This subsidy program supports the product development, research, and expansion of sales channels for specialty products utilizing the town’s mandarins.
Fukushima Prefecture Hirono Town: Hirono Town Mandarin Promotion Specialty Product Development Support Subsidy
September 28, 2026
Summary
Hirono Town provides subsidies for developing and researching specialty products using local mandarins, as well as expanding their sales channels.
Key Information
| Location | Hirono Town, Fukushima |
|---|---|
| Opening Status | Open for Applications |
| Application Period | Apr 1, 2026 – TBD |
| Max Subsidy Amount | ¥300,000 |
| Subsidy Rate | Fixed amount |
| Purpose | Regional revitalization and community development / Research, demonstration experiments, and industry-academia collaboration / Manufacturing and new product development / Market development and sales channel expansion / Sixth-sector industrialization |
| Eligible Expenses | Exhibition and stall fees / Production and development costs / Travel expenses / Outsourcing costs / Subcontracting costs / Raw material and material costs |
| Eligible Applicants | Cooperatives, organizations, and similar entities / Individual farmers |
| Implementing Agency | Hirono Town |
| Official Page | https://www.town.hirono.fukushima.jp/business/nougyoushien/1005445.html |