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日本でのジャガイモ普及の陰には, 一つの恋の物語がありました
Potatoes arrived in Japan in 1598 on Dutch merchat
ships. Japanese people liked them, and many varieties
Part(4
nerchant
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arieties [varáiatiz]
ariety
aráiatil)。
The most popular variety
nowadays is the “Danshaku imo (Baron potato).” It was
have been grown here.
『adays
adèiz]
pn [béran]
introduced by Baron Ryokichi Kawada in 1907.
As a young man, Ryokichi studied in Scotland and
fell in love with a Scottish woman named Jeannie. They
enjoyed eating hot baked potatoes in the cold winters
and [skátland]
ish [skátif]
ie [dzí:ni]
there. They wanted to get married, but they'couldn't
because Ryokichi's father opposed the marriage.
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Twenty years later, Ryokichi purchased some
farmland in Hokkaido. Remembering his happy times
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with Jeannie, he decided to grow potatoes. After trying
different varieties from the U.K. and U.S., he finally
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found a variety suited to the climate of Hokkaido.
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Today the potato's journey is still continuing. New
varieties are being developed for hot, dry climates.
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They have the potential to feed
millions of people in the future.
商船
da 川田龍吉(宝鑑面
