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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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Carrot Seeds - Samaurai Red
70 to 90 Days to maturity. Daucus carota Samurai Red - Carrot Seeds. Heirloom. Cool Season Annual. This is a Japanese kintoki-type (sweet red) carrot. Its glossy deep scarlet roots...
Mung Bean - Mappe Green
7-10 days for microgreens or 70 days to full maturity. Vigna radiata 'Mappe Green'. Mappe Green Mung Bean Seeds. Non-GMO, Heirloom. Warm-season annual. Typically grown for their flavorful and crispy...
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...
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...
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 - 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....
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...
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...
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,...
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....
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...
Hot Radish Seeds - Aka (Red) Karaine - Hybrid
60 days to maturity. Raphanus sativus. Aka (Red) Karaine Hot Radish Hybrid Seeds. Open-pollinated, non-GMO, cool season annual. Aka Red Karaine hot radishes are unique and eye-catching—which is probably why...
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...
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...
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...
Melon Seeds - Hakucho - Hybrid
Melon Seeds - Hakucho - Hybrid. Non-GMO. Cucumis melo. Also known as charantais melon, makuwauri, meron. 65 days after flowering. Warm season annual. The flesh of this French Charantais melon...
Squash Seeds, Summer - Black Jade - Hybrid
Squash Seeds, Summer - Black Jade - Hybrid.Cucurbita pepo. Warm season annual. 40-45 days. Non GMO. Approximately 125 seeds / oz. Squash Seeds, Summer - Black Jade - Hybrid Cylindrical...
Cabbage Seeds - Pak Choi - Jimao Choi - Hybrid
Cabbage Seeds - Pak Choi - Jimao Choi - Hybrid. Annual. Brassica rapa Chinensis group. 20-30. Cool-warm season. NonGMO. This is feather type pak choi. Plants grow fast (20-30 days)...
Squash Seeds - Winter - Kurinishiki - Hybrid
Squash Seeds - Winter - Kurinishiki - Hybrid. Non-GMO. Cucurbita maxima. 95-105 days (45-50 days after flowering). Warm season annual. This winter squash hybrid produces uniform dark green fruit with...
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...
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