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Tsuruta Town is located in the center of the Tsugaru Plain, and to the south of the town you can see the magnificent Mt. The town’s main industries are rice and apple cultivation, and the cultivation of grapes, which was introduced as a crop crop in the 40’s of the Showa era, has also flourished. On the west side of the town, there is the “Tsuru-no-Mai Bridge”, a triple arched bridge made of Hiba grown in Aomori Prefecture that spans Lake Tsugaru Fujimi. With the lake and Mt. He seems to think that if agriculture, which is the town’s core industry, is vibrant, the entire town will be revitalized. Therefore, in our town, we strive to improve agricultural income, stabilize farm management, and aim to create attractive agriculture. In addition, we are supporting the establishment of long-term storage technology for Steuben grapes, promoting the branding of winter grape Tsuruta Steuben, and promoting efforts to expand sales channels. By promoting Steuben grapes, which boast the largest production volume in Japan, it seems that they want to connect to the sale of other agricultural products. Although the population is declining and the financial situation continues to be severe, the townspeople are living with purpose in life, and the entire town is full of vitality.
Tsugaru seems to have some interesting beliefs, such as torii demons and water tigers. In Tsuruta Town, there are still shrines dedicated to Torii demons and Suiko(A god in the form of a kappa. There are said to be about 80 temples and shrines enshrining Suiko-sama in the northwestern Tsugaru region). In the Tsugaru region, there is a belief that demons are worshiped as gods, and there are said to be more than 30 shrines in four cities and three towns, mainly in the northwestern Tsugaru region, where demons are enshrined in the torii gates of shrines. The origin of enshrining demons in the Torii gate is not clear, but since all the demons so far have been in shrines near the Iwaki River, they were enshrined to prevent the river from flooding due to heavy rain. It seems that it is speculated that there is not. At the end of the year, the Motomachi Yayoi Association dedicates the Yayoi paintings, which make use of the color of the grain and are finished without coloring, to Tsuruta Hachimangu Shrine, and people who visit the New Year visit the Yayoi paintings displayed on the torii gate. While looking at the painting, it seems to be entrusting a wish to the new year.
Zaruishi turnip is a Western-style red turnip with a light red skin and pink fruit. It is used for pickles such as vinegar pickles, salt pickles, and rice bran pickles. It is said that the cultivation of this plant spread because it was brought to the Kugurizaka area in Aomori Prefecture by the Heike fugitives long ago. The native variety “Tsutsui turnip” has been cultivated in the Tsutsui district of Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture. “Toyomaki red turnip”, a red turnip that turns red when pickled, was cultivated in the Toyomaki district of Inakadate Village, Minamitsugaru County, but recently the amount of cultivation seems to be decreasing. Currently, the producers are also aging, and it seems that they only grow them for their own use or to distribute to their relatives. The seeds are sown in August and the harvest is around November.