Taste of success: Olive oil from southern Japan earns international praise

Kagoshima's local revitalization efforts pay off as luxury hotels come calling

Kagoshima Olive Top 2025-08

Japan's Kagoshima prefecture sees rain throughout the year, making it suited for growing sweet olives. (Kagoshima Olive)

MASAMITSU ITO

KAGOSHIMA, Japan -- Olive oil made in Japan's Kagoshima prefecture is gaining recognition among luxury hotels as the cultivation of olives -- a project launched a little more than a decade ago for local revitalization -- bears fruit.

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