How This Mountain Village Became Japan’s #1 Organic Yuzu Producer

How This Mountain Village Became Japan’s #1 Organic Yuzu Producer

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12 Video Views·Jan 5, 2026

The yuzu harvest! 🍊❄️Learn how this tiny logging village became Japan’s organic yuzu powerhouse using clever circular farming and some pretty genius marketing.

📖Chapters
00:00 Intro: Umaji Village
01:21 The Yuzu Harvest
02:21 Meet a Yuzu Farmer
04:28 Working Holiday Workers
05:13 Yuzu Processing Center
07:40 Compost Center
09:38 Umaji’s History of Resilience
10:47 Retro Japanese Commercials
11:43 Umaji’s Rural Branding
14:29 Cooking with a Local
18:14 Umaji’s Vision for the Future