Sasayama has long flourished as a road of importance to Kyoto. In the Edo period (1603-1867), Sasayama Castle was built on a hill in the center of the basin, and this is why Sasayama retains traces of old days as a castle town. It is easily accessible from Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe, and is now a popular tourist spot.
History and culture are not the only attractions of Tamba Sasayama. The local specialties grown in the clay soil and its unique climate with large temperature changes are highly valued and famous throughout Japan. Tamba black beans and black “Edamame” are the most popular ones. If you have tried them, you should already know how delicious the products made in Tamba Sasayama are. In addition to black soybeans and black edamame, there are other attractive local products including “Yamanoimo”(山の芋, Japanese yam), Tamba chestnuts, Tamba tea, Tamba Sasayama “Dainagon” (small red beans tasting sweet), and Tamba Sasayama beef.
The Okano district of Sasayama, where we visit for our activities, is located near the center of the Sasayama Basin. The Okano area has prospered in producing those local specialties.
In a class called "Practical Agriculture" at Kobe University, students connected with farmers in the Okano area for the first time and AGLOC was born from that class. Okano, which always welcomes us kindly, is a special place and a place of challenge for us, AGLOC.
兵庫県の中心から東側にある篠山盆地に丹波篠山はあります。
Tamba-Sasayama is located in the Sasayama Basin, center east of Hyogo Prefecture.
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篠山は古くから京都への交通の要衝として栄えてきました。江戸時代、盆地の中心部の丘陵に篠山城が築かれ、その城下町の面影を今もなお目にすることができます。京阪神からのアクセスも良く、現在では観光スポットとして人気を集めています。
丹波篠山の魅力は歴史や文化だけではありません。粘土質の土壌と盆地特有の気温変化が大きい気候風土で育てられた特産品は評価が高く、全国的にも有名です。丹波の黒豆・黒枝豆の名前を耳にしたことのある方も多いかと思います。食べたことのある方は丹波篠山の農産物がいかにおいしいか、ご存じではないでしょうか？黒豆・黒枝豆の他にも、山の芋、丹波栗、丹波茶、丹波篠山大納言、丹波篠山牛なども魅力的な特産品です。
私たちAGLOCが活動する篠山の岡野地区は、篠山盆地のちょうど真ん中近くにあたります。この地区でも、特産品の生産がとても盛んに行われています。
Sasayama has long flourished as a road of importance to Kyoto. In the Edo period (1603-1867), Sasayama Castle was built on a hill in the center of the basin, and this is why Sasayama retains traces of old days as a castle town. It is easily accessible from Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe, and is now a popular tourist spot. History and culture are not the only attractions of Tamba Sasayama. The local specialties grown in the clay soil and its unique climate with large temperature changes are highly valued and famous throughout Japan. Tamba black beans and black “Edamame” are the most popular ones. If you have tried them, you should already know how delicious the products made in Tamba Sasayama are. In addition to black soybeans and black edamame, there are other attractive local products including “Yamanoimo”(山の芋, Japanese yam), Tamba chestnuts, Tamba tea, Tamba Sasayama “Dainagon” (small red beans tasting sweet), and Tamba Sasayama beef. The Okano district of Sasayama, where we visit for our activities, is located near the center of the Sasayama Basin. The Okano area has prospered in producing those local specialties.
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神戸大学の実践農学という授業で、学生達が岡野地区の農家の方々とのつながりを初めて持ち始めました。その授業から生まれた私たちAGLOCにとって、優しい方々が迎えてくれる岡野は、特別な空間であり、また挑戦の場でもあります。
In a class called "Practical Agriculture" at Kobe University, students connected with farmers in the Okano area for the first time and AGLOC was born from that class. Okano, which always welcomes us kindly, is a special place and a place of challenge for us, AGLOC.
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