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Together with Nugizaka46, let's learn about domestic products!
We eat what we can make in our own country.
We call it "domestic products".
The current food supply rate in Japan is 37% calorie-based.
We rely on import about 60%.
If there are fewer rice fields and fields in Japan,
and if import from overseas is restricted due to disasters,
we may lose what we eat.
In this program, we will learn about the delicious domestic ingredients we eat and how they are made and where.
Members of Nogizaka46, who support J.A. Group's domestic and international activities, will report on the site.
On our special page, we are posting quizzes about domestic and international activities.
Today's mission is to learn about the production site of domestic flowers and to rediscover the joy of giving flowers to loved ones.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Saito, who has loved flowers since childhood, received an order from...
Hello, I'm Endo Sakura of Nogizaka46.
I'm Kakiharuka.
Today, we will use a weird GoPro and shoot a farm scene.
Today's theme is flowers.
It's flowers.
Flowers? Your name?
Yes, me and Sakura.
Really?
Yes, Sakura. Do you like any flowers?
I like flowers.
Are you serious?
Yes.
I like flowers.
Are you serious?
Flowers are beautiful, so it's hard for me to choose.
But I like daisy.
That's nice.
I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of flowers we will see today.
Yes.
Are there any episodes about flowers?
Episodes about flowers...
When we held a handshake party, fans often said...
Can you give me some flowers?
I really liked watching it, so I like flowers a lot.
When I see the color of the flowers and it's a siren color,
I'm really happy when I think you've thought about it and chosen it for me.
Right?
Really...
Oh!
Hello!
I'm Endo Sakura from Nagisaka46.
I'm Akiharuka.
Nice to meet you.
I'm Kimura who makes flowers.
Nice to meet you.
Kimura-san, a flower farmer, will teach us how to make flowers.
Nice to meet you again. Nice to meet you.
What kind of place is this?
This is where we work until we ship plastic flowers or flowers we harvest outside.
Wow.
There are flowers underneath.
Yes, those are called "aster" flowers.
- Aster? - Yes.
Wow, it's beautiful.
- Isn't it? - Yes.
- It's cute. - It's cute.
I think there are seasons for flowers.
- That's right. - What kind of flowers are in season in summer?
Speaking of summer, I think you know sunflowers.
- Ah, sunflowers. - I think they're in season.
- That's right. - Sunflowers are in season in summer.
Do you grow sunflowers?
Yes, we do.
- Really? - We don't grow them now, but we do in the fridge.
- In the fridge? - In the fridge?
- That's right. - Wow, in the fridge.
- Right? - It's amazing.
- I didn't know there were sunflowers in the fridge.
- It's better than when it's chilled. - It's better than when it's chilled.
- Let's take a look. - Yes, please.
- It's cool. - It's cool.
- It's nice.
- There are a lot of flowers. - There are.
- But why do you put them in the fridge like this?
Well, we harvest them as buds,
but we chill them now so that we can open them properly when we deliver them to customers.
I see.
But you can adjust the temperature in places like this, right?
I'm grateful that we always have beautiful flowers around us.
We don't look at buds much.
We only look at most of them.
That's right.
But looking at it like this, there are many kinds of sunflowers.
That's right.
Even if it's the same sunflower, there are ones with black eyes and green eyes inside.
There are also ones with various colors.
There are about five kinds of sunflowers now.
Five kinds?
That many?
There are a lot of them.
But I want to see the ones with eyes.
I want to see them too.
I want to go and see them.
Can we go and see them?
Yes.
Can we go and see them?
Yes, let's go and see them.
Let's go and see them.
Yay!
Let's go.
We've arrived at the house. Let's go inside.
Here it is.
Wow!
These are all sunflowers.
Are they all sunflowers?
Yes.
How cute!
This is where we harvest.
Are there no flowers?
Yes, we harvest them with buds.
With buds?
Like this.
It opens like this.
Wow!
It's my first time.
I don't think there are many sunflowers.
I don't think so.
I only have the image of flowers blooming.
Why is the height different from over there?
Sunflowers are determined by how many days they bloom and how many seeds they sow.
So we always sow them every week.
I see.
Sunflowers bloom from about 60 days.
Wow!
At this time of year.
Is there anything difficult about growing flowers?
The most difficult thing is dealing with nature.
It's hot today, but it's hot and cold, and that's hard for me.
I see.
It's hot.
Yes, it is.
I see.
June is the best month for growing flowers.
At that time of year, it's like this.
Really?
June?
It's not June yet.
It's too soon.
It's not June yet.
Where are you going?
Now that we're here, let's harvest sunflowers.
Can we?
Yes, you can.
Thank you.
The most important thing in harvesting is sunflowers.
This is the hardest part of sunflowers.
It gradually turns yellow.
When the petals stand up like this, it is the harvest season.
It is about 80cm in length.
Cut it with 1m length.
It is about 1m in length.
It is their first time to harvest sunflowers.
They start with persimmons.
Please choose which one you like.
There are many kinds of persimmons.
I like this one.
The rest is 80cm in length.
No, it is about 1m in length.
1m in length?
It is difficult.
Is it better to cut it long?
There are many kinds of persimmons.
Don't cut it wrongly.
I see.
Is it 1m in length?
It is okay.
It is perfect.
Is it perfect?
I got it.
Let's do it one more time.
This is the best season for sunflowers.
It is about 1m in length.
It is amazing.
I have never seen it before.
It looks like hair.
It is amazing.
Is it about 80cm in length?
She is confused.
Is it about 1m in length?
It is easy to cut.
It is amazing.
It is about 1m in length.
I got it. It is amazing.
The petals open every day.
I think they open beautifully after three or four days.
I see.
Even if you cut it, it opens.
That's right.
I will harvest the next one.
Next is Endo's turn.
It is my first experience.
It is difficult.
Is it inside?
Be careful not to cut it wrong.
It is about 1m in length.
I got it.
It is long.
It is amazing.
I got it.
It is amazing.
Even if you cut it, it opens.
Even if you pick sunflowers with buds, they open little by little every day.
I see.
I think they open beautifully when you line up in a shop.
I pick sunflowers every day.
Do you pick sunflowers every day?
I pick sunflowers every day and put them in the refrigerator to harvest them and store them in this state.
I see.
It is amazing.
It is about this size.
Here you go.
Do you have to water it?
This is a sunflower for chrysanthemum, so we have to make it as hard as possible.
We water it only three times a month.
I didn't know that.
The ground was very dry.
We had to water it as hard as possible.
For chrysanthemum, it is best to make it as thin and hard as possible.
To make it thin and hard, we have to water it.
I see.
It was hard when we harvested it.
When we picked chrysanthemum, it was hard.
If you water it a lot, it will grow like a small school garden.
Does it?
Does it grow bigger?
I see.
I think all elementary school gardens have big chrysanthemum.
It can grow up to two meters or like this big sunflower.
This is like a cutting board and it is small.
It is easy to use because it is about this size.
We water it to make it as big as possible.
I see.
And you can buy it online.
I see.
That's why you can buy it online.
Yes, you're right.
Thank you for helping us.
Thank you very much.
I'd like you to help me with one more thing.
Can you do me a favor?
Of course.
The next flower garden is in progress.
This time, it's not a vinyl greenhouse.
It's like a field where beautiful flowers spread all over.
This is Aster's field.
Wow!
It's beautiful.
There are various colors of flowers.
Is this all Aster?
Yes, it's all Aster.
Only Aster.
There are seven to eight kinds of flowers here.
That many?
That's a lot of flowers.
That's cute.
Earlier, we harvested sunflower seeds as buds.
In Aster's case, all flowers bloom.
Can we harvest them as they bloom?
Yes, you can.
In Aster's case, if you cut them off,
even if you put them in water as buds,
they won't be colored beautifully.
Wow!
So we harvest them after we put them in a field and color them.
Does that mean they'll be thin?
That's right.
They won't bloom,
but if you let them bloom in water alone,
they'll turn lighter blue.
I see.
They're so beautiful.
Purple.
They're cute.
But each flower has its own way of growing.
That's right.
We harvest them and let them bloom until we deliver them to customers.
It's like grabbing each flower's characteristics and growing them.
Then...
I'd like you to help me harvest these, too.
Thank you very much.
I'll do my best to harvest tomorrow.
I'm sure I'll do it.
It's okay if you make a mistake.
Is this a flower?
It's a kumquat.
Is this a flower?
It's a flower.
Did you get it?
Yes, I did.
I got it.
I'll pick it up.
Is it the root?
Yes, it is.
It's hard.
Is it hard?
Yes, it is.
How do you like it?
It's cute.
You look cute in it.
You look good in it.
I like you.
Thank you for letting me harvest a lot of flowers.
I'd like to ask you a few questions.
Is there any difficulty in flower farming?
In Japan, flowers are used for New Year's Day, fireflies, grapes, and autumn fireflies.
So it's difficult to make flowers accordingly.
You harvested flowers during the day, but flowers wither quickly during the day.
The harvest is usually in the morning or in the evening.
So it's hard to harvest flowers during the day.
Is it like insects eating flowers or diseases damaging flowers?
What impact did COVID-19 have on flower farmers?
In our case, flowers we made for the season of graduation or enrollment were postponed or canceled due to the impact of COVID-19.
As a result, there was no place for us to use them, and sometimes they didn't cost much.
That was tough.
That's true.
When we had enrollment ceremonies or graduation ceremonies, we always had big flowers on display.
I don't think we can do that anymore.
That's true.
In the past, there were many things we wanted to do, like becoming a flower shop or a flower shop assistant.
But now that you're a flower farmer, is there anything you're glad you did?
As you saw today, there are many flowers that change color from buds to harvest.
From a flower farmer's point of view, the best part of each scene is the cutest part.
I'm glad I was a flower farmer.
That's true.
You couldn't see it because it was a bud.
It's so cute when it blooms from the bud.
It's healing.
It must be beautiful.
Is there anything you're doing to make consumers happy?
We're growing and taking care of flowers so that customers can enjoy them for as long as possible.
Today, we took a look at a flower production site that we weren't familiar with.
Next time, we'll visit a flower shop and learn how flowers are sold and how flowers are grown with care by farmers.
Don't miss our next episode!