{"product_id":"raw-japanese-honeybee-honey-from-kagoshima","title":"Raw Japanese Honeybee Honey from Kagoshima","description":"\u003c!-- ① 冒頭ラベル --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin: 0 0 20px;\"\u003eRaw Japanese honey · Unheated · Unsweetened · Hetsuka primeval forest · Kagoshima\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- ② キャッチフレーズ --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; margin: 0 0 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 16px; padding: 13px 0; border-bottom: 0.5px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1);\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.25); min-width: 20px;\"\u003e01\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75);\"\u003eJapanese honeybee honey accounts for just 0.1% of honey in domestic circulation — wild, sensitive, and impossible to farm at scale.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 16px; padding: 13px 0; border-bottom: 0.5px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1);\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.25); min-width: 20px;\"\u003e02\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75);\"\u003eSourced from one of western Japan's largest primeval broadleaf forests — collected from hundreds of wild flower species, including citrus and rare endemic orchids.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 16px; padding: 13px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.25); min-width: 20px;\"\u003e03\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75);\"\u003eHand-filtered over six days — 100% pure, unheated, unsweetened. Described by a noted pastry chef as \"a richness I hadn't encountered before.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ③ 本文 --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA honey that stops pastry chefs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a noted Japanese pastry chef tasted Rin for the first time, the description was immediate: \"An interesting depth. A freshness I hadn't encountered before.\" This is not the sweetness of standard commercial honey — there is no bitterness, no heaviness. What comes through instead is a gentle sweetness with a clean, citrus-edged acidity. Half a teaspoon, eaten slowly, is how the producer suggests experiencing it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Rin — Hetsuka honey, naturally crystallized\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/2023-05-0467_271a052e-03ee-4f02-b92a-f5d2a61ee101_1024x1024.jpg?v=1683782403\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eNatural crystallization — a characteristic of unheated raw honey\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Japanese honeybee honey is so rare\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlmost all honey in commercial circulation — 99.9% of what is sold in Japan — comes from the Western honeybee (Apis mellifera), a species that has been domesticated for beekeeping over centuries and will reliably stay in a placed hive. The Japanese honeybee (Apis cerana japonica) is an entirely different animal. It is wild, highly sensitive to its environment, and will abandon a hive if temperature, humidity, or any number of other conditions are not to its liking. There are years when no harvest is possible at all. Even trace amounts of pesticide from a distant field can eliminate a colony entirely. Japanese honeybee honey cannot be produced at industrial scale — by nature, it cannot be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe nectar source — a primeval forest at the southern tip of Kagoshima\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat honey tastes like depends entirely on what the bees collect. The Hetsuka area in the Sata district of Kagoshima Prefecture — at the southernmost point of the Kyushu mainland — is home to one of the largest remaining primeval laurel forests in western Japan, designated as a natural environment conservation area. The forest has never been managed or cultivated. Evergreen broadleaf trees, wild flowers, and medicinal herbs that have grown here since before human settlement flower continuously through the seasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"The primeval forest of Hetsuka — nectar source for Rin honey\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/gennseirin_f6b44a3b-ce6e-4448-a412-4a52ecab625a_1024x1024.jpg?v=1654045516\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eThe primeval forest of Hetsuka — designated natural conservation area\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eAmong the species the bees visit: Hetsuka-ran, a rare orchid endemic to this area, and Hetsuka-daidai, a local citrus variety that grows wild here. During the Edo period, this land was used as a medicinal herb garden by the Satsuma domain. Wild medicinal plants still grow throughout the forest. The bees draw from all of it — which is why the honey has the particular acidity and complexity it does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSix days of hand-filtering — no machines, no heat, no additives\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen honey is harvested, pollen, bee larvae, and other natural material come with it. Many beekeepers remove the visible impurities and press the rest mechanically — it is faster. Kumano-hoso-san, the producer of Rin, uses no machinery. The honey is filtered entirely by hand: in the first pass, it drips for four days. In the second, two days more. The result is 100% pure raw honey — unheated, unsweetened, and visually checked throughout to prevent any impurity from passing through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Kumano-hoso-san — caring for the Japanese honeybees and handmade wooden hives\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/kumanohososan-2_1024x1024.jpg?v=1654044158\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eKumano-hoso-san — hand-built wooden hives, tended like family\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 32px;\"\u003eThe hives themselves are handmade from wood. Kumano-hoso-san tends them through the year — keeping predatory insects away, monitoring the colony — in order to be in a position to do this final, unhurried work of filtration once a year. The care put into the harvest is not separate from the care put into the keeping. It is the same thing, expressed at the end of a long season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- ⑥ Specificationsブロック --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1); padding-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0;\"\u003eContents: 120 g\u003cbr\u003eType: Raw Japanese honeybee honey (Apis cerana japonica)\u003cbr\u003eNectar source: Primeval laurel forest, Hetsuka, Sata district, Kagoshima Prefecture\u003cbr\u003eProcessing: Unheated · unsweetened · hand-filtered (6 days total)\u003cbr\u003eBest before: February 2027 (Reiwa 9)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNutrition per 100 g:\u003cbr\u003eEnergy 326 kcal · Protein 0.3 g · Fat 0.1 g · Carbohydrate 81 g · Sodium equivalent 0.01 g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- Ingredientsブロック --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1); padding-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eIngredients\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0;\"\u003eHoney (Japanese honeybee, Hetsuka, Kagoshima, Japan)\u003cbr\u003eNo additives · no heating · no added sugar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- Storageブロック --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1); padding-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eStorage \u0026amp; How to Open\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0;\"\u003eStore away from direct sunlight at room temperature. Refrigerate after opening.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause this honey is raw and unheated, natural fermentation continues inside the jar. When opening, place a cloth over the lid and open slowly — you may hear a soft pop or fizz as the pressure releases. This is a sign that the honey is alive and active, not a defect.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter opening, stir gently with a spoon before eating. The honey may separate into fermented and non-fermented layers — mix well before use.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCrystallization is a natural characteristic of raw unheated honey and does not affect quality or flavor. To return crystallized honey to a liquid state, place the jar in warm water (not hot).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ⑦ Shippingブロック --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1); padding-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eShipping\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0;\"\u003eShips within 1 week · Shipping cost included in price\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- Noteブロック --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1); padding-top: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eNote\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0;\"\u003eNot suitable for infants under 12 months of age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that import duties, taxes, and customs clearance fees are the responsibility of the buyer. We cannot guarantee customs clearance in all countries. Products are shipped from Japan as personal imports.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHoney is subject to strict import regulations in some countries. In particular, the EU restricts imports of animal-derived food products including honey, and Australia subjects honey to quarantine inspection — shipments may be seized or returned at the border regardless of quantity. Buyers in these regions are strongly encouraged to check the import regulations applicable to their country before placing an order.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all product labels and packaging are written in Japanese only. 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