Mandarin orange
Japan's largest producer of mikan (mandarin oranges)



Wakayama's mandarin oranges, famous for their high sugar content and rich taste.
are grown in an environment highly suited to their cultivation, with a mild climate and well-drained hillsides.
The Arita region in particular is Japan's largest producer of mandarin oranges.
It was the first region in Japan to develop mandarin oranges as a means of earning a living, and its sustainable farming system has been registered as a Japanese Agricultural Heritage site.