Izumi Mikan no Sato

This expansive mandarin orange producing region is located in Izumi District on northern Okinawa Island. The region, which is suited to growing citrus due to the large temperature difference between day and night, has many mandarin orange farms. The Mikan no Sato Information Center, which is open from October to February each year, provides visitors with information about local farms that offer mandarin orange picking. Visitors can also try picking citrus fruits characteristic of Okinawa such as shikuwasa, citrus tankan, and kabuchi. The information center's attached parlor sells desserts such as zenzai (sweet bean soup) with brown sugar in it and sata andagi (Okinawan donuts) with citrus tankan in them.