With Your Power, Let's Make Our Regions More Vibrant! "Deliver to the Nation! Hometown Specialty PR Contest" Results Announcement

Satofull Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and CEO: Hiroaki Fujii), which operates the hometown tax donation portal site "Satofull," invited submissions of works (photos, slogans, episodes) conveying the charm of local specialty products for a two-month period from December 1, 2025, to January 31, 2026. The contest was planned with the aim of providing more people with opportunities to come into contact with the charms and specialty products of various regions across Japan, and a total of 100 entries were received. As a result of a rigorous selection process, a total of 16 entries were selected as winning works for the Grand Prize, Excellence Award, and Special Award, and the results will be announced on the special website on March 26, 2026. Results Announcement Page URL: https://www.satofull.jp/static/contest/specialty_contest2025/result.php ■ Grand Prize Beyond the ripeness of the fruit. The deliciousness of sunshine born from effort... Anpo Persimmon (Pen name: Anpo Persimmon Lover) This photo shows the scenery of persimmons harvested in the Isazawa district of Yanagawa-machi, Date City, peeled by hand one by one, smoked with sulfur, and then hung in the "kakibase" (drying yard). Every year, I return to my hometown to help with this harvest, peeling, smoking, and drying process. I feel the arrival of winter through this work. Date's Anpo Persimmon, finished by sparing no effort and carefully monitoring the condition of the persimmons and the weather, has a juicy freshness, a beautiful translucent orange color, and a high-quality sweetness with a clear aftertaste that other dried persimmons do not have. The Anpo Persimmon that Date City boasts is a taste beyond the fruit itself, cultivated by human hands, experience, and the blessings of the land. [Corresponding Gift] Fukushima Prefecture Date City Isazawa-grown Anpo Persimmon (Hachiya Persimmon) 300g (contains 6-8 pieces) [Date City, Fukushima Prefecture] Donation amount: 9,000 yen 100 hours to complete?! You have to eat this curry bread! (Pen name: Gummy Lover) A taste I have been accustomed to eating since I was little. I love the bread from Bakery House Mai, which never changes no matter how much time passes. The curry bread has roux packed into every corner and is filled with lots of chunks of beef, so one piece is satisfying. The surrounding crust makes a crunchy sound every time I eat it. It is the most popular bread at Bakery House Mai, taking 100 hours to complete. As for other breads, the bread is crispy and fluffy. Although red bean bread is not included in this set, it is packed with red bean paste and has a gentle taste. It is truly the origin of red bean bread. Before I know it, I want to eat it again. I really want everyone to try this set that contains such bread. [Corresponding Gift] [Higashikurume City] Carefully selected assortment of handmade bread [Higashikurume City, Tokyo] Donation amount: 14,000 yen ■ Excellence Award My hometown's unchanging taste. (Pen name: Cham) As someone from Kamaishi City, I have continued to choose this soy sauce for as long as I can remember. When I went outside the prefecture for a job and tasted other soy sauces for the first time, I realized once again how delicious my hometown's soy sauce is. When I return to my hometown, it is naturally lined up in every supermarket, making me feel like "I'm home." When I was little, there was a factory near the school I attended, and the faint scent of soy sauce and soybeans would waft through the air every time I walked to or from school. I still have vivid memories of going home hungry. I can't imagine using anything other than this for sushi, sashimi, or simmered dishes. It is such a precious, beloved, and memorable taste that I choose this set of local soy sauce and miso for hometown tax donations. [Corresponding Gift] Fujiyu Brewing Fuji Soy Sauce 1L (6 bottles) [Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture] Donation amount: 14,000 yen Love it! Let's eat "Ise Udon" together (Pen name: Hanbun) "Ise Udon," the soul food of Ise citizens. Everyone from small children to adults loves it. It's irresistible to eat chewy udon noodles topped with sweet tamari soy sauce sauce... My childhood friend's child also loves the slurp! Ise Udon is soft, so it seems to be their favorite because it is easy to eat. Their gesture of showing the udon saying "together!" because they are happy to be with mom is cute. Even adults feel like children again when they stuff their cheeks with warm, chewy noodles. It is a happy time to eat Ise Udon, smiling with everyone. People who have never eaten it are surprised by the lack of firmness in the noodles and the black sauce, but please! I want you to try it once! Especially Minami Seimen's Yokozuna Ise Udon is popular locally! Once you eat it, you might get hooked? [Corresponding Gift] Ise Udon 2 servings with sauce 5 sets (10 servings) [Ise City, Mie Prefecture] Donation amount: 13,000 yen A moment of relief with a simple sweetness, charging for the next step! (Pen name: Shimogoro) Shimogo-machi, Fukushima Prefecture is my mother's hometown. Every year, the walnut yokan from Yurakuan sent by my grandmother is a snack I have been eating since I was a child. The simple and gentle sweetness of azuki beans and the aroma of walnuts spread in my mouth, giving me a moment of relief. On the day of a tennis match, or during my daily struggles with entrance exam study, it has always been by my side like a lucky charm. When I take a bite, the tension and fatigue melt away, and I feel like I can do my best again. Actually, this taste was protected by six volunteers who desperately tried to save a tradition that was almost lost once. The character "Sato" (hometown) in my name carries the wish that I should cherish my hometown. My grandmother's kindness and the producers' enthusiasm have surely reached Osaka, far away. Letting this taste be widely known and connecting it to the future is my way of repaying my "hometown." [Corresponding Gift] Yurakuan "Walnut Yokan" [Shimogo-machi, Fukushima Prefecture] Donation amount: 6,000 yen Love in large jewels. Anchu's green plums make my summer the strongest! (Pen name: Plum Juice Recharging) After practice in the summer, the first thing I want is ice-cold plum juice made with "Anchu's green plums." When you take a sip, the refreshing scent of the plums themselves goes through your nose, and a mellow sweetness and a refreshing aftertaste spread throughout your mouth. This "refreshing deliciousness" permeates my tired body to the fullest. The key to this taste is the love that the farmers pour into each and every grain. The large-grained plums, which are hand-picked at the best moment after carefully observing the growth of each grain, contain a powerful, concentrated flavor that cannot be found anywhere else. A luxurious taste created by Anchu's "large-grained jewels." I want to deliver the story packed into this drop that supports me to everyone working hard across the country. You can't get through the summer without knowing this! [Corresponding Gift] Delivering the season! Green plums [2L-3L size (5kg)] [Annaka City, Gunma Prefecture] Donation amount: 15,000 yen ■ About the Hometown Specialty PR Contest This contest was planned with the aim of providing more people with opportunities to come into contact with the charms and specialty products of various regions across Japan. We hope that participants will feel free to express their thoughts on specialty products from lands related to them, and that through this outreach, the appeal will spread further, leading to regional revitalization. In addition to the Grand Prize and Excellence Award in each category, 5 Special Award winning works have been released. For details, please check the special website below. Deliver to the Nation! Hometown Specialty PR Contest | ▶ Work Recruitment Page https://www.satofull.jp/static/contest/specialty_contest2025.php ▶ Results Announcement Page https://www.satofull.jp/static/contest/specialty_contest2025/result.php Satofull Co., Ltd. will continue to promote regional revitalization while standing close to local producers and local governments through various initiatives. ■ About Satofull Co., Ltd. Satofull Co., Ltd. promotes regional revitalization through hometown tax donations (donations to local governments). Based on the concept of "A hometown support and hometown tax portal site that makes hometowns full of energy and fully collects the charms of hometowns," the company provides services for donors to select local governments for donations, select thank-you gifts, apply for donations, and pay donations via "Satofull." For local governments, it provides services that collectively handle operations necessary for the operation of hometown tax donations, such as soliciting donations, accepting applications, storing donations, and managing inventory and delivery of thank-you gifts. In addition, it operates "Furusato Koduchi," a regional information site that publishes initiatives for regional revitalization using hometown tax donations.