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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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Flowering Cabbage Seeds - Osaka Series
91-98 days. Osaka Series flowering cabbage seeds grow a classic and elegant swirl of color perfect for any cool-season garden. Osaka Series seeds mature into tight 11-12" tall flowering cabbages...
Cabbage Seeds - Pak Choi - Joi Choi - Hybrid
Cabbage Seeds - Pak Choi - Joi Choi - Hybrid. Non-GMO. Annual. Brassica rapa Chinensis group. 40-50 days. Cool-warm season. Growers love this hybrid pak choi for its uniformity. It...
Eggplant Seeds - Millionaire Purple Hybrid
55 days. Japan long-type produces early, high quality fruit over 8 inches long with brilliant black skin and a purple calyx. The tender flesh is nearly seedless. This is a...
Pepper Seeds - Hot - Thai Super Chili F1
Capsicum annuum (75 days) This pepper really packs a punch in heat and in flavor. It is also extremely abundant, producing approximately 300 peppers per plant under ideal conditions. Definitely...
Broccoli Seeds - Chinese Broccoli - Early Jade - Hybrid
40-50 days to maturity. Brassica oleracea var alboglabra ‘Early Jade’. Early Jade Chinese Broccoli Seeds. Non-GMO, Hybrid, Cool-season Annual. Closely related to European cabbage, Chinese Broccoli was introduced to China...
Mustard Seeds - Mizuna Red Leaf
Another great Japanese mustard, especially well suited to microgreen production. The red leaf is not a deeply divided as regular mizuna. Spicy flavor, easy to grow. Download Free Herb Growing...
Eggplant Seeds - Purple Shine - Hybrid
65 days to maturity after transplant. Solanum melongena ’Purple Shine’. Purple Shine Eggplant Seeds. Non-GMO, warm-season, annual, hybrid. This is a popular Chinese type eggplant variety. Fruits are firm and...
Chinese Cabbage Seeds - Aichi
70 Days to maturity. Brassica rapa var Pekinensis ‘Aichi’. Aichi Chinese Cabbage Heirloom Seeds. Annual. This very old traditional, dento yasai, Chinese cabbage variety is from the Aichi Prefecture of...
Cucumber Seeds - Suyo Long - Organic
Cucumis sativus (60 days) Suyo is orginally from China. It is a sweet-flavored, tender, crispy, ribbed fruit that can grow up to 15" long. Approx. 920 seeds per ounce. Cucumber...
Yard Long Bean - Mosaic
70-90 day maturity. Vigna unguiculata subsp sesquipedalis. Mosaic Yard Long Bean Seeds. Non-GMO, Warm-season annual, heirloom. The variety name, Mosaic, describes the purple, red, and green colors of the pod...
Basil Seeds - Licorice
Non-GMO, Open-pollinated, Heirloom Licorice Basil Herb Seed from True Leaf Market. Ocimum basilicum is native to various Asian regions. As basil has many different varieties, Licorice Basil Herb is considered...
Cucumber Seeds - Green Light - Hybrid
35-45 Days to maturity. Cucumis sativus. Green Light F1 Cucumber Seeds. Warm-season annual hybrid. Non-GMO. Green Light is an excellent mini cucumber that is an All-American Selection winner. The plants...
Radish Seeds - Chinese - Starburst - Hybrid
60 Days to maturity. Raphanus sativus. Starburst Chinese Radish Hybrid Seeds. Cool Season Annual. Starburst radishes are part of the watermelon radish group, which means that you’ll find bright red...
Mustard Seeds - Misome - Hybrid
Mustard Seeds - Misome - Hybrid. Non-GMO. Brassica campestris Narinosa group. Alt names: Japan green, komatsuna, tasai, tatsoi. 30 days. Warm season annual. A fairly recent hybrid between Komatsuna and...
Cucumber Seeds - Southern Delight - Hybrid
50-60 Days to maturity. Cucumis sativus ‘Southern Delight’. Southern Delight Cross Cucumber Seeds. Warm-season annual hybrid. Non-GMO. This gorgeous hybrid Japanese cucumber has burpless fruit of excellent quality. Its plants...
Cabbage Seeds - Pak Choi - Dwarf White Stem
40-45 Days to maturity. Brassica rapa Chinensis group. Dwarf White Stem, Pak Choi (Bok Choy) Seeds. Non-GMO Annual, Heirloom. This ‘Baby Bok Choy’, is the famous Asian green. It grows...
Yard Long Bean - Yu Long Noodle Kin
65-75 day maturity. Vigna unguiculata subsp sesquipedalis. Yu Long Noodle Kin Yard Long Bean Seeds. Non-GMO, warm-season annual heirloom. Yu Long is an extra long yard-long bean. The pods grow...
Pepper Seeds - Hot - Japanese - Yatsufusa
Pepper Seeds - Hot - Japanese - Yatsufusa. Heirloom, Non-GMO. Capsicum annuum. 70-80 days. Warm season annual. Yatsufusa is a hot specialty pepper that originated in Japan and is also...
Mustard Seeds - Tokyo Bekana
21 to 45 days. Asian brassica somewhat like Pak Choi, but with narrower petioles and larger ruffled, light green leaves. Wonderful addition to salads or baby green mixes, or grow...
Chinese Mustard Seeds - Shuidong
35 to 45 Days to maturity. Brassica juncea. Shuidong Chinese Mustard Seeds. Non-GMO, Heirloom, non-GMO, Cool Season Annual. Shuidong mustard is named after the town where it was first cultivated,...
Cucumber Seeds - Housaku - Hybrid
55-60 Days to maturity. Cucumis sativus ‘Housaku’. Housaku Cucumber Seeds. Warm-season annual hybrid. Non-GMO. The name “housaku” means “good harvest” and it lives up to the name! It is a...
Cucumber Seeds - Asia Eun Cheon - Hybrid
55-60 Days to maturity. Cucumis sativus ‘Asia Eun Cheon’. Asia Eun Cheon Cucumber Seeds. Warm-season annual hybrid. Non-GMO. Asia Eun Cheon is a Korean hybrid cucumber that is early maturing...
Pepper Seeds - Hot - Wicked Ghost F1
Wicked Ghost F1 Hybrid Hot Pepper Seeds. Capsicum annuum. F1 Hybrid. Non-GMO. Annual. 110 days to maturity. Wicked Ghost F1 is a hybrid of the famous Ghost pepper! Approximately 4,000...
Yard Long Bean - White Seeded (Treated)
65-75 day maturity. Vigna unguiculata subsp sesquipedalis ‘White Seeded’. White Seeded Yard Long Bean Seeds. Non-GMO, Warm-season annual heirloom. White Seeded yard long beans are 24” long, firm, and tender....
Eggplant Seeds - Japanese Pickling
Japanese Pickling Eggplant Seeds. 65 days to maturity. Heirloom, Annual. Can be grown in containers. Solanum melongena. These purple slender, slightly curved eggplants, are full of flavors as they are...
Cucumber Seeds - Japanese Long
The Japanese Long cucumber plant produces productive yields of 18-20 inches long fruits. Cucumbers are dark green and burpless with few seeds. They are best when harvested prematurely at 12...
Yard Long Bean - You Fong Wong
70-90 day maturity. Vigna unguiculata subsp sesquipedalis. You Fong Wong Yard Long Bean Seeds. Non-GMO, Warm-season annual heirloom. You Fong Wong is an extra long yard-long bean. It produces shiny...
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