for 3 to 4 days.） low temperature storage has been constructed. Registration 5070535, (Business Application 2006-101944), Benikogane: Filing Date / International Registration Date (Post-Designated Date), October 19, 2006, Registration Date, August 17, 2007. Feel the love of sweet potatoes with the producer. Agricultural products that go up one rank. In particular, potatoes that have been stored for a long time are said to have a rich flavor that is very sweet and soft even when cooled as “aged Benikogane”. Low glycemic index: Glycemic Load ≒ blood glucose level: Body Mass Index: Quetelet Index（Infant and toddler: Kaup Index）, It is significant that it correlates well with the total fat mass of the body. The belly is bloated, it is perfect for health consciousness, and if you are aspiring to beauty, you should be fully interested.
Benikogane sweet potato is a variety of sweet potato registered as a trademark by JA Namegata Shiosai in the southeastern part of Ibaraki prefecture. It is a variety cultivated by selecting high-quality sweet potatoes from Beni Azuma sweet potatoes, and it seems that it was named Benikogane sweet potatoes in 1984 to distinguish it from sweet potatoes from other production areas.
“Benikogane sweet potatoes” will change to moist during the year by storing them for a long time. In particular, the sweet potatoes that have been cured and stored for nine months are called “aged red kogane sweet potatoes” and are very sweet and have a rich flavor that is soft even when cooled. The southeastern part of Ibaraki Prefecture, where JA Namegata Shiosai is located, is an area sandwiched between two large lakes, Kasumigaura and Kitaura. The sloping fields of red soil are very well drained and seem to be suitable for growing sweet potatoes. JA Namegata Shiosai mainly ships four brands for baked sweet potatoes. The sweetness and moistness of sweet potatoes change depending on the time of eating, but it seems that J jurisdiction can provide moist and sweet baked sweet potatoes at any time by selling each variety in a limited manner according to the time.
JA Namegata Shiosai sells long-term stored sweet potatoes “Red Kogane Sweet Potato (variety: Beniazuma Sweet Potato)” as “Aged Benikogane Sweet Potato”. Sweet potatoes that have been stored for a long time and have been fully aged have a bright golden color, are moist and sweet on the palate, and have an outstanding taste. May 1st of each year is the day when the ban on “aged benikogane sweet potatoes” is lifted, but the shipment of producers will begin in earnest.