1. The outline of the tomato study abroad
Tomatist, Yoji Nakajima
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2. ■Contents
■ What is the tomato study abroad?
■ introduce the joining student
■ Schedule
■ Each region contents details
■ introduction method of local activities
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3. ■What is the tomato study abroad?
This is a Study in order to learn about tomatoes.
I go to countries that related to the tomato.
To go to Latin America as a place of origin of wild
species tomato to search an environmental
growth , to go to the Europe region to learn about
The food culture on tomatoes and Tomato
cultivation technics state-‐‑‒of-‐‑‒the-‐‑‒art
Iʼ’m planning about 10 months period.
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4. ■introduce the joining students
Yoji Nakajima
I was born in Hokkaido Japan in 1982.
After graduating from agricultural high school, to
learn farming techniques, I went to a professional
school of horticulture.
I interested to beautiful appearance of the leaves,
stems and bright red fruit of tomatoes while in the
school.
After that, I joined the national seed company, and
through the cultivation works of various vegetables as
a researcher, to know beauty and appearance that
grow with the tomato, the fun to grow, so I falled in
love with tomatoes.
I was independent from 2013, I do some lectures
with a focus on content only tomatoes, the tomato
study abroad,and for the opening of the tourist farm
to learn,and etc..
Iʼ’m on the way of the new agriculture as Tomatist.
Thank you!!
tomato-love.com
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5. ■ S c h e d u l e
③ P e r u
②Guatemala
④Mexico
① ⑤ U S A
⑧Spain
⑨Nederland
⑪India
Japan
s t a r t
⑥ I t a l y
⑩Israel
■ 2013
6/24 ·∙ ·∙ ·∙ leaving Japan
6/25 ·∙ ·∙ ·∙ ·∙ USA ①
6/29 ·∙ ·∙ ·∙ ·∙ Guatemala
8/1 ·∙ ·∙ ·∙ ·∙ Peru
■ 2014
2/1 ·∙ ·∙ ·∙ ·∙ Mexico
2/11 ·∙ ·∙ ·∙ USA ②
■ 2014
2/16 ·∙ ·∙ ·∙ ·∙ Italy
2/20 ·∙ ·∙ ·∙ ·∙ France
2/25 ·∙ ·∙ ·∙ ·∙ Spain
3/1 ·∙ ·∙ ·∙ ·∙ Netherlands
4/1 . . . . . Israel
4/11 . . . . India
5/1 ·∙ ·∙ ·∙ ·∙ Japan return home
■TOTAL・・
for 312 days5
⑦France

6. Guatemala
【Country data】
■ Official language: Spanish
■ Capital: Guratemara-‐‑‒City
■ Population: About 14 million
■ Stay:
2013.6/29 to 7/31 (34 days)
■ purpose of stay
Spanish training
(School attending school,
homestay)
■Spanish training
El Portal Spanish School
This school is located in the region
Quetzaltenango, compared to the common
areas of study abroad Spanish in Guatemara
Atitlan Lake Region and Antigura Region , the
price of tuition,the price of homestay are low
setting.
In addition, the proportion of foreigners are
fewer compared to other regions rather than a
tourist city, it is suitable as a place of Spanish
training.
I go to Spanish school professional
targeting foreigners, and taking the lessons
of 5 hours a day.
And I do a homestay, I connect to Learn
Spanish through daily life as well after
class.
■Attending school
URL:www.spanishschoolelportal.com
~∼ Local contents details ~∼ (Guatemala)
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7. Peru
【Country data】
■ official language: Spanish
■ Capital: Lima
■ Population: About 30 million
■ Stay:
2013.8 / 1 to 2014.1/31
(184 days)
■ purpose of stay
Wild species tomato growth
survey
■information of staying region
(information of surveying region)
Place: Huacanhuasi
To the north of the capital Lima,
10 hours by car
South latitude: 9 degrees
west longitude, 77 degrees
Elevation: about 3000m
Population: About 120
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~∼ Local contents details ~∼ (Peru①)

8. ■the overview wild species tomato survey methods
● target species to investigate is S.hirusutum.
● make the seed from ripe fruit of growing in wild, and carry out research and cultivation in the field of private
borrowing.
● the methods of sowing to is the direct seeding to cultivation field.
● the methods of growing is close to the way of common in Japan.
【tailoring only main branch, upright attraction, all side bud removal,
Harvest stage is until 6ʼ’th flowers]
[two ways, fertilization and watering management. ]
① Without watering and fertilization, the situation close to the native to the weather and growth environment.
②Perform watering and fertilizer management in order to maintain the vigor condition.
(Fertilizer to be the one local)
[I Do not use any pesticide, foliar spray and scientific medicine.]
● Prepare (control) comparative variety, and grow with same condition.
( prepare the domestic varieties. Use the main varieties in Peru)
● see from the next section.
A) a soil conditions and native environmental research
B) The basic survey items of plant
● only environmental survey of A), I research in the place pure field in wild.
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~∼ Local contents details ~∼ (Peru②)

9. ■Wild tomato native environment survey items
■ research methods
To determine visual
Data logger
Digital temperature indicator
Data logger
Maximum and minimum thermometer
Data logger
Graduated cylinder
Tension meter
Digital EC meter
Digital PH meter
Simple soil analysis kit
Nitrate ion meter
Refraction Refractometer
■ item
● weather
● temperature
● humidity
● soil temperature
● illumination
● rainfall
● soil moisture
● soil EC
● soil PH
● soil component each item
● plant body Nitric acid value
● fruit sugar content
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~∼ Local contents details ~∼ (Peru③)

10. ■Wild tomato leaf, stem, fruit growth foundation survey items
■ stem and leaf traits
(Each between 0-‐‑‒1 〜～ 5 -‐‑‒6 each flowers stage)
● the leaf numbers between flowers tassel
● the internodal length between flowers tassel
● flowers directly under leaves in nitrate value
■ flowering characteristics and fruit
characteristics
(1-‐‑‒6 each stage of flowers tassel)
● numbers of flowers
● average flowering date
● number of the fruits
● bearing fruit day
● harvestable day
● harvest accumulated temperature
■ yield survey, fruit traits
(1-‐‑‒6 each stage of flowers tassel)
● in total fruit weight
● harvest fruit number
● 1 fruit average weight in 1 tassel
● average calyx number
● average number of separate
rooms in a fruit
● Average fruit sugar content
● taste findings
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~∼ Local contents details ~∼ (Peru④)

11. Mexico
【Country data】
■ official language: Spanish
■ Capital: Mexico City
■ Population: About 110 million
■ Stay:
2014.2 / 1-‐‑‒2 / 10 (10 days)
■ purpose of stay
Visiting to National Autonomous
University of Mexico
Survey Transition variety
■transition tomato survey
(Intermediate species of wild-‐‑‒cultivated
species)
Transition tomato seems to be the tomato cultivated
species from wild species. and it is a variant that was
born from such natural mating.
But It has been that there is a possibility that had
been grown in artificial intended to some extent, in
Veracruz local region still, lile this variety is sold and
cultivated.
To research a method of cultivating local farming
family, and how this tomato is sold in the
market,cooked in home region.
■visiting Autonomous University
of Mexico
to visit for the purpose is collecting information
related to the wild tomato species.
the University of Latin America's leading
Located in the southwest suburbs of Mexico City,
Germplasm bank(National vegetable species
preservation facilities) are also held in this facility ,
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~∼ Local contents details ~∼ (Mexico)

12. United States of America
[Country] data
■ official language: English
■ Capital: Washington
■ Population: About 310 million
■ Stay:
2013.6/25 to 6/28
2014.2/11 to 2/15 (nine days)
■ purpose of stay
Visiting to wild tomato research
institutions
(TGRC in California University )
●TGRC (Tomato Genetics Resource Center)
TGRC Is one organization in the University
of California, Davis campus, including wild
species gene bank of miscellaneous genetic
resources. The purpose of a wide range of
TGRC study is to improve the accessibility
and availability of genetic resources of
tomatoes.
■ visit species tomato research institutions
URL:http://tgrc.ucdavis.edu
in the journey of looking for wild tomato in
South America from 2010, I referred the
information such as the habitat of wild
tomato species from the site of this place,
and it greatly contributed to this plan in the
tomato study abroad.
So I want to say thank you to sataffs. and
consult of the method of investigation and
report findings
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~∼ L o c a l c o n t e n t s d e t a i l s ~∼ ( U S A )

13. Italy
【Country data】
■ official language: Italian
■ Capital: Rome
■ Population: About 60 million
■ Stay:
2014.2/16 to 2/19 (4 days)
■ purpose of stay
tasting tomato sauce pasta In
the home place as the pasta
■ tomato sauce pasta
In the home place as the pasta
Southern Italy is a major production area of ​​
tomatoes. And There is also a large
producer of durum wheat.
using the tomato sauce pasta appeared
from the early 18th century,
the first name of pasta with tomato sauce is
the "spaghetti alla Naporetana” as using a
representative of Naples in southern Italy
place name
The whole of Italy, this recipe is admitted
from people of this southern Italian, and it
went spread to the world eventually.
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~∼ Lo c a l c o n t e n t s d e t a i l s ~∼ ( It a l y )

14. France
【Country data】
■ official language: French
■ Capital: Paris
■ Population: About 63 million
■ Stay:
2014.2/20 to 2/24 (5 days)
■ purpose of stay
Tasting the first Tomato cooking
in the world "Tomato Farsi”
●"Tomato Farsi” recipes
The tomatoes which removed the seeds
with dry bread, garlic, parsley, green onion,
Esutorago(a kind of herb) chopped, and
comminuted meat, breaded and bake in the
oven.
■the first Tomato cooking"tomato Farsi"
Even now, This tomato dishes appear in the
menu of the French cuisine.
This menu developed by one food
researcher Gurimo de la Reyanieres in the
south of France, mainly the Provence
regionin the mid-‐‑‒18th century,, .
I Visit to Provence region to taste this
"tomato farsi".
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~∼ Local contents details ~∼ (France)

15. Spain
【Country data】
■ official language: Spanish
■ Capital: Madrid
■ Population: About 46 million
■ Stay:
2014.2/25 to 2/28 (4 days)
■ purpose of stay
·∙tasting Traditional food gazpacho
･visiting Tomato food culture
Institute
■visit to Valencia University
This university is famous for studies
tomatoes, and located in Valencia the third
largest city in Spain. and is the oldest
university in Spain.
■Traditional Spanish cuisine "gazpacho”
URL http://www.uv.es
I visit to the Andalusia region where is the
original place of"gazpacho".
"tomato crude” called in Spanish the way to
eat the tomatoes do not do the cooking is a
characteristic in Spain.
And "gazpacho”is the most typical menu
eating raw tomatoes.
In Spain, tomato has been used as a food
early in Europe, because Spaniards brought
back tomatoes from the New World at the
time.
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~∼ Local contents details ~∼ (Spain)

16. Nederland
【Country data】
■ Official Language: Dutch
■ Capital: Amsterdam
■ Population: About 17 million
■ Stay:
2014.3 / 1-‐‑‒3 / 31 (31 days)
■ purpose of stay
･learning Cutting-‐‑‒edge tomato
cultivation technics
·∙ visiting Tomato world
■learning State-‐‑‒of-‐‑‒the-‐‑‒art tomato
cultivation technic
the horticulture of vegetables and flowers in
Nederland has high technics in the worldwid, and
Ir has been established as a business.
in growing tomatoes, when compared to the
cultivation of Japan, performed to harvest the
yield of 10 to 12 times in the same area.
The reasons it can be possible are The overall
improvement of the breed for many years, facility
structure, cultivation method, environmental
control, etc., of various technologies,
■Tomato world
This is The organization made ​​in 2008, to inform
the information about horticulture and increase
consumption of tomatoes.
、and this facility is operated jointly, with research
institutes, seeds campany, materials caompany,
etc., participating institutions are about 40s,
there is also technology exhibition space.
URL http://www.tomatoworld.nl 16
~∼ Local contents details ~∼ (Nederland)

17. Ｉｓｒａｅｌ
【Country data】
■ Official Language: Hebrew
■ Capital: (Jerusalem)
(Tel Aviv)
■ Population: About 7 million
■ Stay:
2014.4 / 1 to 4/10 (10 days)
■ purpose of stay
rearning cultivation technics of
tomato in very dry areas
■learning cultivation technics of
tomato in very dry areas
Israel is the country located the Middle East,
and has a high horticultural technology, and
also has a state-‐‑‒of-‐‑‒the-‐‑‒art industrial technology.
Israel is belonging to the arid region and they
have advanced irrigation technology which
made with industrial technology.
They also have a variety of techniques to
support the foundation of horticulture, such as
netting technique for controlling the strong
solar radiation.
In particular, the development of agricultural
materials involved and capable of performing
the irrigation efficiently with less water, drip
tube or the like, to drip irrigation is thriving a
high percentage share worldwide.
learning cultivation how to use the material of
tomato cultivation, and how of cultivation
management.
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~∼ Local contents details ~∼ (Israel)

18. Ｉｎｄｉａ
【Country data】
■ Official language: Hindi
■ Capital: New Delhi
■ Population: About 1.2 billion
■ Stay:
2014.4/11 to 4/20 (10 days)
■ purpose of stay
Investigation of agricultural
situation in the country of
economic development
■Investigation of agricultural situation in
the country of economic development
Population in India, has been expected to
overtake China in the 2030s. It is said 23-‐‑‒year-‐‑‒
old average age of 2000, and 38 years old in
2050, and it is a factor that youth of this age
are also expected to economic development of
more and more in the future.
India has become the third country of
production and consumption of tomatoes in
the world, following the United States and
China.
It is expected increased production of
tomatoes in India , more and more, because it
has been consumed in row for 99% currently,
and there are the demand to use of tomatoes
with cook, and population is also increasing.
The investigation place is Chennai region in a
rural location in southern India. because The
particularly large amount of production. 18
~∼ Local contents details ~∼ (India)

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