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World Cultural Heritage of Hiroshima - Remember history, hope for peace -

Itsukushima Shrine (Miyajima)  Shinto Shrine has a large vermilion shrine Global gate and pavilions connected with cloisters, showing various views depending on the ebb and ow of the tide. e sea spreading in all directions, the Misen virgin forest to the rear Hiroshima and other aspects of the surrounding natural environment comes together to create stately and resplendent scenery that is the quintessence of Japanese aesthetic sense. specialties

A-bomb Dome ( Park)  is is an A-bombed building conveying the horror of the A-bomb dropped on Hiroshima, the rst such attack in the world. It is a symbol of peace. e surrounding area is the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park with a beautiful river and Bon Appetit! greenery, along with a cenotaph and the Peace Memorial Museum.

5-44 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima 730-0011, Hiroshima Chamber of Commerce and Industry Building 4F Japan External Trade Organization Hiroshima O ce TEL: +81 (82) 228-2563 FAX: +81 (82) 228-2596 E-mail: [email protected] —INDEX— Hiroshima Product Map Allow us to introduce global Hiroshima products and their manufacturers  Hoshaku Beverage Co., Ltd. “Tameshitekanten Shobara City (Lemon Flavor and Co ee Flavor)” ➞ p.14  Hirata Farm Co., Ltd.  SANKO INDUSTRY CO., LTD. “Yuzumiso” ➞ p.17 “KATSUOFURIDASHI” ➞ p.10  Umeda-Shuzoujou & Co. “Honshuichi Muroka Junmai-shu” ➞ p.19  ISHIKAWA Co., LTD. “CALCIUM BLACK SOYBEAN” ➞ p.16  KANEMITSU MISO CO., LTD. “SOY-MEAT’MISO DIP (GARLIC FLAVOR)”  SENNARI CO., LTD. ➞ p.11 Miyoshi City Jinsekikogen-cho “Organic Pure Rice Vinegar Komenosu 360 ml” Kitahiroshima-cho ➞ p.10  DOMOTO FOODS CO., LTD. Akitakata City “For tastier rice Enoki Aonori” ➞ p.06  TAKANOBU FOODS CORP. Fuchu City “HIROSHIMA FROZEN OYSTER Akiota-cho IQF” ➞ p.03 Sera-cho Oysters 03  ITOKU FOODS CO., LTD. “Lemon ginger 4P” Nori 05 Fukuyama City ➞ p.18  TANAKA FOOD CO., LTD. City  Asamurasaki Co., Ltd. 07 “Ryokounotomo” Hiroshima City “Oyster Soy Sauce” Rice toppings Mihara City ➞ p.08 ➞ p.10 Fuchu-cho Onomichi City Seasoning 09  MARUTOKU NORI Co., Ltd. Kaita-cho Takehara City “Wasabi Flavored nori” ➞ p.05 Hatsukaichi City Kumano-cho Saka-cho Miso 11  HIROSHIMANORI COMPANY,  KURATA FOODS Co., Ltd. LIMITED Kure City “Masuya Miso Ramen” ➞ p.12 “Oyster Soy Sauce Flavored Nori Otake City Ramen 12 seaweed 60 sheets” ➞ p.05  TOKUNAGA SEIKA CO., LTD.  Otafuku Sauce Co., Ltd. Osakikamishima-cho  Manda Fermentation “Bamboo charcoal bean snack” ➞ Atsuyaki “Okonomiyaki Sauce 500g” ➞ p.09 City Co., Ltd. p.15 Tamago 13 “Manda Koso” ➞ p.18  KAWAHARA FOOD CO., LTD.  AHJIKAN CO., LTD. “OSAKANAGOHAN” ➞ p.07 “Frozen Japanese Omelet for Sushi” ➞ p.13 Agar 14  Nakao Sake Brewery Co., Ltd.  RYOKOKUSHOJI CO., LTD.  MIYAKE HONTEN “Seikyo Junmai Maboroshi” “Soy de cafe” ➞ p.15  Mishima Foods Co., Ltd. “SEMPUKU” SAKE ➞ p.20 Beans 15 “YUKARI Prepared Perilla BREWERY Co., Ltd. (  KAMOTSURU SAKE BREWING (Vegetable) Mix)” “SEMPUKU JUNMAI CO., LTD. Fruits and ➞ p.07 DAIGINJO “KURA” 72cl” “Daiginjo GOLD KAMOTSURU” 17 ➞ p.20 vegetables ➞ p.20  KS & Co., Ltd. “Processed Frozen Oyster Products” ➞ p.03 Japanese sake 19  SUNFOODS CO., Ltd.  Hiroshimapref. Fruit Growers “MITSUWA OKONOMI SAUCE” Cooperative Association ➞ p.09 “Hiroshima Haruka”  Kanawa Suisan Co. ➞ p.17 “Deep-Fried Oyster ” ➞ p.04  MORIKAWA SHUZO Co., Ltd. “Hakuko Junmaiginjo Blue Bottle” ➞ p.19  MASUYAMISO CO., LTD. “Moromi Miso” ➞ p.11 *Listing 31 companies and organizations from , mainly JETRO members.

Copyright (C) 2011 JETRO. All rights reserved. —INDEX— Hiroshima Product Map Allow us to introduce global Hiroshima products and their manufacturers  Hoshaku Beverage Co., Ltd. “Tameshitekanten Shobara City (Lemon Flavor and Co ee Flavor)” ➞ p.14  Hirata Farm Co., Ltd.  SANKO INDUSTRY CO., LTD. “Yuzumiso” ➞ p.17 “KATSUOFURIDASHI” ➞ p.10  Umeda-Shuzoujou & Co. “Honshuichi Muroka Junmai-shu” ➞ p.19  ISHIKAWA Co., LTD. “CALCIUM BLACK SOYBEAN” ➞ p.16  KANEMITSU MISO CO., LTD. “SOY-MEAT’MISO DIP (GARLIC FLAVOR)”  SENNARI CO., LTD. ➞ p.11 Miyoshi City Jinsekikogen-cho “Organic Pure Rice Vinegar Komenosu 360 ml” Kitahiroshima-cho ➞ p.10  DOMOTO FOODS CO., LTD. Akitakata City “For tastier rice Enoki Aonori” ➞ p.06  TAKANOBU FOODS CORP. Fuchu City “HIROSHIMA FROZEN OYSTER Akiota-cho IQF” ➞ p.03 Sera-cho Oysters 03  ITOKU FOODS CO., LTD. “Lemon ginger 4P” Nori 05 Fukuyama City ➞ p.18  TANAKA FOOD CO., LTD. Higashihiroshima City  Asamurasaki Co., Ltd. 07 “Ryokounotomo” Hiroshima City “Oyster Soy Sauce” Rice toppings Mihara City ➞ p.08 ➞ p.10 Fuchu-cho Onomichi City Seasoning 09  MARUTOKU NORI Co., Ltd. Kaita-cho Takehara City “Wasabi Flavored nori” ➞ p.05 Hatsukaichi City Kumano-cho Saka-cho Miso 11  HIROSHIMANORI COMPANY,  KURATA FOODS Co., Ltd. LIMITED Kure City “Masuya Miso Ramen” ➞ p.12 “Oyster Soy Sauce Flavored Nori Otake City Ramen 12 seaweed 60 sheets” ➞ p.05  TOKUNAGA SEIKA CO., LTD.  Otafuku Sauce Co., Ltd. Osakikamishima-cho  Manda Fermentation “Bamboo charcoal bean snack” ➞ Atsuyaki “Okonomiyaki Sauce 500g” ➞ p.09 Etajima City Co., Ltd. p.15 Tamago 13 “Manda Koso” ➞ p.18  KAWAHARA FOOD CO., LTD.  AHJIKAN CO., LTD. “OSAKANAGOHAN” ➞ p.07 “Frozen Japanese Omelet for Sushi” ➞ p.13 Agar 14  Nakao Sake Brewery Co., Ltd.  RYOKOKUSHOJI CO., LTD.  MIYAKE HONTEN “Seikyo Junmai Maboroshi” “Soy de cafe” ➞ p.15  Mishima Foods Co., Ltd. “SEMPUKU” SAKE ➞ p.20 Beans 15 “YUKARI Prepared Perilla BREWERY Co., Ltd. (  KAMOTSURU SAKE BREWING (Vegetable) Mix)” “SEMPUKU JUNMAI CO., LTD. Fruits and ➞ p.07 DAIGINJO “KURA” 72cl” “Daiginjo GOLD KAMOTSURU” 17 ➞ p.20 vegetables ➞ p.20  KS & Co., Ltd. “Processed Frozen Oyster Products” ➞ p.03 Japanese sake 19  SUNFOODS CO., Ltd.  Hiroshimapref. Fruit Growers “MITSUWA OKONOMI SAUCE” Cooperative Association ➞ p.09 “Hiroshima Haruka”  Kanawa Suisan Co. ➞ p.17 “Deep-Fried Oyster ” ➞ p.04  MORIKAWA SHUZO Co., Ltd. “Hakuko Junmaiginjo Blue Bottle” ➞ p.19  MASUYAMISO CO., LTD. “Moromi Miso” ➞ p.11 *Listing 31 companies and organizations from Hiroshima Prefecture, mainly JETRO members.

Copyright (C) 2011 JETRO. All rights reserved. Hiroshima is a land of abundant diversity and talent. Food Culture Hiroshima Hiroshima Prefecture has, as its prefectural capital, Hiroshima City, the number one city in the Hiroshima, blessed with nature, has an abundance of delicious foods. Chugoku/ area. With the typical geography and climate of the Japanese archipelago, the weather of the plain area from the Setouchi coast is moderate with low rainfall, but in the Chugoku Mountain Area it is bitterly cold. With such a diverse and blessed natural environment, Hiroshima Pro le  Hiroshima is the number one producer of oysters thrives with the agricultural and livestock industries, sheries, and the food industry. in Japan. Farming has thrived since ancient times. In addition, there is a diverse aggregation of other industries, including heavy industries such as Hiroshima oysters, grown with care and attention in automobiles and shipbuilding, with sophisticated technology honed over a long time; trend-setting high the Setouchi Sea, melt deliciously in your mouth. value-added industries with cutting-edge technology; and traditional industries–for example, textiles, Also great as grilled oysters, oyster rice, fried oysters, ●Area: 8,479.26 km2 furniture, koto (Japanese string instrument), caligraphy brushes, and geta (Japanese wooden or when added to hot pots. sandals)–that maintain the arts of master craftsmen. ●Population: 2,860,769  No. 1 production in Japan *According to the 2010 National Census Hiroshima is known worldwide, with Itsukushima Shinto Shrine and the Hiroshima Peace ●Prefectural ower/tree: Memorial (Genbaku Dome) designated as UNESCO World Heritages, and many domestic and Japanese maple international tourists visit every year. ●Prefectural bird: Red-throated diver Normal annual temperature (unit: degrees Celsius) Normal annual precipitation (unit: millimeters) Bihoku  Hiroshima gourmet One of the top three sake ●Prefectural sh: Oyster 11 Bihoku 1800  Takano 11 Takano brewers in Japan 11 1600 Geihoku Shobara Tojo Geihoku Tojo  Gourmet taste representing Hiroshima. Hiroshima  Saijo of Hiroshima is acclaimed as one of the top Shobara Yuki 11 2000 Yuki style involves thinly spreading crepe-like dough on sake brewers in Japan, along with Nada and Fushimi. Oasa Miyoshi Oasa Miyoshi 12 1400 Joge 2200 Odomari Joge top of a hot iron plate, and topping it with a Blessed with high quality sake rice and great water, 13 Sera Yawata mountain of shredded cabbage, meat, soba noodles, the ingredients of Japanese sake, Hiroshima is a Kake Fuchu 14 Kake Sera Fuchu Miiri Miiri 1200 and eggs. e dish is then garnished with world-famous sake capital. Every October, a Sake Hatsukaichi City 15 Hatsukaichi City Shiwa 12 Kochi Fukuyama okonomiyaki sauce and served. Hiroshima Prefecture Festival is held Tsuta Hiroshima Higashihiroshima Fukuyama Tsuta Hiroshima Higashihiroshima 13 Takehara Fukuyama/Bisan Takehara Fukuyama/Bisan has 1,857 okonomiyaki shops, making it number one where visitors can 16 Innoshima 2000 Innoshima in Japan in shop/population ratio. enjoy tasting local 14 Kure Otake Kure Otake 1800 1200 15 Kubi Kubi sake from all over Higashihiroshima/Takehara 1600 1400 Hiroshima/Kure Hiroshima/Kure Kurahashi Higashihiroshima/Takehara Japan. Sakagura-dori of Saijo, a street lined with white walls of sake breweries Logistics Safe, assured and tasty Hiroshima products. e largest logistics hub in the Chugoku/Shikoku area. Smooth access to overseas destinations.  From mountain areas at an elevation of 800 meters in the north,  Promoting incorporations in order to conduct Agriculture/ to the island areas in the south, many innovations have been ecient and stable farm management and By sea  ere are four important bays and ports, namely, , Kure implemented to match the geographical and climatic conditions environmentally friendly agriculture. Bay, Onomichi-Itozaki Port, and Fukuyama Port. Hiroshima Bay has Livestock Industry in conducting a wide variety of cultivation and animal breeding. regular international routes to South Korea (nine services per week),  Percentage of agricultural production incorporation  Agricultural production (unit: 100 million yen)  Gross crop acreage (unit: ha) by status (unit: rural community farm) China (six services per week), Taiwan/Southeast Asia (two services per Other livestock 6 Processed Other crops 89,400 week), and North America (one service per month). agricultural products 2 Agricultural production Poultry 200 corporations By air  has regular international routes to South Korea, Rice 280 Forage and 166 China and Guam: Seoul (seven ights per week), Beijing ( ve ights per Total: manure crops Total: Beijing Livestock Rice No. of rural 28.3% Pigs 43 102 billion yen 1,012,000 1,673,000 4,306,000 ha Dalian week), Shanghai (seven ights per week), Dalian (eight ights per week), 377 community farms Crops Industrial crops No 587 Taipei (six ights per week), and Guam (two ights per week). Dairy cattle 72 641 174,000 incorporation Incorporation Fruit trees plan 100% plan in place Domestically, it connects with Haneda, Sapporo, Sendai, and Vegetables Seoul 258,400 Wheat 264,200 401 20 Beef cattle 57 168 Vegetables Okinawa Naha. 68.3% 3.4% Other 35 Fruits 555,400 126 Tokyo Flowers and Beans Sweet potatoes 40,700  Export value by region ornamental plants 32 191,300 Cereals 47,400 (unit: Million yen) Shanghai Hiroshima Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries> Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries> 79,043 3.6% Oceania Africa 2.7% Middle East 79,776 3.6% Central-Eastern Europe, Russia, etc. 78,176 3.5% Taipei % Western Europe Asia Food Industry Naha 238,607 10.8 1,001,088  In Hiroshima, there are many national brand companies that are unique and highly skilled. North America 45.3% Guam 324,157  “Voluntary Sanitation Management Certi cation System in Foods,” a unique Hiroshima Prefecture system, has been established to 14.7% Central and actively evaluate sanitation management of food businesses. South America 349,441 15.8% 1 2 Copyright (C) 2011 JETRO. All rights reserved. Hiroshima is a land of abundant diversity and talent. Food Culture Hiroshima Hiroshima Prefecture has, as its prefectural capital, Hiroshima City, the number one city in the Hiroshima, blessed with nature, has an abundance of delicious foods. Chugoku/Shikoku area. With the typical geography and climate of the Japanese archipelago, the weather of the plain area from the Setouchi coast is moderate with low rainfall, but in the Chugoku Mountain Area it is bitterly cold. With such a diverse and blessed natural environment, Hiroshima Pro le  Hiroshima is the number one producer of oysters thrives with the agricultural and livestock industries, sheries, and the food industry. in Japan. Farming has thrived since ancient times. In addition, there is a diverse aggregation of other industries, including heavy industries such as Hiroshima oysters, grown with care and attention in automobiles and shipbuilding, with sophisticated technology honed over a long time; trend-setting high the Setouchi Sea, melt deliciously in your mouth. value-added industries with cutting-edge technology; and traditional industries–for example, textiles, Also great as grilled oysters, oyster rice, fried oysters, ●Area: 8,479.26 km2 furniture, koto (Japanese string instrument), caligraphy brushes, and geta (Japanese wooden or when added to hot pots. sandals)–that maintain the arts of master craftsmen. ●Population: 2,860,769  No. 1 production in Japan *According to the 2010 National Census Hiroshima is known worldwide, with Itsukushima Shinto Shrine and the Hiroshima Peace ●Prefectural ower/tree: Memorial (Genbaku Dome) designated as UNESCO World Heritages, and many domestic and Japanese maple international tourists visit every year. ●Prefectural bird: Red-throated diver Normal annual temperature (unit: degrees Celsius) Normal annual precipitation (unit: millimeters) Bihoku  Hiroshima gourmet One of the top three sake ●Prefectural sh: Oyster 11 Bihoku 1800  Takano 11 Takano brewers in Japan 11 1600 Geihoku Shobara Tojo Geihoku Tojo  Gourmet taste representing Hiroshima. Hiroshima  Saijo of Hiroshima is acclaimed as one of the top Shobara Yuki 11 2000 Yuki style involves thinly spreading crepe-like dough on sake brewers in Japan, along with Nada and Fushimi. Oasa Miyoshi Oasa Miyoshi 12 1400 Joge 2200 Odomari Joge top of a hot iron plate, and topping it with a Blessed with high quality sake rice and great water, 13 Sera Yawata mountain of shredded cabbage, meat, soba noodles, the ingredients of Japanese sake, Hiroshima is a Kake Fuchu 14 Kake Sera Fuchu Miiri Miiri 1200 and eggs. e dish is then garnished with world-famous sake capital. Every October, a Sake Hatsukaichi City 15 Hatsukaichi City Shiwa 12 Kochi Fukuyama okonomiyaki sauce and served. Hiroshima Prefecture Festival is held Tsuta Hiroshima Higashihiroshima Fukuyama Tsuta Hiroshima Higashihiroshima 13 Takehara Fukuyama/Bisan Takehara Fukuyama/Bisan has 1,857 okonomiyaki shops, making it number one where visitors can 16 Innoshima 2000 Innoshima in Japan in shop/population ratio. enjoy tasting local 14 Kure Otake Kure Otake 1800 1200 15 Kubi Kubi sake from all over Higashihiroshima/Takehara 1600 1400 Hiroshima/Kure Hiroshima/Kure Kurahashi Higashihiroshima/Takehara Japan. Sakagura-dori of Saijo, a street lined with white walls of sake breweries Logistics Safe, assured and tasty Hiroshima products. e largest logistics hub in the Chugoku/Shikoku area. Smooth access to overseas destinations.  From mountain areas at an elevation of 800 meters in the north,  Promoting incorporations in order to conduct Agriculture/ to the island areas in the south, many innovations have been ecient and stable farm management and By sea  ere are four important bays and ports, namely, Hiroshima Bay, Kure implemented to match the geographical and climatic conditions environmentally friendly agriculture. Bay, Onomichi-Itozaki Port, and Fukuyama Port. Hiroshima Bay has Livestock Industry in conducting a wide variety of cultivation and animal breeding. regular international routes to South Korea (nine services per week),  Percentage of agricultural production incorporation  Agricultural production (unit: 100 million yen)  Gross crop acreage (unit: ha) by status (unit: rural community farm) China (six services per week), Taiwan/Southeast Asia (two services per Other livestock 6 Processed Other crops 89,400 week), and North America (one service per month). agricultural products 2 Agricultural production Poultry 200 corporations By air  Hiroshima Airport has regular international routes to South Korea, Rice Sapporo 280 Forage and 166 China and Guam: Seoul (seven ights per week), Beijing ( ve ights per Total: manure crops Total: Beijing Livestock Rice No. of rural 28.3% Pigs 43 102 billion yen 1,012,000 1,673,000 4,306,000 ha Dalian week), Shanghai (seven ights per week), Dalian (eight ights per week), 377 community farms Crops Industrial crops No 587 Taipei (six ights per week), and Guam (two ights per week). Dairy cattle 72 641 174,000 incorporation Incorporation Fruit trees plan 100% plan in place Sendai Domestically, it connects with Tokyo Haneda, Sapporo, Sendai, and Vegetables Seoul 258,400 Wheat 264,200 401 20 Beef cattle 57 168 Vegetables Okinawa Naha. 68.3% 3.4% Other 35 Fruits 555,400 126 Tokyo Flowers and Beans Sweet potatoes 40,700  Export value by region ornamental plants 32 191,300 Cereals 47,400 (unit: Million yen) Shanghai Hiroshima Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries> Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries> 79,043 3.6% Oceania Africa 2.7% Middle East 79,776 3.6% Central-Eastern Europe, Russia, etc. 78,176 3.5% Taipei % Western Europe Asia Food Industry Naha 238,607 10.8 1,001,088  In Hiroshima, there are many national brand companies that are unique and highly skilled. North America 45.3% Guam 324,157  “Voluntary Sanitation Management Certi cation System in Foods,” a unique Hiroshima Prefecture system, has been established to 14.7% Central and actively evaluate sanitation management of food businesses. South America 349,441 15.8% 1 2 Copyright (C) 2011 JETRO. All rights reserved. Hiroshima Scenery

World Cultural Heritage of Hiroshima - Remember history, hope for peace -

Itsukushima Shinto Shrine (Miyajima)  Itsukushima Shinto Shrine has a large vermilion shrine Global gate and pavilions connected with cloisters, showing various views depending on the ebb and ow of the tide. e sea spreading in all directions, the Misen virgin forest to the rear Hiroshima and other aspects of the surrounding natural environment comes together to create stately and resplendent scenery that is the quintessence of Japanese aesthetic sense. specialties

A-bomb Dome (Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park)  is is an A-bombed building conveying the horror of the A-bomb dropped on Hiroshima, the rst such attack in the world. It is a symbol of peace. e surrounding area is the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park with a beautiful river and Bon Appetit! greenery, along with a cenotaph and the Peace Memorial Museum.

5-44 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima 730-0011, Japan Hiroshima Chamber of Commerce and Industry Building 4F Japan External Trade Organization Hiroshima O ce TEL: +81 (82) 228-2563 FAX: +81 (82) 228-2596 E-mail: [email protected]