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.
