Amanatsu
Sign in to saveor is a yellow citrus fruit, a cultivar that originated as a mutation of the or . It was discovered in 1935 in Tsukumi, Oita Prefecture, Japan. The original natsu mikan that served as the basis for amanatsu was found in Yamaguchi Prefecture around 1700.
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or is a yellow citrus fruit, a cultivar that originated as a mutation of the or . It was discovered in 1935 in Tsukumi, Oita Prefecture, Japan. The original natsu mikan that served as the basis for amanatsu was found in Yamaguchi Prefecture around 1700.
== Names == Amanatsu means "sweet summer" in Japanese. In Japan, the fruit is known as , but also colloquially the amanatsu, , , & .