Fruit and Vegetables: Apples■VarietyApples■Introduction
In addition to bagless Fuji apples grown in Asahi Town ofNishimurayama County in Yamagata Prefecture where the method
was developed, efforts are being made for the first time in theprefecture to adopt a method used in Europe and the U.S., known
as super-intensive cultivation. The temperature extremes between
night and day, combined with lots of sunlight, increases thesweetness giving birth to delicious apples.

■Recommended way of eating them■Characteristics
Kotoku: The nice fragrance can be smelled upon simplyapproaching them, and it is a rare variety packed with water cores.
They are small, and not only crisp, but also very sweet.
Haruka: The flesh is yellow, and it is a rare variety. The flesh issomewhat firm, and has a sweet fragrance similar to that ofbananas. It is characterized by low acidity.
Fuji: This variety has a crisp texture and is juicy making them
popular in not only Japan, but also Southeast Asia. They can also
be decorated with writing for use in celebrating the Chinese NewYear.

■Packaging

Wash carefully with water and eat with the skin. The layer
between the skin and flesh is the sweetest part.

■Best eaten
Immediately after delivery. Please keep
chilled in refrigerator.

■Export season
December to January■Exported toSoutheast Asia (mainly Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam)

Delivered in packages of 2 kg, 3 kg, 10 kg,etc., depending on how they will be sold.
Any pattern can be printed on the apples
to suit celebratory occasions, so pleasefeel free to ask (they have been given
away as corporate gifts).
Our shipment packaging facility is capableof handling export inspections.

■Movie of production and shipment processes
Scan the QR code to enjoy
watching a movie of a trip toan orchard in the growing
region of Asahi Town inYamagata Prefecture.

Fruit and Vegetables: Apples■Name of producer

Manka will Tohoku Co., Ltd.
■Address■The characteristics and strengths of producers(the growing region)

1837-3 Oaza-Urushiyama, Yamagata City,
Yamagata Prefecture 990-2161

Not as much is produced as in Aomori or Nagano Prefectures,
but the apples are kept on the trees to ripen until it begins tosnow. They are harvested and shipped out after fully ripening,making them extremely delicious.

■Contact information
Phone:
E-MAIL:URL:+81-23-679-5289
homma@dennoh.co.jp
URL: https://manka-s-s.co.jp/company/will/■Information on production and export quantities
Area planted with variety

Inquire for more details

Production quantity

Inquire for more details■Export system and facilities

Quantity available for export(annually)

25 t (grown by our company +procured from other producers)

Products are gathered from producers in the Higashine areaof Asahi Town, then they are sorted at our sorting facility
before being packaged and shipped out.

Quantity available for export(per export)

Open to negotiation

Minimum quantity available forexport

Open to negotiation

Total export quantity per region

Taiwan: 17 t, Hong Kong: 1.4 t■Overseas PR activities■Patents and certifications

We have no particular experience in overseas PR activities dueto the fact that we have so far only negotiated with domestic
and international buyers.

PatentsNone

GI certification

None

Various other certifications

None