Product Summary (Registration No.151)

Registration No.151 やまえ栗

Registered name (Transcription) : やまえ栗（Yamae Guri、Yamae Chestnut）
Reference information : Yamae Chestnut

Category of product

Class 1 : Agricultural product（Chestnut）

Production Area

Yamae Village, Kuma County, Kumamoto Prefecture

Registered Group

Yamae Guri Shinko Kyogikai (Yamae Chestnut Promotion Association)

Characteristics

Its intense sweetness and the inherent flavor and fragrance of chestnut are highly recognized by pâtissiers and chefs. Sweets that use Yamae chestnuts are served as desserts in premium cruise trains and to first-class passengers on international flights. The perception of Yamae Village as the area of Yamae Chestnut has been anchored among consumers, and the chestnuts are a specialty that supports the tourist industry and the village's economy.

Link with the Production Area

About 90% of the entire producing area is mountainous, where wild chestnuts grow naturally, so chestnuts were used to pay taxes during the Edo period. Since the beginning of the Showa period, the village has been worked together to cultivate high-quality chestnuts, which were presented to the Emperor Showa, raising its recognition. Today, 80% of all farmers in the village cultivate "Yamae Chestnut". The village government set the "Yamae Chestnut Guri Ordinance", positioning Yamae Chestnut as a "treasure" of the village and promoting activities centered on chestnuts.