Iwagi island of Kamijima town, Ehime Prefecture, is known as the Island of Blue Lemon, floating in the Seto Inland Sea.Unlike other citrus fruits, lemons can be harvested all year round.Today I’m very pleased to let you know how to enjoy this lemon island.

First of all, I listen about the lemon plantation in this island from Mr.Waki, founder and farmer of Waki Farm. Lemon market in Japan was dominated by cheap lemons of foreign countries centering on Sunkist lemon due to liberalization of import in 1963, and it seems to have fallen into the crisis of the destruction at one o’clock.However, OPP which is a kind of antifungal agent was detected from the lemon from the United States, safe and secure domestic lemons were started to be reconsidered, and domestic production has increased greatly. In Iwagi island they continued steady efforts, such as handing out seedlings to each household as a subject, and they also worked to make the trademark registration of “Blue Lemon” early, and now they are in a leadership position in the domestic lemon production. For your information, the lemon of the Iwagi Island is not all blue, and only the lemon harvested in October to December is blue, and they become yellow lemon when going over the year.

Let’s start from picking lemon experience. Because most of the lemons are cultivated in the greenhouse, there is no problem for picking experience even if it rains.

Contact Kamijima Town Tourist Association for lemon picking

Https://www.kamijima.info/

Then, the lemon-kaiseki cooking experience with the reaped lemon.The Iwagi island’s energetic grandma’s four-person group teaches the cooking of the kaiseki cuisine with the lemon in “the shop of Debeso aunt “. “Debeso” in local dialect means “aggressive” and “productive”.

While cooking and eating kaiseki meals, the ladies will tell you a lot about the local and lemon.Of course, it is OK just to eat the food of the lady, but I think it will be memorable to cook together by all means if time permits.

Please make a reservation by phone directly.

0897-75-2843 in charge of Mr. Nishimura

Three o’clock snack is a lemon cake that can be called the Soul food of Iwagi island. It is a gentle taste that does not come tired.It is recommended for a souvenir.

The sunset from the west side of the island, “Sakishinjo”, is the perfect day to finish off the lemon.The sun set into the Seto Inland Sea is really beautiful.

For your dinner how about lemon pork rice bowl? The pork in Iwaki island is fed scum of the lemon, so they call them “lemon park”. It is very soft and delicious.

And after a day of being surrounded by lemons, the lemon baths will surely heal your tiredness after you return to the inn.

This whole day lemon experience is just only available at Iwagi island.If you are a lemon lover or not, please try it.You will be guaranteed 120% satisfaction.