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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 - Sweet - Tender Bell F1 Hybrid
45-55 Days to maturity. Capsicum annuum’Tender Bell F1’. Annual, F1 Hybrid. Tender Bell F1 Sweet Pepper is an extra early maturing Japanese hybrid that produces glossy, thin-wall, sweet green bell...
Radish Seeds - White Stem - Microgreens
8-12 Days to microgreen harvest. Raphanus Raphanistrum Sativus. White Stem Radish Seeds. Annual, Open Pollinated, Heirloom. This variety of radish is grown to be harvested as microgreens, and generally isn't...
Burdock Seeds - Ha Gobo
65-75 days to maturity.Arctium lappa. Ha Gobo Burdock Seeds. Non-GMO, Heirloom, Cool-season Annual. Open-pollinated. Burdock has been grown for centuries, mainly in China and Japan, for its culinary and medicinal...
Kohlrabi Seeds - Winner, Hybrid
Winner Kohlrabi Seeds. F1 Hybrid. Non-GMO, Annual. 45 to 55 days to full maturity. Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes. This medium-early maturing white kohlrabi hybrid is a winner. Large plants grow...
Pepper Seeds - Hot - Korean - Wa Mae Wo...
100-109 Days to maturity (from transplant). Capsicum annuum. Wa Mae Wo - Yeori Gochu Pepper Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, hybrid, hot-type pepper with mild heat levels. 500 to 1,500 Scoville Heat...
Gourd Seeds - Nam Tao Yai - Hybrid
70-75 Days to maturity. Lagenaria siceraria. Warm-season annual hybrid. Nam Tao Yai Hybrid Seeds. This high-yielding variety is also known as White-flowered gourd, Upo, or Opo and has vigorous, multi-branched...
Cabbage Seeds - Pak Choi - Red Choi - Hybrid
45 Days to full maturity. 20-30 Days for baby leaf. 10-15 Days for microgreens. Brassica rapa Chinensis group. Red Choi Pak Choi Seeds. Annual, Hybrid. Cool Season. This special hybrid...
Cabbage Seeds - Pak Choi - Taisai
50 Days to maturity. Brassica rapa Chinensis group. Taisai Pak Choi (Bok Choy) Seeds. Cool-Warm Season Annual Heirloom. The leaves of this popular and vigorous pak choi or choy sum...
Cabbage Seeds - Pak Choi - Hotau - Hybrid
Cabbage Seeds - Pak Choi - Hotau - Hybrid. Annual. Brassica rapa Chinensis group. 30-35 days. Cool-warm season. NonGMO. Mini type pak choi, 8-10cm (3-4"), uniform, wide and fat petioles....
Yard Long Bean - Kurosanjaku
70-90 day maturity. Vigna unguiculata subsp sesquipedalis. Kurosanjaku Yard Long Bean Seeds. Non-GMO, Heirloom. Warm-season annual. This fast growing, high-yield bean thrives in the heat. It is a black seeded...
Onion Seeds, Bunching - Ishikura Improved
60 Days to maturity. Allium fistulosum Ishikura Improved Bunching Onion Seeds. Annual, Non-GMO, Heirloom. This is a traditional medium early Japanese type bunching onion. At maturity, the stalk has white...
Cabbage Seeds - Pak Choi - Red Tatsoi - Hybrid
45 Days to full maturity, 20-30 Days for baby leaf, 10-15 Days for microgreens. Brassica rapa subsp. narinosa. Red Tatsoi, Pak Choi Seeds. Annual, Hybrid. Cool Season. This vigorous hybrid...
Mustard Seeds - Mibuna
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....
Spinach Seeds - Oceanside - Hybrid
Spinach Seeds - Oceanside - Hybrid. Non-GMO. Spinacea oleracea. 25-30 days maturity for baby leaf, 40-60 days to full maturity. Cool season annual. Oceanside is a slow - moderate growing...
Hyacinth Bean - Purple Moon
90 days maturity. Lablab purpureus 'Purple Moon'. Purple Moon Hyacinth Bean. Non-GMO, Heirloom. Warm-season annual. The drought-tolerant Purple Moon beans have been grown in China for centuries and are beloved...
Gourd Seeds - Fong Show - Hybrid
55-65 days maturity after transplanting. Benincasa hispida var. chieh-qua ’Fong Show’. Fong Show Gourd Seeds. Non-GMO, warm-season, annual, hybrid. This jointed gourd, hairy melon, or mokwa variety is an early...
Fennel Seeds - Sweet
Fennel Sweet (Foeniculum vulgare var azoricum) is an excellent addition to home gardens. It is easy to grow, and all parts of the plant are usable in the kitchen and...
Chinese Cabbage Seeds - Beka Santoh
Chinese Cabbage Seeds - Beka Santoh. Heirloom, Non-GMO. Brassica rapa Pekinensis group. 25-40 days. Cool season annual. This vigorous loose head variety is grown throughout Japan. The leaves are light...
Yu Choy Sum Seeds - Kosaitai - Hon Tsai Tai
Yu Choy Sum Seeds - Kosaitai - Hon Tsai Tai. Heirloom, Non-GMO. Brassica rapa var purpurea. 50 days. Cool season annual. This flowering purple stem choy sum, also known as...
Mustard Seeds - Mizuna, Early
45 Days to maturity. Brassica rapa Japonica group. Early Mizuna Mustard Seeds. Heirloom, Non-GMO, Open Pollinated. Annual. This early maturing Japanese mustard is also known as Kyona Mizuna. The mustard...
Gourd Seeds - Nam Tao Klom - Hybrid
60-65 Days to Maturity (after transplanting). Lagenaria siceraria ’Nam Tao Klom’. Nam Tao Klom Gourd Seeds. Non-GMO, warm-season, perennial, hybrid. This vigorous climbing hybrid produces round-shaped fruit with light green...
Sesame Seeds - Tan - Kingoma
85 days to maturity. Sesame indicum. Tan Kingoma Sesame Seeds. Warm season annual. Kingoma sesame seeds are a great balance between the mild flavor of white sesame seeds and the...
Spinach Seeds - Dash - Hybrid
Spinach Seeds - Dash -Hybrid. Non-GMO. Spinacea oleracea. 60 days. Cool season annual. Extra-early spinach hybrid that suitable for growing under low temperatures, especially during winter in warm areas. Cold...
Radish Seeds - Chinese - Red Meat
60 to 70 Days to maturity. Raphanus sativus. Red Meat Chinese Radish Seeds. Cool Season Annual, Heirloom. Red Meat radishes, originally from Northern China, are a gorgeous watermelon radish with...
Gourd Seeds - Bitter Tai Guo Hybrid
50-55 days maturity from Transplanting. Momordica charantia ’Tai Guo’. Tai Guo Bitter Gourd Seeds. Non-GMO, warm-season, annual, hybrid. The Tai Guo gourd is a classic bitter gourd popular in Chinese...
Soybean - Tankuro
85 days maturity. Glycine max 'Tankuro'. Tankuro Soybean. Heirloom, Non-GMO. Warm season annual. Open pollinated. These nutrition-packed capsules are frequently used throughout Asia as a staple protein source. In Japan,...
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