第二十七旅「🍃読谷村の農作：🍠過去から未来へ！🍈」（紅芋・メロン・水耕栽培）【🇯🇵字幕👂】

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00:00 Intro & 本日の予告
00:35 Opening トーク
02:19 紅芋：読谷ファーマーズマーケット ゆんた市場
07:01 メロン：國吉メロン農園
10:39 メロン収穫～試食
17:00 水耕栽培：玉城ファーム（前回ダイジェスト）
18:45 水耕栽培の現在～種植え体験
25:19 閉めトーク
27:45 Ending

第二十七旅では、ヴァンソンとクリスタルは再び農業の盛んな読谷村へ！
約400年前に琉球国に広く伝播普及し多くの人びとを飢饉から救ったと伝えられている紅芋から、
近年注目を浴びている高級メロン、また、天候・虫害の影響を受けず年中生産できる水耕栽培など、読谷村の農家さんの励みと、歴史的なものから最新の技術まで農業の様々な形を紹介！
そして今回もスタジオより、花菜さんのうちなーんちゅ目線でのコメントにも注目！
お楽しみに！

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☆読谷ファーマーズマーケット ゆんた市場☆
読谷村喜名2346-11
https://www.ja-okinawa.or.jp/farmersmarket/detail.php?id=540

☆國吉メロン農園☆

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☆玉城ファーム☆
沖縄県中頭郡読谷村長浜1819-3
https://tamashirofarm-ltd.org/

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Haitai! I am Kana Nagamine! Welcome to Petit OKINAWA TRAVELLER! From the studio, I will comment on the whereabouts of two foreigners who love Okinawa, Vincent and Christal, from my perspective of Uchinanchu (Okinawa native). So let’s take a look! The two of you, (In Okinawan) looking forward to it! Haisai!!

– So, Vincent! Today… – Wait wait wait… Hey, I’m here! Here! Not there! – What! ? There are two Vincents! ? ? – No no no no, not two! I think it’s kind of obvious that this, is a pig!

– Oh, ok, I thought that maybe you ate too much lately! – Nope, I did not! Not the case, but anyway… Today we’re in Yomitan village! And this character is called “Yomiton”, it’s the mascot of Yomitan Village.

It looks like a pig, but if you look at the color and shape, it also looks like a purple sweet potato, right? That’s right! Speaking of Yomitan, it’s all about Beniimo, let’s take a look at my specialty, agriculture! Sounds good! It’s very reassuring to have you here Christal when it’s about agriculture!

Of course not only purple sweet potatoes, but Yomitan has been working hard on various other initiatives as well, so we’ll probably also make some new discoveries today! Let’s start right away! Let’s Goya! Well, today we started with a shot with Yomitan’s mascot character “Yomiton”!

The theme today is “Yomitan Village”! I often go to Yomitan Village! My hobby is collecting Yachimun, and since the Yachimun village is located in Yomitan, I often go to there to buy Yachimun. Today, we are talking about agriculture, and there are certainly a lot of purple sweet potato fields in Yomitan.

We may also make new discoveries! Let’s take a look! – So big! – Amazing! It’s like a vegetable and fruit supermarket! – They also have strawberries! Looks delicious! – Strawberries!

– Well, we’ve talked about “Beniimo” a lot on the show so far, but we haven’t shown it yet, right? – Yes! – Here it is! – The famous purple sweet potato! It has long been said to be the staple food of Okinawans,

It contains a lot of fibers, minerals, vitamins, polyphenols, anthocyanins, and more! – Amazing! It’s good for your body! – Yes! – Hello! – Hello! Nice to meet you! When you think of Yomitan Village, “Beniimo” (purple sweet potato) comes to mind, has it been around for a long time?

Yes! Cultivation methods were passed down from China’s Fujian Province about 400 years ago, and Yomitan Village was certified as a red sweet potato producing area in Okinawa Prefecture in 2004. – In particular, the “Chura Koibeni” species are very dark, dark purple. – Can I look at them?

– In Yomitan Village, there is a wonderful purple sweet potato tart… – Purple sweet potato tarts are very famous! – Using this species! – Is it still made in large quantities? – Well, in recent years, there has been an epidemic all over the country

Called the “foot rot disease”, so Yomitan Village is now working hard to find different and stronger varieties, that is the current situation. The production of purple sweet potatoes has decreased significantly. But I’m sure there are a lot of improvements being made, and new specialty products have also been created.

What kind of new products are there? Let’s take a look! – So now… we have Yomitan’s melons! – Melon! ? Eh! ? ? Here in Okinawa? – Yes! We know that there are watermelons, and also strawberries that are grown around Ginoza these days

– but melons too! ? – Yes, we also make melons! – Well then, please introduce us to these melons! – Yes! My pleasure! – Look! – Oh! It looks delicious! – Admirable! It looks perfectly round!

Actually, in my hometown in France, we also make a lot of melons! My great-uncle is also a farmer who grows melons… – This is a variety called Verda, and it has green flesh! – The green one! Yes Yes Yes!

– And this one is a variety called Verossa, and the inside is red. – Red (orange) flesh! – Yes. Red melon. When did this begin to be cultivated in Yomitan? – Well, 30 years ago, this area was very popular for melons… – Surprisingly! – Yes!

Though it suffered a bit of a decline, but young farmers at Kuniyoshi Melon Farm decided to revive it, – and they’ve been working on it since last year. – Oh, great! Well, it’s really recent! -Recent! – Is this also “Shimajiri Maaji”? – That’s right! – Amazing!

– Sorry! What in the world is “Shimajiri Maaji”? – In Okinawa, there are three types of maaji (red soil): Shimajiri Maaji, Kunigami Maaji, and Jagaaru. I come from an agricultural background and studied at the Faculty of Agriculture!

– It’s the basics of agriculture! ? – Yes! – So, you mean the type of soil? – Yes! – Oh, wow!! That’s something new to learn! I mean… it’s probably the first time I learn something from you Christal! – You piece of …!

– No, but look! What a luxurious box! – Yes! – Great for souvenirs and year-end gifts! It’s the melon harvest season right now, so why not go and check ir out at Kuniyoshi Melon farm?

– Sounds great! It’s located near here in Yomitan Village, so we’ll be sure to go check it out! – Yes! I want to go see it! – Well, it was an unexpected encounter, so I really want to delve deeper into melons! – Oh.. ok!

– Manager Wakukawa, thank you for your wonderful guidance today! Let’s go to Kuniyoshi Melon Farm! – Thank you! When we think of melons, we think of cold regions, outside of the prefecture, so I was surprised!

However, since it has been produced for 30 years, they are aiming to revive this melon producing area. Well, let’s see how and where they make it! – Nice, feeling the wind, around the fields, fields, fields, fields fields everywhere… – Well, this is completely my environment!

I know! It’s truly your specialty! So!!! We heard that the wonderful melons we saw earlier are grown around here, and it’s harvest time right now, – but I didn’t think we’d be able to see them in Okinawa! – Me neither! – So let’s go see it!

– Here here! There’s a greenhouse! Yeah, I think it’s here! – Hello! – Hello! – Nice to meet you! – Thank you for coming! – So, we heard about melons at Yunta Market, maybe you’re the one who makes them? – Yes! I am!

– My name is Kuniyoshi and I grow melons in Yomitan Village. – Nice to meet you! Actually, my brother and I grow melons together; I’m the younger one, and there’s Shinichiro, my elder brother. He’s making melons with me. – Hello! – Hello!

We heard at the Yunta Market that you actually started last year, but what made you decide to grow melons here? My grandpa used to grow melons, and other crops like watermelons and so. Since I was I child I always felt that those melons were especially delicious,

And my grandpa knew that, so as he was about to retire, I thought it would be sad to see this work go away, so I decided to inherit his knowledge to continue growing them. – What did you do until that? Were you working in other agriculture?? – No! Well in fact…

– As for me, my previous job was in the Self-Defense Forces! – Self-Defense Forces! ? – Yes! – To melon!? – Yes! – It’s sooo completely different! – That is!! – A big change of job!

Really, you’re a living a symbol of the fact that you can always do whatever you want in life! Moreover, when we saw it earlier, we could tell it’s really high-quality melons, with a beautiful round shape, and the box was super cool!

Actually, last month, the “Flower and Food Festival 2024” was held in Oonoyama (Naha), – and we exhibited our melons there! – Exhibit! – Yes! We propbably still have a long way to go, but we received the bronze award!

– You won an award! It’s amazing! Congratulations! – Thank you! – So, according to rumors, now is the perfect time to harvest… – Yes! that’s right!

– Would it be okay for us to learn a little bit and try our hand at harvesting melons? – Of course! We’ll use your help! – Ok! Here it is! – Oh! let’s get in! – Here you are!

– Well, when you think of melons, you think of greenhouses! – That’s right! – This is also true in my hometown! Amazing! ! – There are so many lined up! – There are so many!

– Amazing! And just here, a fine one! Can you see it? – Amazing! – This magnificent melon! – Is there any particular effort to be able to grow melons in Okinawa? – Well, first of all, soil! Preparing the soil is the most important part,

And after preparing the soil carefully and planting the seedlings, it’s time to water them, not too much, not too little, you have to know where to stop, how much you make them crave for it, that’s how the sweetness will keep increasing.

– Could you please give us some tips and show us how to harvest? – Of course! Got it! I honestly have no idea how to do it so… First of all, what makes a melon look the most beautiful is…

– this part! How well you cut the so-called “antenna”. – Oh! Antenna! – Yes! So, you cut it just a little beyond the size of this melon! Here, cut!

Then you drop this leaf at the edge toom, and also cut off this leaf that is closest to it, and that makes it into a beautiful melon.

– With a beautiful antenna as you usually see! – So, a few centimeters beyond the radius of the melon… – That’s right! – It’s beautiful! – A bit outside from the radius… like this? – Yeah! it’s okay!

– But, should we hold it down? – Yeah! While holding it! – But like, Christal it’s your specialty so… no worries! – Well, no. Not melons!!! – Yes, it’s fine here! – And around here, at the base of this branch, okay!

– How is it? – Beautiful! – Isn’t this a bit short? – Really! ? ? – No, it’s okay, it’s okay! ! – Nope, perfect! – Eh! ? You say so yourself… Hold it… and cut it like this…

Like an idol? What does it mean like an idol? ? ? You… it’s around here! It came out beautifully! This one, from behind… Oh, on this side! Well! Looks good! We got quite a lot! Here!

This is surprisingly heavy! The 3 that Christal harvested, 3 or 4 that I harvested, plus the 3 that we originally picked! I’ve been admiring this melon since Yunta Market… – So… I’m really curious about the taste! – Oh, of course! Would you like to try it? – I definitely want to!

– And this is red meat, right? – Yes! – I really like it! – You’ve been thinking about those melons for quite some time now! – From the start! As soon as I saw it, I couldn’t help but want to eat it!

– Please! – Okay, let’s cut it! – Yes, please! Well, Vincent’s begging was a great success! Each piece is truly made with care and love! This was my first time seeing a harvest experience, but I thought I’d like to try it! Now, what does it taste like?

Look at this melon! Directly harvested from the farm! – Let’s eat! – Yep! Let’s eat! – Please do! Please eat! – I’ll enjoy having this! It looks kind of sweet! Okay! Thank you for leaving me with the big one! Merci! ! I’ll enjoy having this!

– Oh! ! – This is so delicious! – When I do this, when my legs are shaking like this, it means my mouth is really enjoying the meal!

When I did a sugar test two days ago, most of the melons were over 15° of sweetness, so this one must also be over 15°. To be honest, the melons I’ve eaten in America didn’t have much water in them, so they weren’t very sweet.

– And the reason is that mass production is the focus… – Ah, in America, yes. It definitely can’t compete with Japanese fruits, in terms of taste. So, isn’t this the first super delicious melon that you’ve ever eaten?

– Truly the most delicious melon of my life! The best I’ve ever eaten! – Thank you! We are very picky about organic cultivation. And also do not use any chemical fertilizers. Nice! So environmentally friendly and doesn’t, like… put any random things into your body, and it tastes so good!

– Do you also sell them online? – Yes! We do! And we also have them in the hometown tax donation program! – Of Yomitan!

– In Yomitan, for a long time it has been only purple sweet potatoes, but now, people started trying other crops. – Like this melon! The number of young farmers is also increasing. For example, things like hydroponic cultivation!

Various techniques! Before we did visit a farm of agro tourism, but speaking of hydroponics, we’ve also been there in the past! – Well, after all this time, let’s go to Tamashiro Farm to see what’s going on with hydroponics lately! – Let’s go see it!

– Mr. Kuniyoshi, thank you for today! Wonderful experience and super delicious melons! – Thank you! – Thank you! – Everyone, please try it! I really want you to taste this! – Yes, you need to try it! – Really! Miam miam! (“Yum yum!” in French)

Whaaaat??? We don’t have any at the studio! ? ? ? Vincent… Christal… Melons that has been soaked in the sun of Yomitan… I want to taste it too! It looked so delicious! Wow, I really need to go to Yomitan Village right away!

But as it’s also available as a return gift for hometown tax donations, people from outside the prefecture can also enjoy it right away! Also the box this melon came in was so nice and luxurious, so I thought it would be a great gift to give to friends!

Now, we’ve moved quite far away from the fields and are in the middle of Yomitan Village, next to the main street. The word “hydroponics” came up earlier! – Yes! It did! Hydroponic cultivation! A hot topic nowadays! It’s slowly becoming famous in France as well,

And, we did come here some time ago to see hydroponic cultivation! Here we are at Tamashiro Farm! – Thanks for having us! – Thank you for coming! As it grows indoors, does it mean it’s not with sunlight?

Yes! We use LED lights, then put fertilizer in the water tanks, and circulate it to grow them! – I see! That’s what hydroponic cultivation is about! – without using soil? – That’s right!

– No use of soil! ? – Yes! That’s what hydroponics’ about… – Christal you seem to be very knowledgeable about hydroponics… But I don’t really know much about hydroponics, so everything is…

– First of all, we don’t use sunlight – Ok! – Only water, no soil either, and all done indoors… – Well, but even though you can make such wonderful lettuce! – That’s right! And it can be grown in about a month.

First of all, it is insect-free, so it’s grown without pesticides. Also in Okinawa, there are many typhoons from summer to autumn, – as it is not affected by typhoons, you can stably grow all year round. – Oh, yes! Sometimes crops can be ruined because of typhoons.

– This, is the lettuce cultivation rack. – Oh, wow! There are so many! “Lettuce” (let-us) take a look! – Tamashiro-san, it’s been a while! – It’s been a long time! – Well, it still looks like being inside a spaceship in a sci-fi movie!

Tamashiro-san, what have you been up to since then? Since January last year, I implemented our system at a welfare facility in Naha, – and recently the amount of lettuce we deliver to restaurants has increased. – Oh! As edibles! For the food served there! – That’s right!

– Also, we also currently offer a lettuce seed planting experience. – Seed planting experience! As a workshop? – Yes, as a workshop!

– So today I’m thinking of having the two of you do that! – Oh! Sow seeds! – Will I be able to…? – Yeah, you can make it! Well then, “lettuce” (let’s) try it!

Every time they go to Tamashiro Farm, we’re granted with some of Christal’s jokes or puns, right? – Okay, then! Let’s do it! – Yes! please! – Here… – These are lettuce seeds! Lettuce seeds! It they’er very hydrated, like it’s been soaked in water.

I soaked it in water last night! If you let it soak for a day, it will germinate better. – So, from here, what about this sponge? – The next step is to plant it in the sponge.

– By the way, does this sponge acts like “soil” in the case of a field? – Yes, it’s a replacement of soil! Like a planter! – It becomes a planter!

– First of all, this sponge has a notch in it. Like a cross. – In advance! Ah! Yes Yes Yes! It’s kind of square! ! – A square! – We’re going to put the seeds in here, so we hold one chopstick at a time like this,

And put the seeds on there. – with the tip of the chopsticks. – So, open this up a little bit and put it on top. – Well then, let’s do it! – Yes! Let’s do it! – “Lettuce” (Let’s) Try! In the end, I said it myself…

– Yes, I got it! – I got it! – Twins! – So, use one of your chopsticks to widden the sponge a little – open it, and then tighten it…

– Was mine too deep? – Yes, it is too deep! If it’s too deep, the seeds won’t sprout, so they’ll rot and die inside… – So, on the surface. Yes! Christal is doing it perfectly! It’s perfect! – See, he said “It’s perfect” to me! I’ll be waiting!

– How about this? – It’s… okay. – Just okay… – Well, okay. About 80%… – Was it a bit too deep again? – It’s a little deep, but… – Okay! I’ll fix it!

– Like this! ? – Okay, okay! Okay! – Isn’t it too deep again! ? – Oh, no more! This baby will surely become the most magnificent lettuce!

– Done! ! ! – Ah, um, yeah, finally… – How long did it take? – About 2 hours! – Stop, you’re exaggerating! – How’s it? – It’s… perfect. – Wow, that was so half-hearted…

– When looking at mine, an emotion-less “it’s perfect”, but is it okay? – Yes, it’s okay. – If I could make a request, could you send us pics of the growth before the release of the video? – Of course! – Please!

Well, a while ago, I ate some lettuce from Tamashiro Farm, and it was so crunchy and juicy! Really delicious! Since then, I’ve become a big fan of hydroponically grown lettuce, but weren’t you surprised at how clumsy Vincent was when sowing the seeds? Christal even fell asleep!

However, it was interesting to see that hydroponic cultivation is done with disposable chopsticks, instead of a shovel. I hope Vincent’s lettuce will grow splendidly! Tamashiro-san, how do you think hydroponic cultivation will grow in the future?

In Okinawa, there are a lot of typhoons, and the weather is very hot in the summer, so we don’t have much lettuce, so we want to be able to supply more and more indoor and hydroponically grown vegetables during those seasons. That’s why I’m currently expanding here, and the production volume is steadily increasing

So now I’m looking for another place, we’re currently in the central part of Okinawa, so maybe another in the south or around Naha, a place where we can grow indoors, that’s why I’m thinking of expanding it a little. And it’s not only for lettuce, of course, but also various other vegetables and herbs

– I’ve heard it’s possible to grow cherry tomatoes too! – Yes, you can also grow tomatoes. Since it can be used with a wide variety of vegetables, I think it has great future potential! I think it’s great that you’re doing something like this in Yomitan, which is a thriving agricultural area!

– Please keep up the good work! – Thank you! – Thank you so much for today! – Thank you very much! – I’m looking forward to it! This is the lettuce that Vincent and Christal planted! It’s already gotten so big!

The lettuce that the two planted grew quickly and splendidly. Wow, hydroponic cultivation really does grow quickly! Oh wow! So, Christal! This time we saw a lot of agriculture in Yomitan Village, first we started with purple sweet potatoes, which once upon a time came from across this wide ocean,

It is said that purple sweet potatoes saved the people of Okinawa a long time ago. during times of famine, purple sweet potatoes were brought from accross the ocean, and then they cultivated a lot of them, what helped a lot, and is said to maybe, maybe be a reason for Okinawan longevity.

Well, it is said that it was eaten as a staple food when there was not much other food available. So because there were potatoes, people were able to eat properly and fill their stomach!

Tamashiro-san also said that thanks to the fact he grows lettuce hydroponically, when it’s not possible to harvest the lettuce outside – due to weather or so! – yes. Since you can provide the lettuce grown using hydroponics, you can have stable food resources!

That’s an interesting view! Both potatoes and hydroponics were/are a way to sustain a proper diet, regardless of the era! – It’s really interesting to see that Yomitan is working hard to keep achieving that goal! – To not have to worry about food resources!

We learned a lot today too! So let’s say goodbye from this wonderful, idyllic scenery! Well then everyone! See You Shisa! Today, we learned more about Yomitan Village’s agriculture and saw various special products, like Kuniyoshi melons, with their freshness and wonderful taste, and Mr. Tamashiro, who uses new technology to grow hydroponics.

I was really impressed by their passion for agriculture, and for Yomitan Village. I really want to continue to support them, so that Kuniyoshi melons and Tamashiro Farm’s lettuce will become well known local specialties!

I thought it would be great if these products could spread all over the country! So I’m rooting for that! I’m going to continue to eat a lot of the delicious food from Yomitan Village! Thank you both for today’s fun and educational report!

Today as well, we learned a lot about the charms of Okinawa. Even I, who is a native of the island, made many new discoveries! So subscribe to the channel! Yutashiku Unige Sabira (Please)! (in Okinawan) Hope you’ll watch again!