代表略歴    片山寿伸    (CEO's Profile    Hisanobu KATAYAMA)

1960年生まれ。弘前市在住の三代目。
1987年、父・信光が経営するりんご農園にてりんご栽培を開始。
1992年渡欧。スペインカタルーニャでりんご栽培を学習。その後、イギリス向けの輸出に取り組み、販路を開拓。日本国内では産直契約を成立させ、栽培と営業活動の双方を発展させる。現在はマルバ台栽培について、独自の簡易栽培方法である「片山メソッド」を構築し、技術保全、栽培技術の普及と後進への伝承に注力している。

Born in 1960, currently residing in Hirosaki City, I am the third-generation head of a family-run apple farm. I began cultivating apples in 1987 under the guidance of my father, Nobumitsu, who managed the orchard at the time.  In 1992, I traveled to Europe to study apple cultivation in Catalonia, Spain. Upon returning to Japan, I began developing export channels, especially targeting the UK market, and successfully expanded our international sales network.  Domestically, I also established direct supply contracts with local retailers and consumer cooperatives, working to develop both the production and marketing sides of the business in parallel.  Currently, I am focused on the “Maruba-dai” cultivation method, and have developed my own simplified system known as the Katayama Method. I am committed to preserving this technique, promoting its widespread adoption, and passing it on to the next generation of growers.

共同経営者  蟻田陸   (Co-founder's  Riku ARITA) 

1998年千葉県船橋市生まれ。2019年より約3年間長野県飯綱町のりんご園でりんご栽培を学習。2022年からは中国・山東省青島市にて父が経営している食品貿易会社に就き営業と経営を学び、その際に片山寿伸氏とともに香港向けりんごの輸出事業を構築した。
2024年12月より青森県弘前市に移住。片山氏の指導の下、りんご農家としての活動を本格的に開始。

Born in 1998 in Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture. 
Beginning in 2019, he spent approximately three years learning apple cultivation at an orchard in Iizuna Town, Nagano Prefecture.  In 2022, he joined his father's food trading business in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China. During this time, he was also involved in apple export operations to Hong Kong, working in collaboration with Mr. Hisanobu Katayama.  In December 2024, he relocated to Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture, where he officially began his career as an apple grower under Mr. Katayama's guidance.

会社概要  (Profile)
会社名（company)：               KICHO-園株式会社   Kichoen Orchards Co., Ltd.
本社住所：　                          　〒036-8302　青森県　弘前市大字高杉字高杉字神原250番地11
(Address)                         　　　250-11, AzaKanbara, OazaTakasugi, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan 036-8302
代表（Representative)：     片山寿伸   Hisanobu Katayama　
共同経営者(Co-founder):　蟻田陸   Riku Arita　　
設立(Est.)：            　　　　   2024年12月　(Dec. 2024)　
取引銀行(Bank)：            　     青森みちのく銀行   Aomori Michinoku Bank
農園：　            　　　               尾上山農園、高杉農園、東岩木農園、前坂農園

(Orchards)                                      Onoeyama, Takasugi, Higashi-Iwaki, Masaka