Ocho Mikan - Ocho Mikan

Japanese: 大長ミカン - おおちょうみかん
Ocho Mikan - Ocho Mikan

…To the east lies Okamura Island in Ehime Prefecture, and Osaki Shimojima Island once belonged to Iyo and was called Ocho Island. The whole island is a steep mountainous area, but it is cultivated as terraced fields all the way to the summit, and the warm, low-rainfall climate typical of the Seto Inland Sea produces delicious, high-quality Ocho mandarin oranges. Mitarai Port in the southeast has been a key point on the inland sea route since the days of sailing ships, but no ships have entered the port since the Meiji period, and only historical sites hint at its former prosperity. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ocho Mikan" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…東に愛媛県の岡村島があり,大崎下島もかつては伊予に属し大長(おおちよう)島と呼ばれた。島全体が急峻な山地であるが山頂まで段畑として耕され,温暖少雨の典型的な瀬戸内式気候によって良質美味の大長ミカンを産する。南東部の御手洗(みたらい)港は帆船時代から内海航路の要所であったが,明治以降は入港する船もなく,史跡から往時の繁栄がしのばれるのみである。…

※「大長ミカン」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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