Blackcurrants Japan
Main blackcurrant growing areas
Beneseed Company Ltd
Osaka Headquarters
Maruitonishiumeda Bld. 4F
3-3-45, Umeda, Kita-ku
Osaka 530-0001
echigoya@beneseed.co.jp
Head of organisation: Mr. Genjiro Katayama
Contact person
Midori Echigoya
Phone : +81-6-6442-7688
echigoya@beneseed.co.jp
Key data
Growing surface: 7 ha
Average annual production: 7 t
Varieties grown in Japan
Ben Ard
All blackcurrants in Japan are organically grown.
Culinary and other uses
“Juliette” as Beneseed Company’s beverage
“Active Seed 1” as Beneseed Company’s health supplement
Further general information
Blackcurrant is called “Kurosuguri” in Japanese.
