To all KIMOTO fans
We extend our heartfelt condolences to everyone affected by Typhoon No. 19.
This typhoon has caused extensive damage in various areas, and even now, there are regions still experiencing flooding and power outages.
We sincerely offer our condolences to those affected and pray for a swift recovery.
We would like to report on the activities of KIMOTO Farm, which started in 2011.
We have been renting abandoned farmland in Inabe City, Mie Prefecture, and our rice production, which we started eight years ago, has increased about tenfold since the beginning.
During this time, we have also been experimenting with growing various vegetables, including Japanese yams. This year, we are working with a local sake brewery to make sake from the rice we harvested.
Our dahlia cultivation, which we started three years ago, initially involved about 100 bulbs. This year, we plan to harvest around 3,000 bulbs and are preparing to start sales.
With the cooperation of Inabe City, about 150 people visited our dahlia garden this year.
Additionally, the KIMOTO Cup, a youth baseball tournament we started as part of our corporate social responsibility activities, successfully held its 15th tournament in June.
The DNA we inherited from our predecessors is about mutual prosperity and coexistence with local residents, business partners, and customers.
We ask for your continued support as we move forward with our dreams.
Thank you very much.
October 15, 2019
KIMOTO Co., Ltd.
President and Representative Director Kazunobu Kimoto