Koshihikari rice - Wakai Noen brand -

In Kagami area, Ryuo city, Shiga Prefecture (which praises Lake Biwa), farmers have inherited, from generation to generation, a rich agricultural heritage that benefits from moutains pure spring water.

Our farmer, Yasunori WAKAI, represents the 16th generation (since 1613) of his family to grow rice in purest respect for tradition, on 32 hectares in Shiga Prefecture. Kiramizuki's rice has reached 5-star mastery level, highest level of mastery in Japan and the world.

Hokuriku region (including Niigata Prefecture) was formerly known as "Koshi no kuni".