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Towns tagged “Fruit growing”
183 towns that Machigatari wrote up under “Fruit growing”, across 43 prefectures.
“Fruit growing” is an editorial tag, chosen town by town. This is not a complete count of every town in Japan that fits, and a town missing here is not a town that doesn't fit. Towns are listed by prefecture in local government code order, with no ranking.
Hokkaido9
Hokkaido page- Yubari CityA 24-shaku coal seam lies exposed here.Great Coal Outcrop
- Nanae TownIsland to island, over arched bridges.Island Walk Course, Arch Bridges
- Niki TownHe brought his home's god to Ginzan.Founder's shrine, Ginzan
- Yoichi TownAt herring's peak, floors became tables.Former Fukuhara Fishing Ground
- Pippu TownA windowed bridge spans the platforms.Pippu Station, footbridge
- Mashike TownHokkaido Heritage: widest wooden grade school.Former Mashike Elementary School
- Sobetsu TownA wheat field rose into a mountain.Showa-shinzan
- Sarabetsu VillageA grove born of village revitalization.Sumomo no Sato, by Donguri Park
- Ikeda TownCastle-like, formally a town institute.Wine Castle, a town institute
Aomori Prefecture5
Aomori Prefecture page- Tsugaru CityA town where torii pile up in layers.Senbon Torii, Takayama Inari
- Hirakawa CityA hall: Japanese below, Western above.Seibien, Seibikan hall
- Fujisaki TownOnce a village tree: an old yew stands.Tokuge's Onko yew tree
- Itayanagi TownA river town with a shrine to sea gods.Kaido Shrine, Itayanagi
- Gonohe Town5 yen to buy, 15 more spent, they say.Gonohe magistrate's office gate
Iwate Prefecture1
Iwate Prefecture pageMiyagi Prefecture4
Miyagi Prefecture page- Shibata TownThe Shibata clan lived here until Meiji.Shihotate Ruins, Funaoka Castle
- Watari TownIts narrowest point still girths 7.85 m.Shomyoji's shii tree
- Rifu TownA shrine recorded by a dye plant's name.Somedono Shrine, Kariyasu Shrine
- Misato TownShrine moved as a post station opened.Yamanokami Shrine, relocation
Akita Prefecture2
Akita Prefecture pageYamagata Prefecture9
Yamagata Prefecture page- Sagae CityFloors 3 and 4 hang from four cores.Sagae City Hall, Kisho Kurokawa
- Tendo CityRebuilt storehouse on a Kofun-era site.Nishinumata Site, storehouse
- Higashine CityA zelkova on the reputed castle core.Higashine Great Zelkova
- Nanyo CityA hall whose front bay is all open.Kumano Taisha Haiden
- Nakayama TownAn east-facing hall, said to be rare.Okamura Kannon Hall
- Kahoku TownA storehouse for a seal letter received.Goshuin-gura, Horigome family
- Asahi TownAn arch bridge over the Mogami, 1937.Old Meikyo Bridge
- Oe TownYonezawa Domain set a boat house here.Aterazawa, castle town and quay
- Takahata TownA station framed mainly in local stone.Former Takahata Station
Fukushima Prefecture6
Fukushima Prefecture page- Koriyama CityA white pegmatite dyke lies exposed.Pegmatite Dyke, Kashima Shrine
- Date CityRich on silkworm eggs, with a tower.Former Kameoka Home, rich farmer
- Koori TownA campaign built a tower-topped office.Former Date County Office
- Ishikawa TownElaborate gate, symbol of a privilege.Suzuki family's yakui-mon gate
- Tamakawa VillageA cut-stone chamber faces south-southeast.Miyanomae Kofun, chamber at Kawabe
- Okuma TownLion-clad children danced at the shrine.Kumagawa Shishimai Dance
Ibaraki Prefecture3
Ibaraki Prefecture pageTochigi Prefecture3
Tochigi Prefecture pageGunma Prefecture2
Gunma Prefecture pageSaitama Prefecture24
Saitama Prefecture page- Kazo CityA 100-metre carp streamer swims in the sky.Jumbo Koinobori
- Higashimatsuyama CityThree days of walking in the hills.Japan Three-Day March
- Kasukabe CityAn 800 kg kite rises into the May sky.Giant kite on the Edo River
- Koshigaya CityA flood-control pond became the town's lake.Koshigaya Lake Town
- Niiza City43 ha of woodland around a Zen temple.Heirinji
- Kuki CityFloats wrapped in 500 lanterns spin at night.Kuki Lantern Festival
- Misato CityDeclared "Japan's No. 1 Reading Town".
- Hasuda CityThe Jōmon sea once reached the Motoarakawa.Kurohama Shell Mound
- Sakado CityHome of the Koma, a clear Kanto river.
- Shiraoka CityIn April, pear blossoms turn the city white.
- Ina TownA town of 5,000 roses in 400 varieties.Chōsei Shikō Kinen Kōen roses
- Moroyama TownWhere boys are the yabusame archers.Yabusame, Izumo Iwai Shrine
- Ogose TownA town where some 20,000 plum trees bloom.Ogose Bairin
- Kawajima TownA river-ringed island, guarded by levees.Kawajima ring levee
- Yoshimi Town219 tombs cut into one hillside.Yoshimi Hyakuana
- Yokoze TownGrowing 30 m of ice from stream water.Ashigakubo Ice Pillars
- Minano TownHome to the 100 Kannon's final temple.Suisen-ji, Chichibu temple 34
- Higashichichibu VillageSaitama's only village, east of Chichibu.
- Misato TownBon fires lit on 108 ridge mounds.Inomata no Hyakuhattō
- Kamikawa TownA town whose shrine worships a mountain.Kanasana Shrine
- Kamisato TownSaitama's northern tip, facing Gunma.Kanna River
- Yorii TownHōjō castle ruins above the Ara River.Hachigata Castle ruins
- Miyashiro TownFrom "what on earth?" to the town's pride.Shinshūkan, Team Zoo
- Sugito TownNo sea, no hills: summer lanterns afloat.Furutone lantern festival
Chiba Prefecture6
Chiba Prefecture page- Kisarazu CityA gold bell's discovery named the tomb.Kinreizuka Tomb, stone chamber
- Matsudo CityGarden borrows Fuji and the Edo River.Tojotei, Akitake's private home
- Kamagaya CityFoals got a plover brand here.Nakano Ranch, the roundup pen
- Shiroi CityTablet copy names a Kanazawa carpenter.Enmei-ji, Kanazawa carpenter
- Tomisato CityTiles cover a storehouse of Oya stone.Suehiro Villa Stone Storehouse
- Minamiboso CityAn octagonal tower, a round lamp room.Nojimazaki Lighthouse
Tokyo3
Tokyo pageKanagawa Prefecture1
Kanagawa Prefecture pageNiigata Prefecture2
Niigata Prefecture pageToyama Prefecture2
Toyama Prefecture pageIshikawa Prefecture1
Ishikawa Prefecture pageFukui Prefecture1
Fukui Prefecture pageYamanashi Prefecture5
Yamanashi Prefecture page- Yamanashi CityBoiler and hydrants in a Japanese house.Former Nezu Family Residence
- Nirasaki CityRamparts ring the space inside the gate.Shinpu Castle Ruins, Inui Gate
- Minami-Alps CitySeen from above, a shogi-piece dike.Shogigashira, Midai River dikes
- Fuefuki CityA shrine keeps a district name's lore.Yamanashioka Shrine
- Koshu CityShogunate herb house, two-tier roof.Kanzo-yashiki, Old Takano House
Nagano Prefecture10
Nagano Prefecture page- Iida CityA school's ground floor, a kabuki stage.Former Zakoji Omi School
- Nakano CityNo clear trace of garden water channels.Takanashi Manor Site, moated
- Nakagawa VillageA parabolic arch spans the Tenryu River.Sakado Bridge, 70 m span
- Matsukawa TownA town named for a river from the Alps.Katagiri-Matsukawa River
- Takamori TownMoats protected an earthen castle.Matsuoka Castle Site, Ninohori
- Takagi VillageA hatamoto built a two-storey teahouse.Shogetsuan, Chikyu teahouse
- Toyooka VillageUp the steps, a 12.8 m two-story gate.Senryuin Sanmon, two-story gate
- Obuse TownCeiling: dragon on red, phoenix in blue.Festival float ceiling paintings
- Takayama VillageA paddy cherry, estimated at 500+ yearsKurobe Edohigan cherry
- Iizuna TownEdo-Kanazawa midpoint, said set by Kaga.Bushu-Kashu Dochu Sakai Stele
Gifu Prefecture3
Gifu Prefecture pageShizuoka Prefecture4
Shizuoka Prefecture page- Fukuroi CityThe 27th stop from Edo, and from Kyoto.Fukuroi-juku
- Kikugawa CityAstringent tea, changed by steaming it longer.Fukamushi Kikugawa-cha
- Izunokuni CityA town where the furnace that cast cannon still stands.Nirayama Reverberatory Furnace
- Mori TownThe town a geographer called "little Kyoto".Shiga Shigetaka's little Kyoto
Aichi Prefecture2
Aichi Prefecture pageMie Prefecture2
Mie Prefecture pageKyoto Prefecture2
Kyoto Prefecture pageOsaka Prefecture4
Osaka Prefecture page- Kashiwara CityFour pairs of towers suggest a castle.Tamate Bridge, five-span bridge
- Habikino CityA stone bridge imitates a wooden bridge.Hojo Bridge, Konda Hachimangu
- Osakasayama CityTomb coffins were reused as sluices.Coffins reused as stone sluices
- Taishi TownRock carved away, leaving a tower.Rokutanidera, 13-tier tower
Hyogo Prefecture2
Hyogo Prefecture pageNara Prefecture2
Nara Prefecture pageWakayama Prefecture5
Wakayama Prefecture page- Arida CityEight patriarchs painted in a tower.Jomyo-ji Temple, tahoto pagoda
- Kinokawa CityOn the Yamato road, used as an inn.Nate-juku Honjin, Imose family
- Katsuragi TownFlowers for a mountain that banned them.Hanazono, Koyamaki altar flowers
- Minabe TownAn ume named to honor a high school's horticulture course.Nanko-ume, Minabe High School
- Kitayama VillageTwisted branches are said to bind the raft's logs.Nejiki, how rafts are woven
Tottori Prefecture5
Tottori Prefecture page- Yazu TownFound 12 new comets; his dome remains.Minoru Honda, Discovery King
- Yurihama TownA sutra to dig up in 5.67 billion years.Hōki Ichinomiya Sutra Mound
- Kotoura TownOver 20,000 graves gather by the sea.Hanamigata Cemetery
- Hokuei TownA battery ruin: half a regular octagon.Yura Daiba Battery Site
- Nanbu TownA boar-like stone is said to be buried.Akaiiwa Shrine
Okayama Prefecture6
Okayama Prefecture page- Okayama CityA monument to the white peach's finder.White peach discovery site
- Soja CityA princess's grave, so named, had bats.Koumorizuka Kofun
- Akaiwa CityA schoolhouse moved at about half size.Yoshii Museum, old Nibori School
- Shoo TownRed pointed roof, once a district officeFormer Katsuta District Office
- Kumenan TownMen dance slowly, dressed as women.Banba Dance, Bukkyō-ji Temple
- Kibichuo TownHe moved his reputed first tea room.Tenraian, Shigemori's tea room
Hiroshima Prefecture7
Hiroshima Prefecture page- Onomichi CityThe city named Go its own sport.
- Miyoshi CityRecorded: a vow to build a temple.Teramachi-haiji, Mitani-dera?
- Shobara CityA townhouse with small stacked gablesSanrakuso, Former Hozawa House
- Etajima CityA navy men's club with a balcony.Former Etajima Navy Men's Club
- Akiota TownThe gorge's name traces to an Edo book.Matsu-ochibashū, name's source
- Osakikamijima Town13 towns opened a seamen's school.Geiyo Seamen's School
- Sera TownThe temple called “New Mount Kōya.”Imakōyasan, Ōta Estate's office
Yamaguchi Prefecture3
Yamaguchi Prefecture pageTokushima Prefecture8
Tokushima Prefecture page- Komatsushima CityThey say a grateful tanuki became a god.Kincho Shrine, Awa Tanuki War
- Awa CityEarth pillars stand as if in a forest.Awa Earth Pillars
- Katsuura TownGathers about 30,000 unshown hina dolls.Original Big Hinamatsuri
- Sanagochi VillageFrom a cattle pasture, all of Shikoku.Okawara Kogen, Shikoku 88 Views
- Kamiyama TownA fall of two streams, male and female.Amagoi Falls
- Naka TownA town museum of woodcarving and prints.Aioi Shinrin Museum, wood art
- Matsushige TownPart of the bridge rises for ships.Kagasuno Bridge, lift bridge
- Higashimiyoshi TownA half-built pier stands on a rock.Minoda no Fuchi, Phantom Bridge
Kagawa Prefecture1
Kagawa Prefecture pageEhime Prefecture7
Ehime Prefecture page- Yawatahama CityUpstairs, a veranda juts over the river.Hizuchi School, Matsumura
- Iyo CityThe name “Eiyo” is said to be unique.Eiyoji, Miyauchi family temple
- Seiyo CityJapanese style, with arched window tops.Former Kaimei School Building
- Kamijima TownA giant stone's crack faces due east.Menhir at Sanshuen
- Tobe TownSee a fault at a step in the riverbed.Tobe Thrust Fault
- Uchiko TownAfter the flood, rebuilt without piers.Tamaru Bridge, covered bridge
- Ikata TownA dance named for a line of its song.Shanshan dance, Oku
Kochi Prefecture5
Kochi Prefecture page- Tosa CityA pilgrim pass road keeps its old form.Shōryū-ji Road, Tsukajizaka
- Konan CityPeer at painted screens through a hole.Kabuki-scene screens, old Akaoka
- Toyo TownThe town's website shows the waves live.Ikumi Coast, Current Waves
- Nahari TownRails cut the path; a bridge was built.Hōon-ji Overpass, Sankō-in path
- Kitagawa VillageForest rail crossed a river on concrete.Horigao, Yanase Forest Railway
Fukuoka Prefecture8
Fukuoka Prefecture page- Ukiha CityThree gables in a row face the front.Hirakawa Residence, kudo-zukuri
- Miyama CityOver 900 camphors grow atop a levee.Shinfunagoya Camphor Forest
- Okagaki TownWindbreak pines became part of its name.Sanri Matsubara
- Kurate TownTwo stone pillows were carved in a tomb.Furutsuki Yokoana, stone pillows
- Chikuzen TownRed circles painted in the third chamberKannonzuka Kofun, Tokami
- Oki TownSemi-artificial canals, over 1,000 yearsHori (creeks), Ishimaruyama Park
- Hirokawa TownA stone figure, its face gone blank.Sekijinsan Kofun, armored figure
- Kawasaki TownAn old rail line became Sesshū Road.Sesshū Road, ex-Kamiyamada Line
Saga Prefecture1
Saga Prefecture pageNagasaki Prefecture1
Nagasaki Prefecture pageKumamoto Prefecture4
Kumamoto Prefecture pageOita Prefecture1
Oita Prefecture pageKagoshima Prefecture1
Kagoshima Prefecture pageLANGUAGEEnglish日本語