- Top 5 fruits with largest cultivation in Japan
- Amount of production in each fruits
- Production area of each fruits
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Mandarin Orange
Mandarin Orange is the fruits with largest production in Japan. according to the statistics by MAFF (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries), 661,300 ton of mandarin orange was produced in a year. This product is supplied to the market mainly in winter.
Facts about Mandarin Orange (In Japanese: Mikan)
- Fruits in winter
- Prefer to sunny & warmer area for cultivation
- Wakayama, Ehime, Shizuoka are major producing area
- Experience-based tour, ‘Mikan Gari (picking at farm)’ is popular
Mikan Juice in Ehime is very famous in Japan !
Apple
Apple is the fruits with 2nd largest production in Japan. according to the statistics by MAFF, 655,800 ton of apple was produced in a year. This product is supplied to the market mainly in winter.
Facts about apple (In Japanese: Ringo)
- Fruits in winter
- Prefer to temperature difference area
- Nagano, Hokkaido, Aomori are major producing area
- Experience-based tour, ‘Ringo Gari (picking at farm)’ is popular
Aomori Ringo is very famous in Japan !
Watermelon
Watermelon is the fruits with 3rd largest production in Japan. according to the statistics by MAFF, 284,400 ton of watermelon was produced in a year. This product is supplied to the market mainly in summer.
Facts about watermelon (In Japanese : Suika)
- Fruits in July, August
- Prefer to warm & shiny area
- Kumamoto, Chiba, Yamagata are major producing area
Suika is made in various area in Japan !
Japanese pear
Japanese pear is the fruits with 4th largest production in Japan. according to the statistics by MAFF, 284,400 ton of Japanese pear was produced in a year. This product is supplied to the market mainly in beginning of autumn.
Facts about Japanese pear (In Japanese : Nashi)
- Fruits in August, September
- Chiba, Ibaraki, Tottori are major producing area
- Experience-based tour, ‘Nashi Gari (picking at farm)’ is popular
Nashi in Tottori is very famous in Japan !
Persimmon
Persimmon is the fruits with 5th largest production in Japan. according to the statistics by MAFF, 186,400 ton of persimmon was produced in a year. This product is supplied to the market mainly in autumn.
Facts about persimmon (In Japanese : Kaki)
- Fruits in October, November
- Prefer to shinny area
- Wakayama, Shizuoka, Gifu are major producing area
- Traditional garden plants
Kaki Fruit has long history in Japan !
Summary
In the end, I would like to summarize the points of this article.
- Mandarin Orange / Production : 661,300 ton per year
- Apple / 655,800 ton
- Watermelon / 284,400 ton
- Japanese pear / 284,400 ton
- Persimmon (Kaki Fruits) / 186,400 ton
Now you got a knowledge about Japanese Fruits !
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Postscript
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I suppose some of countries have similar products and some have different. I really hope you could understand the facts about fruits producing in Japan, thorough this page.
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