【製品名（商品名）】
太陽
【種類】
Prunus salicina
【生産地】
山形県寒河江市本楯（JAさがえ西村山）
【名前の由来】
It was named the sun because it has a red and beautiful appearance when fully ripe.
【主な特徴】
The origin of the name Motodate comes from Hira-jiro Castle（南北朝期の大江（寒河江）大蔵少輔時氏）, which was built at the tip of the river terrace (relative height 10 m) on the left bank of the Mogami River in the central part of the Murayama Basin. Agriculture in Sagae City is based on a combination of paddy rice and fruit trees, along with vegetables, flowers, and livestock. In particular, with the adjustment of rice production, the introduction of highly profitable horticultural crops such as fruit trees, flowers, and vegetables and the establishment of facilities for these has progressed. Show us and support us from the foundation of Japan’s primary industry. Cultivation of cherries in Sagae City began in 1876 when it was first introduced to Japan, and it seems that the climate and soil conditions suitable for fruit cultivation have progressed. In particular, from the 1965s onwards, rice production adjustments led to increased planting in converted fields, expanding the cultivated area. Currently, it is one of the top cherries in Japan in terms of cultivated area, harvest volume, and agricultural output value, and is known worldwide as a major production area for cherries. Expanded the cultivation area of Benishuho and developed “Beni-shuho cherries no Sato Sagae”. In addition, efforts are being made to introduce labor-saving and light-labor technologies such as Y-shaped tailoring based on the popularization and expansion of the new variety “Yamagata Benio Cherry” and the progress of aging. Especially for vegetables that are loved by us, we are promoting the efficiency and labor saving of agricultural work by consolidating and introducing machinery on the occasion of crop rotation. It seems that they are trying to expand the production and establish brands of crops that promote local production such as long onion, green soybeans, asparagus, eggplant, basella alba, taro, and edible chrysanthemums. In addition, by incorporating tourism agriculture as a form of farm management, they are working to reduce distribution costs and the labor required for harvesting work, as well as to revitalize the region through interaction with urban consumers. Cherry picking is the main tourist agriculture, but blueberries, grapes, apples, and snow strawberries are also being promoted for the anniversary. In 1984, the “Anniversary Tourism and Agriculture Promotion Council” was established. Opened in 1992, a general information center for fruit picking has been set up inside the Cherry Land Cherry Hall. Since 2012, a farm reservation site has been opened on the Internet, and it seems that after making a reservation, it is possible to directly enter each park for fruit picking that can be enjoyed by children, men and women of all ages. “Sagae City, Yamagata Prefecture”, It is located in the center of the prefecture, within 20 km from Yamagata City. Developed as the core of the Nishimurayama area, the city is dotted with National Route 112, which connects the Shonai Region and the prefectural capital. It crosses the center of Yamagata prefecture and connects the Shonai region and Miyagi prefecture-Yamagata Expressway. The jurisdiction is located almost in the center of Yamagata prefecture. The area where the Mogami River, Sagae River, Asahi River, and Tukinuno River, which originate from the Dewa Hills, flow through. Sagae（It is famous as the best cherry producing area in the prefecture. It is characterized by an inland climate, with large temperature differences between summer and winter and day and night. Rainfall is relatively low in the prefecture, but the snowfall situation in the mountains and plains is significantly different. As the village of the best cherry in Japan, we practice town development that sticks to the specialty cherry and make a great contribution to the agriculture, forestry and fisheries industry. In addition, by using the ground work method, we will hold familiar parks and events by creating a town with the participation of residents. It is famous as a city that is well-balanced with commerce, industry, agriculture, and tourism. Promote “Town development colored with flowers, greenery, and murmuring”. Moisture and peace that are not found in big cities, a comfortable lifestyle can be established, and a land pattern that you will never get tired of. Airport, bullet train, highway and transportation access are also convenient and comfortable. Special products are fruits such as strawberry, grape and blueberry, roses, cherry confectionery, hand-dyed carp streamer, cherry wine and sake. The Shiraiwa district prospered as a post town for Mt. Dewasanzan travelers. During the Edo period, Jionji-Temple（East Asian Yogācāra: Hosso sect）received a red stamp of 2,812 stones from the shogunate and had the largest temple territory in Tohoku. 島島東 – 親兵衛稲荷の松; A city-designated memorial on June 5, 2020. Export of Cherry-Domestic cool transportation from Sagae City to Fukuoka. 2018 to Taipei, Taiwan and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Use a coolant to solve the humidity and temperature problems from the previous year. “Oe Town, Nishimurayama District”, Located in the western part of the Murayama Plain, almost in the center of the prefecture, the Mogami River, one of Japan’s three major rapids, is formed in the east by the Asahi Mountain Range, which forms the center of Bandai Asahi National Park, and the Tsukinuno River, which connects the two. It is a town rich in nature. The climate is an inland basin type, which belongs to a snowy and cold region, and while it becomes hot and humid in the summer due to the foehn phenomenon peculiar to the basin, the snowfall period in winter extends from early December to March to April, and the amount of snowfall. It is said that it reaches 1m in the center of town and 2 to 3 m in the mountains. Since the annual temperature difference is so large, the town is rich in agricultural products, especially fruit trees and mountain products. The eastern region is the center of town and the place name Aterazawa; 左沢 is also known as the obfuscated place name. It forms the center of commerce and industry activities, and forms the town of water town cultivated in the history of Mogami River transport. In the central region, excellent orchard areas spread along with the rural landscape, and agricultural products such as fruit trees such as “La France Pear,” apples, and grapes, which are the special products of the town, are produced. The western region is located at the eastern foot of Bandai Asahi National Park, and is visited by many mountain enthusiasts as a mountain climbing base. Focusing on small-scale rice cultivation, it focuses on forestry, edible wild plants, mushrooms, and other complex management. Oe Town Aterazawa prospered as a river port for the Mogami River. When the transportation network of the Mogami River is improved after Edo Genroku, the cargo carried from Yonezawa by Kokai ship is transshipped at Sazawa, and it is carried by Hirata ship to Sakata, which is an important relay that is indispensable for Mogami River shipping. It was a point. Around the Domeki district on the riverside, there were boat camps, rice breweries, salt breweries, etc. of the Yonezawa domain, and licensed quarters lined up, and the bustle continued until the Taisho era. The elegant culture of Kyoto was carried from Sakata along the flow of the Mogami River, and many boating cultures such as festival cars and dolls displayed at Girls’ Festival flourished. During the heyday, the city was established, people gathered, and it seemed to be a very busy commercial town. A typical long and narrow section of townhouses with a frontage of 3 one ken (about) half six feet and a depth of 20 to 30 one ken (about) six feet was formed. Currently, it is said that there are still some kurazashiki and city gods that remind us of the prosperity of the past on Haramachi-dori in the town. It is famous that this landscape was selected as the first national important cultural landscape in Yamagata Prefecture on March 27, 2013 as “Distribution and traffic of the Mogami River and Aterazawa, landscape of the town”. Mogamigawa River Sailor’s Song: The Mogami River sailors were said to have been extremely risky, with long divorces from their lovers and family, fighting torrents, and enormous damage in the unlikely event of an accident. From ancient times, various boat songs have been sung among such sailors with that feeling when maneuvering. One of the three major Sailor’s Songs in the world, which is a folk song that represents Yamagata Prefecture, is a collection of these various sailor songs and arranged in a contemporary style. Every year, the town holds the Mogami River Funa uta National Tournament in order to properly inherit and spread the Mogami River Funa Uta. The world’s three major boat songs: The work of Jacques Offenbach, the king of operettas famous for Hoffman’s boat song and the opera “Heaven and Hell”. He wrote the only orthodox opera based on the original work of German romantic writer Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann. The work is “The Tales of Hoffmann”. Each of the three acts is a scene of the recollection of the main character Hoffman, and the second act is the place of the magnificent mansion of the playgirl Julietta facing the canal of Venice. A gondola floating on the canal can be seen behind the window, and it is said that the famous melody of the boat song is sung here by Giulietta and Nicklaus duet. Volga’s Barcarolle: Famous as a Russian folk song. Unknown composer. It is a song of the husbands who pull the rope of the boat that goes up the Volga River, and the main shouts are “Ai-Vuchnem” and “Aidada-Aida”. There are many arrangements, and the one commonly known today is said to have been arranged by the famous Russian singer Отчество Фёдор Иванович Шаляпин. It is said that this song is also used in art music by Отчество Алекса ́ндр Константи ́нович Глазуно ́в and Sig Umberto Giordano. Boat song monument: There are stone monuments related to boat song in various parts of the town. “Kahoku Town, Nishimurayama District”, Development began early in the Heian period and was owned by Hiromoto Oe, who joined Sagae. Around 1390, Hidenaga Nakajo（Chujo）joined the club and worked on the development of Yachi Township（The castle was built by Nagamasa Chujo during the Koji era (1555-1558), Alternatively, Shiratori juro Nagahisa built and built Yachi-honcho.）for six generations. After Nagahisa was murdered by Yoshiaki Mogami and Takamoto, a descendant of Hiromoto, was destroyed, the land was subsequently under the control of the Mogami family. After the reform of the Mogami family, it became the Tozawa clan territory in the north and the Yamagata clan territory in the south of the central part, and it has gone through many years. etc. The puddy filed was developed from early on, promoting the region centered on rice and bastard saffron（Carthamus tinctorius (Mohler, Roth, Schmidt & Boudreaux, 1967)）, and directly connected to the upper culture by the mogami river. Therefore, it has left an excellent cultural heritage. Due to the inland climate and the weather conditions（Unique to basins with large temperature differences）of the Mogami River, which is said to be optimal for safflower cultivation, safflower has been actively cultivated since the Muromachi period. From the Edo Period to the early Meiji period, it prospered as a safflower distribution center by the Mogami River. The harvested safflower descended the Mogami River to Sakata, where it was once reloaded for western-route shipping, crossed the Sea of Japan, and landed in Tsuruga. In addition, it was sent to Kyoto and Osaka via Biwa Lake and Yodo River, and made the fame of Mogami safflower known throughout the country. At that time, it was said that it accounted for half of the national production. The ship carried kamigata brought a lot of Kamigata Culture（Kyoto and Osaka area）, including daily necessities as a return load. etc. Since it is a basin, it is hot and humid in summer and snow accumulates in winter, but the average amount of snow is about 1 m. Inland climate peculiar to the basin where the temperature difference is large. Cherry from mid-June to early July boasts the highest production of any national towns and villages. Harmony with Nature Easy to live in, you can raise children with peace of mind, the vitality created by interaction, learning from history and nurturing the next generation, full of charm to make together. “Nishikawa Town, Nishimurayama District”, The name of the town comes from the name of the Nishikawa Junior High School Association established by both Nishiyama Village and Kawadoi village. Located in the center of the prefecture, 32 km west of Yamagata City. It is surrounded by the Asahi mountain range in Bandai-asahi National Park, Mt. Gassan and its tributaries.95% of the total area is occupied by mountains, and the flat land extends slightly along the Sagae River and its tributaries that flow through the town. The habitable area is only 12.57 km (3.2%), and it is one of the prefecture’s most heavy snowfall areas, with more than 5 m of snow in many areas. At Mt. Gassan, which is also a symbol of the town, you can enjoy skiing in the spring and summer. Every year from early April to late July, it is crowded with about 150,000 skiers and snowboarders. Improvement of water source area, further strengthening normal standards-Water source town.Establishment of water pollution prevention standards（Water Pollution Prevention Act, 昭和四十五年,十二月二十五日, 法律第百三十八号, Act No. 138 of December 25,1970）and Natural environmental learning: Activities such as enlightenment ofmaintenance has been certified as “town development that makes the most of water”. The choosed hundred famous water: The lectotype of “famous water” is that “conservation status is good” and “conservation activities by local residents” are being continued. Specialty Actinidia arguta (Sieb. Et Zucc.) Planch. Ex Miq. (Kiwi berry) variety “Hoko” : Kazuo Sato has spent more than 30 years selecting native Kiwi berry. Moreover, it seems that breeding has been continued for more than 40 years since that time. Not only nutritional values such as vitamins and minerals, but also noble aroma, mellow sweetness and abundant vitamins stand out. It looks like a small kiwi, but it’s the taste of a new fruit that I’ve never encountered, and once I eat it, it’s an unforgettable taste that I haven’t eaten yet. There are excellent varieties of Green soybeans in the murayama area – ‘Hiden’. This variety tends to start harvesting late, around September 20th. Once eaten, it has an unforgettable taste and is gradually gaining popularity. It is mainly made in the Nishimurayama area centered on Kahoku Town and Sagae City. “Asahi Town, Nishimurayama District”, People began to live in the area very old, from the Osumi site, where the Paleolithic was first discovered in Japan, and the Komatsuno site, where stone tools were discovered after that, 20,000 years before the end of the Pleistocene. It is estimated that the Paleolithic people had already lived there. In the Nara period, many settlements developed with the rise of mountain worship such as Mt. Asahidake. Among them, Onuma’s “Ukishima Inari Shrine（It is said that En no Ozunu discovered it and the disciple Kakudo built a shrine in the first year of Wado (708). しま遊ぶ 夢の行方や つゆ時雨: Nationally designated scenic spot, designated as a memorial date October 8, 1925.）was protected as a prayer place for Mr. Sagae Oe and Mr. Yamagata Mogami, and was worshiped as a prayer place for successive Tokugawa shogunates. With the enforcement of the town and village system in 1899, Higashiimogawa Village, Nishiimogawa Village, and Oya Village were born, and in 1928, Higashiimogawa Village became Miyajuku Town. In 1954, Nishiimogawa Village, Miyajuku Town, and Oya Village merged into one town and two villages, making it today’s Asahi Town. As for cultural properties, there is a nationally designated important cultural property “Satake Family Residence” in the Tokiwa district. It is a valuable private house as an example of a well-preserved middle-class farmhouse in the middle of the Edo period. The “Large Cryptomeria japonica”, which is about 1000 years old in the precincts of “Horyu Shrine” in Miyajuku, is a natural monument designated by the prefecture. The wooden three-story school building of Yatsunuma “former Nishiimogawa Elementary School Sanchu Branch School” is a tangible cultural property designated by the prefecture, and the “Kakuta style lion dance” transmitted to Yatsunuma and Oya is a prefecture-designated intangible folk cultural property. It seems. It is located in the central part of the prefecture, at the eastern foot of Mt. Asahi, the main peak of Bandai Asahi National Park. The Mogami River meanders north and south for about 21 km, and the native forests such as national parks occupy about 73% of the town’s soil, making it a town with a rich natural environment. The river terraces along both banks of the Mogami River are fertile lands suitable for growing fruit trees and crops, including specialty apples. The climate is inland, with many hot and humid days and cool nights in summer, and many cold days in winter. It seems that the weather environment is clearly recognizable. The area of the town is 196.81 km2, and the terrain extends 25 km east-west and 21 km north-south east-west. The southwestern part is surrounded by the Asahi mountain range, Mt. Large Asahidake (1,871 m) and Mt. Small Asahidake (1,648 m), which are said to be the Tohoku Alps, and the southeastern part is surrounded by the Shirataka Mountains. Blessed with. “Apple cultivation” has a long history, dating back to 1887. Since then, the formation of a nationwide production center has been promoted by establishing a cultivation technology system backed by systematic fruit tree promotion measures that make the best use of the land and enthusiastic research by growers. It is a famous story as a person involved in agriculture. In 1970, the “Bagless Fuji Study Group” was established by 63 apple-producing farmers. The study group played a central role in shifting from the common sense of the time to marsupial cultivation to non-bag cultivation. “無袋 Fuji Apple”, which has a higher sugar content and better taste than marsupials, will be traded at a high price in the Kanda market (currently Ota market) three years later, and the town-wide “無袋 Fuji Apple” It seems that cultivation has been spurred. In 1981, it established itself as the best production area for “無袋 Fuji Apple” in terms of unit shipment price, and in 1982, it won the Asahi Shimbun Industry Award. Furthermore, in order to establish an apple brand production area, we are actively promoting the spread of “selected excellent strain Fuji Apple” and the renewal of Nakate varieties to excellent varieties such as “Shuyo Apple” and “Shinano Sweet Apple”. Also, since 2004, it has been exporting apples to Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, etc. as a new sales channel expansion. “Son”, This variety should have dry calyxes, be moderately firm to the touch and not too soft, and be heavy to the touch. The origin of “Japanese plum” is China. It has a long history, and it is believed that it was brought to Japan from China during the Yayoi period. At that time, it was for ornamental purposes, but in the Edo period, it became popular for eating, and after the Meiji period, orchard cultivation began, and it seems to have gained popularity. In the late 19th century, this excellent produce made its way to the United States and was crossed with American varieties. The current sumomo was re-imported and further improved. It seems that this is the reason why the name “plum” is generally established. “Taiyou plum” is known as a late maturing variety, discovered about 53 years ago by Kazumasa Amemiya in former Enzan city, Yamanashi prefecture. I heard that it was named around 1969. The characteristic fruit weight is about 100 to 150 g, and the shape of the fruit is round, and when fully ripe, it turns purple. The flesh is milky white and dense. With a sugar content of 13-14%, it has a long shelf life and is of excellent quality. “Hollywood Plum” seems to be a good pollinator. It has a high sugar content and a lot of fruit juice, and is characterized by a deep crimson peel. Yamanashi Prefecture has a long history of cultivating plums, dating back to the Edo period. There are records of cultivation in At the time, it was called “koshu daihatankyo,” and in 1870 this plum came to the United States (Charter city: Alameda County, California, USA) in “Anglo-Saxon civilization: Westward the course of the Empire takes its way: George Berkeley”, Kelsey Farm (Berkeley, Alameda County, California) repeatedly improved the variety and returned to Japan at the end of the Taisho period as “Kelsey Plum”, where it continues to this day. I heard that “plums”, which were originally grown in the Japanese archipelago, migrated to the United States in the Meiji period and returned as “plums” after selective breeding. Yamanashi Prefecture’s high-quality agricultural products seem to have a certification system called the Yamanashi brand, ‘Fuji no Kuni Yamanashi Special Agricultural Products’. Yamanashi Prefecture is proud of Minami Alps City, located in the western part of Yamanashi Prefecture. Due to its inland climate, the temperature difference is large, making it a suitable climate for fruit production. It seems that the soil is very well drained because it is located on the alluvial fan of the Midaigawa River, which will appear later. I hear that these soil and climatic conditions make it one of the most suitable production areas for fruit production in Yamanashi Prefecture. The ripe “Suncept Plum”, which is known as a representative variety in the jurisdiction, has a beautiful contrast between the yellowish white flesh and the skin, and the plump and dense flesh. The palate is moderately sweet and well-balanced with low acidity. In fact, the li has a strong acidity immediately after harvesting, but it seems that the sourness disappears and the sweetness comes out day by day. Along with its flavor, it is also a popular variety with the highest production volume in 2020 at the Sagae Nishimurayama Plum Subcommittee, due to its long shelf life. In general, the season for lilies is short, from June to August in the summer. The harvesting period is about 10 days for one variety, and about a month at the longest. The subcommittee continues to take on the challenge of developing and cultivating lilies that can be enjoyed fresh in the fall, starting with the Wase Oishi plum in July, and continuing until the Okute Taiyo plum in October. Plums migrated from Japan to California in the middle of the 19th century, crossed with American plums, and improved. After it was reimported, it was further improved, and now many varieties are available and are very popular with consumers. Plum is the English name for plums. Cultivation began in Yamagata Prefecture around the 1970s, and more than 80% of the production is in the inland Murayama area. In recent years, it seems that more and more young producers are making large-ball, sweet, high-value-added varieties. Plum cultivation seems to be a condition for producing delicious fruit if the tree itself is grown vigorously. After pollination by the bees, careful work is required, such as picking the fruits so that they do not collide with each other. In addition, it is said that the farmer takes care of the fruit so that it receives even sunlight, and if it receives plenty of sunlight, the fruit will become sweeter and sweeter. JA Sagae Nishimurayama has completed a pamphlet introducing new varieties of plums. Yamagata Sumomo seems to be producing and selling new varieties one after another. If you would like a pamphlet, please contact the Sagae Nishimurayama Agricultural Cooperative Plum Subcommittee.
Plums migrated from Japan to California in the middle of the 19th century, crossed with American plums, and improved. After this was reimported, it was further improved, and now many varieties are on the market. Plum is the English name for plums. Cultivation began in Yamagata Prefecture around the 1970s, and over 80% of the production is produced in the inland Murayama area. In recent years, it seems that more and more young producers are making large-ball, sweet, high-value-added varieties. Plums are cold-resistant and can withstand high temperatures and dryness, so it seems that they will not bear fruit if exposed to frost during the flowering period. In addition, it seems that the suitable place is a place where there is little rain during the flowering and harvesting periods, and there is good drainage and sunlight, and the soil is deep.
Until 2014, plum cultivation in Oe Town was harvested from the end of June to the end of August. Pick-up is possible. In particular, “Sun Rouge Sumomo” has a high sugar content, sourness, and a rich taste, so it has been highly evaluated in the market, and it seems that it has changed the image of plums so far. There are 42 plum producers in the town, with a cultivation area of 20 ha and a harvest of 105 tons (produced in 2013), which seems to be increasing year by year.
At the end of August 2022, in Oe Town, Nishimurayama District, one of the prefecture’s leading plum-producing areas, varieties such as the large ball “Queen Mercury Plum” reached their peak harvest. The plums are growing well, and the total shipment value of plums within the JA Sagae Nishimurayama area is expected to exceed 200 million yen for the third consecutive year. This variety was selected by Seiichi Watanabe of Oe Town (Chairman of OSIN, Chairman of JA Sagae Nishimurayama Plum Department, Director of Oe Town Tourism Association, etc.) from natural hybrid seedlings of Sunrouge Plum. The fruit shape is flat and the fruit weight is 150-200 g. The pericarp is greenish-yellow in color and the front of the fruit is colored dark red. The flesh is pale yellow, medium firm, low in sourness and juicy, and has a strong sweetness. The long shelf life is fertile. The tree is strong and medium in shape. fertility. Requires a pollinator. It seems that the harvest season is long from late August to mid-September in Oe Town, Nishimurayama District, Yamagata Prefecture.