Mikan (Satsuma mandarin)
Early Oct – mid-Jan
A long-established Setouchi growing area; the select grade is sold as “Jinenjuku” tree-ripened mikan.
Setoda Citrus
The lemon island is a citrus island.
From autumn mikan to late-spring Natsumi, a different citrus ripens on the islands in every season.
Sales periods and descriptions are guides taken from JA Hiroshima material and are not a promise of supply in any given year. This page introduces the growing area; J-Catalyst's trade enquiries are centred on lemons.23
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Hassaku
Late Jan – late Mar
A citrus that originated in Hiroshima Prefecture.
Navel orange
Mid-Jan – early Mar
An orange grown in Setoda since the Meiji era.
Setoda Eco Lemon®
Early Oct – early May
Certified by Hiroshima Prefecture as specially cultivated produce.
Shiranuhi
Mid-Feb – late Mar
Left to ripen fully on open-field trees before picking.
Harumi
Late Jan – mid-Feb
Peels by hand and is easy to eat.
Kiyomi
Mid-Mar – mid-Apr
Overwintered outdoors and ripened on the tree.
Anseikan
Mid-Mar – early Apr
Native to Hiroshima; a large citrus discovered in the Ansei era (1850s).
Setoka (greenhouse)
Mid-Jan – mid-Feb
Greenhouse-grown Setoka.
Harehime
Mid-Dec – late Jan
A mandarin-type citrus popular as a gift.
Haruka
Early – late Mar
Yellow fruit with a light, refreshing flavour.
Reikō
Late Feb – early Mar
Reddish-orange fruit, bred from Kiyomi, Encore and Murcott.
Natsumi
Mid-Apr – early May
A mandarin for early summer, left on the tree for almost a year.
Jinenjuku: Setoda's select, tree-ripened range
A select range from the Setoda packing house, with growing guidance aligned from the May blossom onwards and fruit chosen for overall eating quality, not sugar content alone.
Jinenjuku mikan (early-season and Ishiji)
Mid-Nov – late Dec
Jinenjuku Harehime
Mid-Dec
Jinenjuku Harumi
Early Feb – mid-Mar
Jinenjuku Dekopon with leaf
Early – late Mar
- Designated orchards and growers
- Ground-cover mulch in every orchard
- Ripened on the tree
- Leaf left on; individually wrapped in freshness-preserving film
Features of the range as listed in JA Hiroshima's material.
SETODA LEMON
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