Japanese strawberry quality, grown in India's hills.

Notes from the farm, the cold chain and the chefs putting Indian strawberries on the world's tables.

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ICHIGO branded black strawberry box
Excellent Sweet Levels
High quality individual strawberries

Excellent Sweet Levels

Every harvest sampled with a calibrated refractometer. Full-ripe SAKURA averages 11–12.3 °Brix — on par with ripe pineapple or pomegranate, well above the 7–9° of typical supermarket strawberries.

Clean Pest-Free
Pest-free cultivation

Clean Pest-Free

Fully automated vertical hydroponic cultivation. Higher yield per m², cleaner berries, no contact with soil pests.

Highest Strawberry Species
F1 strawberries from Japan

Highest Strawberry Species

SAKURA and HARUHI Berry Pop seeds from Miyoshi & Co — bred for sugar–acid balance, perfume, and pastry-grade firmness.

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Japanese strawberry quality, grown in India's hills.

Notes from the farm, the cold chain and the chefs putting Indian strawberries on the world's tables.

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What makes ICHIGO different

Six commitments backed by data from our Maharashtra polyhouse trials.

Japanese F1 cultivars

SAKURA and HARUHI Berry Pop seeds from Miyoshi & Co — bred for sugar–acid balance, perfume, and pastry-grade firmness.

Vertigrow polyhouse

Fully automated vertical hydroponic cultivation. Higher yield per m², cleaner berries, no contact with soil pests.

Brix-verified harvests

Every harvest sampled with a calibrated refractometer. Full-ripe SAKURA averages 11–12.3 °Brix — on par with ripe pineapple or pomegranate, well above the 7–9° of typical supermarket strawberries.

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2-hour cold chain

Picked punnets reach a 2–4 °C pre-cool dock within two hours of harvest. No warm-haul to a distant warehouse.

Japanese PhD supervision

Technical supervision by a Japanese agricultural science PhD. Nutrient regimen, EC, harvest window — all documented.

Single-layer black box

Branded window box, calyx-up packing. Inspectable on receipt, lot-traceable to plot and pick date.

From the field

Real photos from our Maharashtra plots — not stock, not staged.

The plot — open field cultivation in the Sahyadri foothills
The plot — open field cultivation in the Sahyadri foothills
The harvest — picked by hand, one berry at a time
The harvest — picked by hand, one berry at a time
The discipline — single-row mulch beds, ICHIGO protocol
The discipline — single-row mulch beds, ICHIGO protocol
The result — premium clamshell, calyx-up packing
The result — premium clamshell, calyx-up packing

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Japanese strawberry quality, grown in India's hills.

Notes from the farm, the cold chain and the chefs putting Indian strawberries on the world's tables.

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What is ICHIGO?

ICHIGO is a registered Indian trademark of M2labo (Japan), brought together with the farmers of Mahabaleshwar, Panchgani and Ooty to deliver Japanese-grade strawberries through Vegibus India's shared cold-chain routes.

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