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Welcome to Koishiwara Farm in Kitahiroshima Town
About Koishiwara Farm
Koishiwara Farm is located in Kawanishi, Kitahiroshima Town, in the northern part of Hiroshima.
Koishiwara Farm is a small farm located in the countryside of the Chugoku Mountains, where we grow kiwifruit, astringent persimmons, and other fruits.
We will provide rural experiences to artists and those on career breaks (those taking a break or exploring their careers), as well as activities to convey the charm of rural life and culture in the Chugoku Mountains, centered around Kitahiroshima Town, and to foreign tourists, as well as tourism, experience and exchange events.
Rural Charm Experience Exchange Project
We plan to attract foreign tourists to mountainous areas, provide experiences of rural culture and traditions, support farm work experiences and volunteer activities, and organize international exchanges and events in the countryside. We also support people of all ages and genders to spend a period of time in the countryside to recharge their batteries.
Natural Fruit Production
The main produce is green persimmons and kiwifruit.
We also accept people to experience farm work such as pruning and harvesting .
In the future, we will also promote the utilization of fallow fields in the surrounding area.
Max Miss Profile
He was born and raised in Kitahiroshima Town in northern Hiroshima Prefecture.
After graduating from an American university (majoring in physics), he got a job at a local company (high frequency circuit design engineer).
He went on to graduate school in the United States again and earned a PhD (nuclear theory).
After returning to Japan, he worked at universities and research institutes in Japan, conducting theoretical research on atomic nuclei and developing accelerators for cancer treatment, conducting research and making policy recommendations on science and technology human resources at government agencies and international organizations, and developing and supporting the careers of chemical technology human resources as a professor at a local university.
He retired at the end of his fifties and, while continuing his creative work as an artist, began working on regional revitalization initiatives, including planning rural experiences for inbound tourists.
He has a track record of winning picture book contests and the Nihon-Yo Exhibition, as well as illustrating picture books.
