Takao Olive Farm’s Olive Groves
These are all our current olive groves. Click on the map to see each one!
Kurikidani Olive Grove
This was our very first olive grove. It has expanded over the years and is currently 2 hectares in area. Table olives (for brine-preserving or pickles) and oil olives are grown here.
| Established | 2007 – |
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| Cultivars | Mission, Nevadillo Blanco, Lucca, Manzanilla |
| Location | Shozu-gun Shodoshima-cho Muro Kurikidani 800 |
Nakayasumi Olive Grove
Situated at the foot of Kankakei, this grove overlooks the bay and gets great sunlight. Currently, we grow mainly olives for oil here.
| Established | 2011 – |
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| Cultivars | Oil olives |
| Location | Shozu-gun Shodoshima-cho Kankakei-doori Nakayasumi 2294-1 |
Hama Olive Grove
Located about a one-minute walk from Hamajo beach, we currently grow oil olives here.
| Established | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Cultivars | Oil olives |
| Location | Shozu-gun Shodoshima-cho Hamajo 1392-1 |
Teranoshita Olive Grove
Teranoshita is, like its name suggests, found below the precincts of Choshoji, one of the Shodoshima 88 temples.
Oil olives are grown here.
| Established | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Cultivars | Oil olives |
| Location | Shozu-gun Shodoshima-cho Hamajo 1574 |
Ume Olive Nursery (Sapling Nursery)
The owner of the land our nursery sits on is called “Umeko”, so we named our nursery after her. We raise olive trees from seeds here, and until they are ready to be planted in the groves, we keep them here at the seedling nursery.
We also sell seedlings here.
| Established | 2009 |
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| Cultivars | Mission, Lucca, Nevadillo Blanco, Manazanilla |
| Location | Shozu-gun Shodoshima-cho Muro Aza Sorajo |
Minna no Tanbo Rice Field
Every summer, people from all over Japan, as well as Italy, Hong Kong, etc. have come to help with planting, weeding, harvesting, and sorting olives. Takao Farm’s owner thought it would be nice to try growing the rice that we eat right here on the farm. In the spring of 2014, his wish came true when 4 rice paddies were rented, about 1200 square meters.
| Established | 2014 |
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| Cultivars | Hinohikari, Hakuto Mochi |
| Location | Shozu-gun Shodoshima-cho Futaomote |
Barley Fields
Weeding the olive farm in summer is a battle with the heat. Another thing we go through a lot on the farm is that Japanese summer staple, barley tea. Wouldn’t it be lovely to grow our own barley as well? In December 2014, we received some barley seeds and planted them. They grew beautifully, and now everyone can enjoy the cool comfort of barley tea during breaks on the farm.
| Established | 2014 |
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| Cultivars | Barley |
| Location | Shozu-gun Shodoshima-cho Futaomote |
❇ The main olive cultivars grown on the island are Mission, Nevadillo Blanco, Lucca, and Manzanilla.