Product Summary (Registration No.21)

Registration No.21 十勝川西長いも

Registered name (Transcription) : 十勝川西長いも (Tokachi Kawanishi Nagaimo)、TOKACHI KAWANISHI NAGAIMO
Reference information : Tokachi kawanishi Japanese Yam

Category of Product

Class 1: Products of Agricultural Origin(Japanese Yam)

Production Area

Obihiro City, Memuro Town, Nakasatsunai Village, Shimizu Town, Shintoku Town, Takashima in Ikeda Town, Asyoro Town, Urahoro Town, Shikaoi Town, all in Hokkaido Prefecture

Registered Group

Tokachi Kawanishi Nagaimo Promotion Association

Characteristics

TOKACHI KAWANISHI NAGAIMO is a short and bottle-shaped yam. Both inside and outside of the yam is white and does not easily turn brown. It has a nice crunchy texture and becomes very sticky when it is grated.

Link with the Production Area

The yam is produced in thick andosol soils in the area. The characteristics of the yam has been preserved through the strict management of seeds such as the implementation of isolated culture of high-grade seeds, as well as selections and cultivations of disease-free breeds.