Local News

Sho-ya Food System of Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, has built and begun operating Kyushu’s first vegetable production site in combination with a restaurant—in this case, the company’s Italian restaurant Marguerita. The company built the site in the restaurant’s parking lot to hydroponically grow 10 vegetables, including basil and lettuce. The vegetables are harvested twice a day, and the company hopes to use the facility to supply 80% of the restaurant’s needs in the future.