Small fishing port surrounded by with wild green hills (Futtsu City)
With mild climate, rich soil, and bountiful seas, Chiba ranks 2nd in Japan for agricultural production and 7th for fishing and aquaculture.
Peanuts, daikon, and carrots, nashi pears and loquats, Japanese spiny lobsters, nori seaweed, Japanese littleneck clams, and sardines, and much more - Chiba is truly a treasure house of delicious vegetables, fruits, and seafood.
In this age of growing concerns over food safety, we have introduced the "Chiba Eco-Produce" certification system in order to provide reassuringly safe foods.
Additionally, we are striving to provide our foods as fresh as possible to our consumers in our "Chiba-produced, Chiba-consumed" initiative and to rear our children to treasure their foods via our dietary education initiative.
In the Edo Period (1603-1867), Chiba was known as "Edo's Pantry" thanks to its abundant farmlands and close proximity to the capital, Edo (present-day Tokyo). Nowadays, via Narita International Airport we deliver our high quality, safety-guaranteed agricultural and marine products to not just Tokyo, but all over the world.
Did you know that Chiba is the birthplace of Japan's dairy industry? (Minamiboso City)
Chiba's ueki, or traditional shaped trees and shrubs, sometimes known as "Macro Bonsai", are popular in the EU and China and exported in large quantities.
