Product Summary (Registration No.17)
Registration No.17 加賀丸いも
Registered name (Transcription) : 加賀丸いも (Kaga Maruimo)、KAGA MARUIMOReference information : Kaga Japanese Yam
Category of Product
Class 1 Agricultural product (Japanese Yam)Production Area
Nomi City, and Takandō Town, Noda Town and Hitotsuhari Town in Komatsu City, Ishikawa PrefectureRegistered Group
Minami Kaga Area Maruimo Production AssociationCharacteristics
Kaga Maruimo is a round shaped Japanese yam and the size is about that of softball. It is known as a delicacy. The yam has a high glutinous content and low moisture, and it becomes very sticky when grated. It has a distinctive yam flavor and frequently used as an ingredient for wide varieties of processed foods.Link with the Production Area
Farmers started to cultivate the Japanese yam in a paddy field, in which river sand was flowed by the Tedori River flood in 1934. Consequently, the shape of yams cultivated in this paddy field has become round. The unique condition of the soil - the original soil of the paddy field combined with the river sand - is suitable for cultivating large and round shaped Japanese yams.Contact
Intellectual Property Division, Food Industry Affairs Bureau,
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
1-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8950, Japan
Tel: +81-3-6744-2062
Fax: +81-3-3502-5301