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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 - Japanese - Santaka
Pepper Seeds - Hot - Japanese - Santaka. Heirloom, Non-GMO. Capsicum annuum. 70-80 days. Warm season annual. Santaka is a Japanese hot pepper that is from the Tochigi prefecture. The...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Radish Seeds - Chinese - Shunkyo
30 to 40 Days to maturity. Raphanus sativus. Shunkyo Chinese Radish Heirloom Seeds. Cool Season Annual. Shunkyo radishes are a hidden gem that originates from Northern China. These radishes grow...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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 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...
Melon Seeds - New Melon
Melon Seeds - New Melon. Heirloom, Non-GMO. Cucumis melo. Also known as makuwauri or meron. 110-120 days (40-45 days after fruit setting). Warm season annual. An open pollinated round melon...
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....
Turnip Seeds - Tennouji Kabura
Turnip Seeds - Tennouji Kabura. Heirloom, Non-GMO. Brassica rapa subsp. rapa. 25-45 days depending on type of maturity. Cool season annual. The Tennouji Kabura is one of the oldest traditional...
Radish Seeds - Giant Luo Buo
Radish Seeds - Giant Luo Buo. Heirloom, Non-GMO. Raphanus sativus. 80-100 days. Cool season annual. This large oval white radish grows 8-10" long and 5-6" in diameter and is very...
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...
Radish Seeds - China White Winter
China White Winter Radish Seeds. 60 days to maturity. Raphanus sativus. Heirloom, Annual. A light frost tolerant heirloom dating back to the late 1800s. Produces long, cylindrical radishes of 6...
Squash Seeds - Japanese, Winter - Kogiku
Squash Seeds - Japanese, Winter - Kogiku. Heirloom, Non-GMO. Cucurbita maxima. 95 to 110 Days. 30 days after fruit setting. Warm season annual. An early maturing and disease resistant high...
Mustard Seeds - Mibuna - Microgreens
Mibuna Mustard Seeds. 41 Days. Brassica rapa var. japonica. Open Pollinated, Non-GMO. Similar mizuna greens, the mibuna mustard is a flavorful Japanese green strap leaf mustard with mild mustard flavor....
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...
Eggplant Seeds - Togo
Togo Eggplant Seeds. African eggplant variety. Solanum melongena. 85 - 90 days to maturity. Heirloom, Annual. AKA Toga, Togo Striped. ~ 6,500 seeds/ounce Download Free Vegetable Growing Guide PDF Eggplant...
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...
Tomato Seeds - Salad - Mandarin Cross
80 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycopersicum. Mandarin Cross Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, warm season annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, indeterminate, salad tomato. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds, and...
Basil Seeds - Lime - Organic
Organic Lime Basil Seeds. 60 days to maturity. Ocimum basilicum. Certified Organic. Heirloom, Non-GMO, Annual. Can be grown in containers. Can be grown as microgreens. Ocimum basilicum. Low growing variety...
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