Interview with Mr. Kengo Takada who runs the "Kyushu game hunting processing center" aiming to expand the distribution of meat of Jibae

Sukiyaki specialty shop of "Muzina (badger)" which is ten times better than boar and deer,MiyaonaMr. Kengo Takada who became the opportunity to open the store "Kyushu Gunkan Meat Processing CenterIt is also the founder of Tsubakiya Co., Ltd. (Chinenai) who operates. Mr. Takada, who also appeared in television and other media as a person who is contributing to the popularity improvement of "Jivie", talked about Jibie and the hunting industry.

GIGAZINE (hereinafter, G):
Thank you very much for showing me the Kyushu Game Processing Center. I will ask a variety of things, but please tell me about the Tsubakiya theater which operates the Kyusyu game processing center.


Mr. Kengo Takada, Takinomiya Corporation (hereinafter referred to as Takada):
Originally I was doing a consulting company in Tokyo with a friend and two people, but in 2011 2011 the mayor of a certain city in Shizuoka asked "I can manage somehow because deer and wild boars are overdone", at that time I did not have any knowledge about hunting, but it is the beginning that I said, "I will do it somehow." Since then, I was thinking about a business model "to make effective use of meat meat", but in 2011 Shizuoka at that time Shika had less than 100 catches per year, and the scale was too small to distribute as Jibie meat is.

I heard the story that "Oita is capturing deer and wild boar at the level of tens of thousands of people per year", and when I attended the establishment ceremony of a certain Jibi-related organization, Oita prefectural government officials said, We are in trouble with harms countermeasures and their utilization ", so it was said that" Well then, let's go ". Therefore, in 2012 we will set up "Tsubakiya" to distribute deer and harmfully captured deer and wild boar, and a friend who was running a consulting company together has served as the president.


G:
Kyusyu Disguise Meat Processing Center is not a "dismantling treatment facility" that picks up individuals captured from hunters to make meat, but rather manufactures processed products specialized in Jibies such as sausages and meatballs purchased from garbage disposal facilities Although it is a targeted facility, is it here only in the whole country "processing facilities specialized in jibe meat"?

Takada:
There are places where we manufacture and sell processed goods such as sausages using local deer or wild boar but there is only 486.83 square meters of the Kyushu game hunting meat processing center in this building, is not it. I was looking for a facility that handles the processing of Jibie meat at the beginning, but it is very difficult to handle naturally captured animals on the same line in controlled processing facilities that handle pigs and cows. So, "Let's make a specialty facility", it is possible that the Kyusyu game processing center was established.

G:
Although it is said that Takinomiya is working on "homogenizing the machining process" in order to safely provide Jibae meat, what kind of efforts do you do specifically?

Takada:
Captive individuals are not managed like cattle and pigs, so even among wild boars captured in the same mountain, strong individuals eat a lot, so there are greases, so individual differences become intense. Hunter gets it and brings it to the dismantling treatment facility, but there is a way of self-flowing each way Hunter how to make way and how to bleed, and as a result the problem that it is difficult to homogenize the state of the final meat as a result was. Originally there were about 26 dismantling facilities in Oita prefecture, but since the way of handling is totally different depending on the dismantling treatment facility, it is very difficult to stabilize meat quality.

"The meat quality is not stable" is a cheap food ingredient from the restaurant, so if we did not homogenize the quality of Jibae meat to some extent, we felt it was difficult to circulate nationwide. In order to solve this problem, in all dismantling treatment facilities in Oita prefecture, we stated that "it is important to standardize the meat standards and thorough sanitary control in order to circulate throughout the country", and facilities that can be understood We started stocking from. Currently, there are about 5 disassembling facilities in Oita Prefecture where you are associated.


G:
Although it is said that the meat quality is stabilized by equalizing the process from capture to disassembly, "We consult with the leaders of the hunting members for each region, and we are stepping up the know-how of that team" I asked.

Takada:
In many cases local hunters are active based on dismantling treatment facilities, and owner of dismantling treatment facility is often the leader of community hunter community indeed. Some owner of dismantlement processing facilities in various places carefully explained until we can convince you that you can convince that it is not meat that can be sold in this way of handling, there are also places where you have improved the way of handling, and that know-how It was also shared with other hunters in the area, and it led to the uniformization of dismantling process.


G:
I think that it is a wonderful effort for the entire hunting community to process wholesale jibye meat to sausage or bacon which is easy to eat and wholesale it. Did you know that the capture amount of captured individuals in Oita Prefecture was influenced by establishing the Kyusyu Loveless Meat Processing Center?

Takada:
Although I do not know only the dismantling treatment facility with dealings, I heard that the number of carry-ins from hunters is steadily increasing. Tsubaki also dealt with meat from the dismantling treatment facility, but demand is also rising from the restaurant by selling it as processed food.

G:
Although it is said that processed food of the Kyusyu game hunting meat processing center is mainly sold for eating and drinking establishments, will you plan to sell grape processed food for individuals in the future?

Takada:
Previously, a major recipe site operating company got a voice and I was selling the net for individual consumers, but now it is possible to arrange them in supermarkets such as Aeon Maxvalu.

G:
Nationwide, the amount of crop damage caused by wildlife has reached 20 billion yen annually. Please let me know if you are thinking about something other than Kyushu game hunting meat processing center business development related to hunting · gibier.

Takada:
We have already cooperated with the launch of charcoal grilled Jivie 'Yayama' in Oita prefecture. In addition, we are currently consulting public institutions on measures against wildlife damage and their utilization from Miyazaki Prefecture Miyakonocho, Kumamoto Prefecture Yamanote Town, Fukuoka Prefecture Yamebashi City, Oita Prefecture Oita City. If we deem it necessary, we would like to create a dismantling treatment facility in these areas as well.

Below are the deep-fried chicken meat made in prototype Genghis Khan style sauce as a new menu. It was baked overnight in a special sauce and baked up, and the deer meat, which tends to be passionate without fat, was juicy and deliciously flavored.


G:
It is thought that wild deer and wild boar is increasing unprecedented in the past due to the fact that young hunters are decreasing. Mr. Takada is carrying out business to distribute meat of jibae, is there any idea that is thinking to increase young hunters?

Takada:
I have thought about it by a half joking and I have not yet realized it because of an easy idea, but I have been thinking about producing the "idol hunter group" that collected muscles men hunters around 2012. There is "trapping harm animals" which is entrusted from the prefecture and the city, but if you get informed that somewhere the wild boar comes out, if a cool idol that will fly and catch is born, a young lady I think he will be interested in the hunting industry.

After that, Kyou, the actress, is taking a hunting license and Komuai of "Wednesday's Campanella" also performs a performance of dealing with deer on stage. Not only male muscles but also to idolize "hunting girls" can encourage the growth of young male hunters (lol)

G:
It is a very interesting idea, so if you can, I really want you to realize it. Finally, if there is any message to the young generation who wants to become a hunter, please.

Takada:
Although it will be a very cash story (lol), it depends on the dismantling treatment facility, but basically, you can purchase individuals at the facility by bringing in captured individuals you caught. There is a person who is also a hunter himself as the owner of the dismantlement processing facility, but if the fish of the individual captured by that person was bought at the camellia theater, the total amount of the purchase will be close to 2 million yen a month I had something. Currently, I have not heard of a person named a hunter specialized but I think that you should know that depending on the way it is becoming a job type that can obtain sufficient compensation.

G:
It is not a dream to make a living by hunting alone. Thank you for today.