JA Aoren (Tonose, Hirosaki City) started selling the apple juice "Sealed Squeezing Festival Series" designed for four summer festivals in Aomori Prefecture on July 1st.

The company sells apple juice made by its own method, "sealed squeezed". According to Takayoshi Shintani of the company's sales department, the flagship product, "Aomori Nebuta" is Aomori Nebuta in the apple juice that was designed, in addition in the prefecture often loyal to buy a box of 30 cans, be purchased as gifts and Aomori souvenirs It is said that there are many customers from outside the prefecture.

The new series includes "Aomori Nebuta", which was designed by Asako Kitamura, the first female nebuta master who was selected for the 2019 Governor's Award, and "Suikoden" by the 2018 Governor's Award, Momori Shinmachi Neputa Club. "Hirosaki Nebuta" which adopted the floats of the floats, "Goshogawara Tachinohe Sansha" which used the illustration of Tachibana Taketa "Temporary (for a while)" based on Kabuki produced this year, Hachinohe Sansha in 2018 It will be four products of "Hachinohe Sansha Taisai" which designed the float picture "Super Kabuki Yamato Takeru" of the grand festival "Best Award".

The varieties of squeezed apples are different, "Aomori Nebuta" which is a blend of multiple varieties, "Hirosaki Neputa" which uses 100% Tsugaru, "Goshogawara Tachineputa" which is 100%, and a blend of Kodama and Fuji. "Hachinohe Sansha Taisai".

Mr. Shintani said, "Juice sales by a single variety of" Tsugaru "and" Toki "were bottles, but we were the first in a can." Tsugaru "is a representative of Waseda varieties and is located in the Tsugaru region, so" Hirosaki " I used it for "Neputa" and chose "Toki" because it is a typical yellow variety and originated in Goshogawara. I want you to enjoy the difference in taste. "

"Aomori Nebuta" is on sale all year round, but "Hirosaki Nebuta," "Goshogawara Tachinata Taketa," and "Hachinohe Sansha Taisai" are limited-time products. "We planned the summer festival in the prefecture, which has been canceled or undecided, as an apple juice manufacturing company," says Shintani.

"I hope it will be an opportunity for people in the prefecture to feel like a festival, and for people outside the prefecture to see the summer festival in Aomori, or even after the corona, to come to Aomori." Tomo.

The suggested retail price is 140 yen (195 grams) per bottle.