Japan's northernmost sugar cane field continues local sugar production

In the southern part of Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture (formerly Yokosuka, Osuka Town), which is considered to be the northernmost sugar cane cultivation area, sugar production of the local sugar "Yosukashiro (Yokosuka Shiro)" continues. A rare product that can only be made until late November or February. The origin dates back to the Edo period. Although it declined after the war, volunteers who wished to "reproduce traditional products" revived in 1989, and now it is expected to produce 20 tons every year. Wind power generation facilities Sugar cane that can be harvested in the field facing you. It is said that it was also used for groundbreaks because it grows up to about 2 meters in a windy area, and it is said that it was also used as a raw material for the high-grade sugar "Wasanbon". ). It is said that the Yokosuka feudal lord hid his identity and went to Shikoku at the end of the 18th century to learn the secret sugar-making technique and brought back sugar cane ...