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About Kitazawa Seed Company
Gijiu Kitazawa worked many years as an apprentice for a seed company in Japan prior to starting Kitazawa Seed Company in 1917. The business operated in a large warehouse with a storefront located in downtown San Jose, California. At this time, America's vegetables reflected a homogenous national palate yet Kitazawa Seed Company sold all kinds of seeds from domestic and foreign sources. This was also when the Company began selling and promoting their own line of packaged seeds of Asian vegetables.
The Asian vegetable seeds were sold primarily to customers who wanted to grow Asian vegetables in order to prepare traditional Japanese dishes. The seeds were sold in the familiar manila packets with green ink that we use today. Gijiu also built a thriving bulk seed business in the developing farming areas of California and Oregon selling to predominantly Japanese-American farmers.
Below: founder Gijiu Kitazawa and bookkeeper Mr Kenji Sera
From 1942 to 1945 Kitazawa Seed Company was forced to abandon the business due to WWII. The Kitazawa family, along with all other Japanese-Americans, were moved and put into Relocation Camps during that time. Gijiu restarted the business after the war. Many of his customers had relocated due to land ownership changes. This is when Kitazawa Seed Company began selling and shipping seeds across the United States.
Kitazawa Seed Company celebrated its centennial, and American taste buds and produce now reflect the diversity of our population. Once exotic sounding vegetables like eda mame, nappa, daikon and kabocha have become a part of our kitchens and gardens.
In 2021 True Leaf Market became the steward of the Kitazawa Seed Company brand. We plan to honor this iconic brand by expanding the offering of premium quality Asian seeds, and making them available to an ever wider audience.
Kitazawa Seeds proudly continues to offer the highest quality Asian seeds to delight the diverse palates of our customers. We offer over 500 seed varieties that produce dento yasai or traditional heirloom vegetables of Japan, to the Asian vegetables popularly found in farmers' markets, specialty grocery stores and restaurants. Now you can grow them in your kitchen garden, sell them at your garden center and grow them commercially.
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Pepper Seeds - Hot - Korean - Gochu Vita Green...
100-125 Days to maturity (from transplant). Capsicum annuum. Gochu Vita Green Pepper Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, hybrid, hot-type pepper with mild heat levels. 500 to 1,500 Scoville Heat Units. Suitable for...
Mustard Seeds - Tokyo Bekana - Organic
Organic Tokyo Bekana Mustard Seeds. 45 days to maturity. Brassica juncea. Open Pollinated, Non-GMO, Annual. It has bright light green leaves that are curly and ruffled. ~ 15,000 Seeds/ounce. Download...
Gourd Seeds - Dok - Hybrid
80-90 days to maturity. Luffa cylindrica ’Dok’. Dok Gourd Seeds. Non-GMO warm-season annual hybrid. This beautiful plant produces early maturing, vigorous fruits. It is high yielding, has lateral branches, and...
Basil Seeds - Persian AAS
Persian AAS Basil Seeds. 75 days to maturity from seed. 30 days to maturity from transplant. 2015 AAS Regional Winner. Can be grown in containers. Can be grown as microgreens....
Chinese Cabbage Seeds - Hwi Mo Ri - Hybrid
65-70 Days to maturity. Brassica rapa var pekinensis ‘Hwi Mo Ri’. Hwi Mo Ri Hybrid Chinese Cabbage Seeds. Annual Hybrid. Hwi Mo Ri is an ideal cultivar to use for...
Gourd Seeds - Giant Wax
100 days maturity after transplanting. Benincasa hispida ’Giant Wax’. Giant Wax Gourd Seeds. Non-GMO, warm-season, annual, Heirloom. This easy-to-grow, self-fertile winter melon lives up to its name; the plants produce...
Komatsuna Mustard Seeds - Senposai - Hybrid
Komatsuna Mustard Seeds - Senposai - Hybrid.Brassica rapa var. perviridis. 30-40 days. Warm/cool season annual. Non GMO. Senposai is hybrid of cabbage and komatsuna and a fast growing vegetable. This...
Adzuki Bean - Wase
60-80 days maturity. Vigna angularis 'Wase'. Wase Adzuki Bean Seeds. Heirloom, Non-GMO. Warm-season annual. An early maturing bean, the Adzuki bean is grown mainly for its dried red beans used...
Adzuki Bean - Dainagon
80-100 Days to maturity. Vigna angularis 'Dainagon'. Dainagon Adzuki Bean. Non-GMO, Heirloom. Warm-season annual. This adzuki bean is widely grown in Kyoto, Japan. This unique variety stays firm and maintains...
Tobacco Seeds - Bafra
Bafra - Turkish tobacco often used in pipe tobacco blends and cigarettes. Bafra Tobacco Seeds Columnar plant growing to 5 feet. Mature in 50 days. Cures a medium brown. Has...
Turnip Seeds - Namenia
Namenia Turnip Seeds. 45 to 65 days. Brassica rapa. Non-GMO, Open Pollinated. Namenia is a turnip grown primarily for turnip greens, as it produces a small root. Flavorful big stem...
Mustard Seeds - Tat Soi - Organic
Organic Tat Soi Mustard Seeds. 45 days to full maturity. 21 days to maturity for baby leaves. Can be grown in containers. Can be grown as sprouts. Brassica rapa. Heirloom,...
Chinese Broccoli Seeds - Wan Shen
60-65 days to maturity.Brassica oleracea var alboglabra ’Wan Shen’. Wan Shen Chinese Broccoli Seeds. Non-GMO, warm or cool-season annual, heirloom. Wan Shen is one of the most popular green vegetables...
Tobacco Seeds - Sherazi
Sherazi is a Turkish variety grown in Iran. The leaves tend to be small but abundant. Sherazi Tobacco Seeds It is prized for its flavor and aroma, and is used...
Chrysanthemum Greens Seeds - Garland Serrated Leaf
40-50 Days to maturity. Glebionis coronaria var. garland serrated leaf. Garland Serrated Leaf Chrysanthemum Greens Seeds. Cool-season annual heirloom. Non-GMO. Garland Serrated Leaf is a highly valued Japanese vegetable with...
Chinese Cabbage Seeds - Mini Kisaku 50 - Hybrid
50-55 Days to maturity. Brassica rapa var Pekinensis 'Mini Kisaku 50'. Mini Kisaku 50 Hybrid Chinese Cabbage Seeds. Annual Hybrid. This unique Michihili-type cabbage is a mini hybrid that develops...
Mustard Seeds - Japanese Giant Garnet
20-30 Days to Baby Leaf Maturity. Brassica juncea ’Japanese Giant Garnet’. Japanese Giant Garnet Mustard Seeds. Non-GMO, Open Pollinated, Annual. The solid, rounded leaves of this baby leaf variety are...
Mustard Seeds - Kekkyu Takana
55 Days to maturity. Brassica juncea var rugosa. Kekkyu Takana Mustard Seeds. Non-GMO, heirloom, cool-season annual. This cool-season heading mustard is a great early spring variety. It has a tightly...
Chinese Cabbage Seeds - Yukina Savoy
Chinese Cabbage Seeds - Yukina Savoy. Heirloom, Non-GMO. Brassica rapa Pekinensis Group. 25-45 days to maturity. Cool season annual. Yukina Savoy looks like a larger and savoyed version of Tatsoi....
Radish Seeds - Korean - Big Time - Hybrid
65 to 80 days to maturity. Raphanus sativus. Big Time Korean Radish Hybrid Seeds. Hybrid, cool season annual. Big Time Korean radishes, unlike other Korean radishes, are a spring season...
Basil Seeds - Anise - Microgreens
25+ days. Premium Non-GMO Anise Basil microgreens seeds. Ocimum basilicum. Anise Basil seeds is unique in that it has zesty basil flavors with sweet licorice-like flavors incorporated. Available in paper...
Chinese Broccoli Seeds - Ryokuho - Hybrid
45-50 Days to maturity. Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra 'Ryokuho'. Ryokuho Chinese Broccoli Hybrid Seeds. Annual Hybrid. Ryokuho is a cultivar of Chinese Broccoli desirable for its early maturity, vigorous growth,...
Tobacco Seeds - Bursa
Bursa is one of the largest and heaviest producing varieties of Turkish tobacco, growing up to 8' with 30-34 harvestable leaves per plant. Bursa is one of the largest and...
Chinese Cabbage Seeds - Matsushima No. 2
80 Days to maturity. Brassica rapa var. Pekinensis 'Matsushima No.2'. Matsushima No. 2 Chinese Cabbage Seeds. Annual Heirloom. The Matsushima No. 2 Chinese Cabbage is a unique Michihili-type compact heading...
Pea Seeds, Afila 595
65 Days to maturity.Pisum Sativum. Afila 595 Pea Seeds. Annual, Non-GMO, Heirloom. Afila varieties of pea are cultivated for their delicious, gracefully attractive long tendrils. The tender pea shoot tips...
Mustard Seeds - Scarlet Frill - Hybrid
20-25 days to baby leaf harvest, 40-55 days to full maturity. Brassica juncea. Scarlet Frill Mustard Seeds. F1 Hybrid, Non-GMO. Annual. This is a specialty variety of purple-red mustard from...
Water Pepper Herb Seeds
Non-GMO Herb & Microgreens Seeds. Persicaria hydropiper (syn. Polygonum hydropiper). AKA: Asian Marshpepper, Knotweed, Smartweed. A perennial herb grown for its spicy flavoring, used in asian dishes. As a microgreen...
Chinese Mustard Seeds
Chinese Mustard Seeds. Heirloom, Brassica juncea. 60-65 days to maturity. Cool season annual. Non-GMO. This special selected Chinese mustard has a compact head with thick petioles and large wrapping leaves....
Water Pepper Microgreens Seeds
Water Pepper Non-GMO Herb & Microgreens Seeds. Persicaria hydropiper (syn. Polygonum hydropiper). AKA: Asian Marshpepper, Knotweed, Smartweed. A perennial herb grown for its spicy flavoring, used in Asian dishes. As...
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