Product Summary (Registration No.169)

Registration No.169 指宿鰹節

Registered name (Transcription) : 指宿鰹節（Ibusuki Katsuobushi）、Ibusuki dried bonito、Ibusuki bonito flakes
Reference information : Ibusuki dried bonito

Category of product

Class 7: Processed marine Product(dried bonito)

Production Area

Ibusuki City, Kagoshima Prefecture

Registered Group

Yamakawa Suisan Kakogyo Kyodokumiai (Yamakawa marine products processing industries cooperative)

Characteristics

The production volume of "Honkare Honbushi", a premium product with an elegant aroma and deep flavor, accounts for more than 70% of the total production of Honkare Honbushi nationwide, and Ibusuki is known as one of the three major production areas in Japan. It has won many top prizes at the National Katsuobushi Competition.

Link with the Production Area

Yamagawa Port is a natural harbor formed by seawater flowing into a volcanic crater. It serves as a refuge for ships during stormy weather and developed as a base for bonito fishing in the waters near Amami during the Meiji and Taisho periods due to its favorable location.
Fishermen from Kochi, Ehime, and other regions moved there in search of high-quality raw materials for producing premium katsuobushi, and helped expand the production of katsuobushi in Ibusuki by sharing their techniques with the local population. The region continues to preserve the traditional method of Honkare Honbushi, a type of katsuobushi first developed in Japan, passed down through generations.