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The {{Nihongo|'''Sakurajima komikan orange'''|桜島小みかん|Sakurajima komikan}} is a type of [[mandarin (fruit)|mandarin]] grown on [[Sakurajima]], an active composite volcanoin [[Kagoshima prefecture]], Japan. It is almost the same as the [[Kishumikan]]. The same [[cultivar]] is also grown in Fukuyama in [[Kirishima, Kagoshima|Kirishima]] along [[Kagoshima Bay]], and this is simply called '''komikan''' ('''小みかん''', '''小蜜柑'''). "Ko" means "little", and "[[mikan]]" a type of citrus cultivar; komikans are unusually small. |
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==Summary== |
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It is a Kagoshima local product and it is the world's smallest [[satsuma (fruit)|satsuma]] as certified by [[Guinness World Records]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}} Because the soil is rich in [[volcanic ash]], Sakurajima is not suitable for rice cultivation, so the komikan is an important commercial crop. Some of the huge trees have been standing for over 200 years and sometimes a few hundred kilograms of mikan are produced from a single tree. The fruits ripen at the beginning of December and it turns into a flattened spherical shape that weighs anything from 20 to 50 grams. Its pith is hard but sweet-tasting. |
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==History== |
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There are three theories about how Sakurajima Komikan were first cultivated. The first is that [[Shimazu Yoshihiro]], the second son of [[Shimazu Takahisa]], who was the [[Daimyo]] of the Satsuma Province, took back the oranges to Satsuma from the [[Korean Peninsula]] after the two [[Japanese invasions of Korea]] (1592 and 1598). Otherwise, from [[Kii Province]] after the [[Battle of Sekigahara]] (on October 21, 1600). The third theory is that he brought back Takada mikan oranges from [[Yatsushiro]] in [[Higo Province]] (present day Kumamoto). This opinion is the most popular. It has become a speciality of Satsuma because Naotomo Yamaguchi, Tokugawa Ieyasu's retainer, admired its great taste. In 1603, it was presented to [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] by [[Shimazu Tadatsune]], [[tozama daimyo]] of Satsuma. In ancient times, it was referred to as Mukoujima Mikan or Aka Mikan but it started to be called Sakurajima Mikan in around 1658. |
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*{{cite book | editor = 串間俊文 | script-title=ja:かごしま文庫26 鹿児島の園芸植物 | publisher = [[Shuneido Publishing]] | year = 1995 | isbn = 4-915093-33-6 | language = Japanese}} |
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*{{cite book | editor = 桜島町郷土誌編さん委員会編 横山金盛 | script-title=ja:桜島町郷土誌 | publisher = City of Sakurajima | year = 1988 | language = Japanese }} |
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*{{cite book | editor = 橋口兼古、五代秀堯、橋口兼柄 | script-title=ja:三国名勝図会 巻之43 | year = 1843 | language = Japanese}} |
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==See also== |
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*[[Sakurajima komikan orange]] |
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The Sakurajima komikan orange (桜島小みかん, Sakurajima komikan) is a type of mandarin grown on Sakurajima, an active composite volcano in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan. It is almost the same as the Kishumikan. The same cultivar is also grown in Fukuyama in Kirishima along Kagoshima Bay, and this is simply called komikan (小みかん, 小蜜柑). "Ko" means "little", and "mikan" a type of citrus cultivar; komikans are unusually small.
It is a Kagoshima local product and it is the world's smallest satsuma as certified by Guinness World Records.[citation needed] Because the soil is rich in volcanic ash, Sakurajima is not suitable for rice cultivation, so the komikan is an important commercial crop. Some of the huge trees have been standing for over 200 years and sometimes a few hundred kilograms of mikan are produced from a single tree. The fruits ripen at the beginning of December and it turns into a flattened spherical shape that weighs anything from 20 to 50 grams. Its pith is hard but sweet-tasting.
There are three theories about how Sakurajima Komikan were first cultivated. The first is that Shimazu Yoshihiro, the second son of Shimazu Takahisa, who was the Daimyo of the Satsuma Province, took back the oranges to Satsuma from the Korean Peninsula after the two Japanese invasions of Korea (1592 and 1598). Otherwise, from Kii Province after the Battle of Sekigahara (on October 21, 1600). The third theory is that he brought back Takada mikan oranges from YatsushiroinHigo Province (present day Kumamoto). This opinion is the most popular. It has become a speciality of Satsuma because Naotomo Yamaguchi, Tokugawa Ieyasu's retainer, admired its great taste. In 1603, it was presented to Tokugawa IeyasubyShimazu Tadatsune, tozama daimyo of Satsuma. In ancient times, it was referred to as Mukoujima Mikan or Aka Mikan but it started to be called Sakurajima Mikan in around 1658.
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