Product Summary (Registration No.122)

Registration No.122 近江日野産日野菜

Registered name (Transcription) : 近江日野産日野菜（Omi Hinosan Hinona）
Reference information : Omi Hinosan Hinona

Category of product

Class 1 : Products of Agricultural Origin (Turnip) 

Production Area

Shiga Prefecture Hino Town, Gamo County

Registered Group

Green Ohmi Agricultural Cooperative

Characteristics

Slender in shape, the root is typically a strong red-purple in hue toward its top. The flesh can be tinted pink consistently with the use of vinegar alone.

Link with the Production Area

This vegetable has its origins in a variety of kabu (Japanese turnip) discovered in Kaigake, Hino (today's Hino Town, Gamo County) during the Muromachi period (14C-16C).
Community-wide efforts are in place to prevent hybridization. These include the establishment of an orgnization for managing the original species; and pruning away all yellow blossoms in the local area that can cross-pollinate, an early-spring custom known locally as zatsuna-gari.