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Published: Jan. 18, 2009 Modified: Feb. 27, 2025

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Discover Nikkei visits Tozan Farm

(Pest control)

Another fragment of history at the Tozan museum. The subject of Kiyoshi Yamamoto's doctoral thesis, this container contained African wasps, natural predators of certain insects that attacked coffee plants. The containers were placed in the middle of the coffee plantation and opened, releasing the wasps to attack the pest.

(Musical instrument)

This instrument, which resembles a saxophone, is on display at the Tozan museum. Our guide explains that a long time ago there was a band on the farm and that the instrument belonged to one of the members.

Church

On the way back we came across a small church, built to serve the residents of the farm. -- This simple Catholic church is located near the entrance to the farm and was built to serve the inhabitants of Tozan.

(Colonists' House - Tozan Farm)

Photo of one of the houses of the farmers who work at Tozan Farm. In the central area of the farm there are several houses like this one.

Coat of Arms (Lantern - coat of arms)

At the top of the office entrance is a lantern, placed in a place shaped like the Iwasaki family crest. -- This lantern is located in the Tozan office building. The design of the place where the lantern is located follows the crest of the Iwasaki family, part of the Mitsubishi group, which acquired the land in 1927.

Farm Office (Farm Office)

This office has a special history. It was built to receive the visit of Prince Mikasa in 1958 on account of the 50th Anniversary of Japanese Immigration. That was the first occasion on which a member of the Imperial Family visited Brazil. -- This house is the Tozan office. Fifty years ago, when Prince Mikasa visited Brazil during the celebrations of the 50th Anniversary of Japanese Immigration in Brazil, he was received in this office, built in honor of the illustrious visit.

(Mochi pestle)

A pestle for pounding mochi, likely to be used to make mochitsuki.

Coffee nursery (Coffee seedlings)

This is the nursery where Tozan's coffee seedlings are kept. Many of the coffee plants that you will see on the farm came from this nursery as seedlings, which later became part of the coffee plantation. -- Tozan's coffee nursery. This is where the seedlings that will be planted in the coffee plantation grow into beautiful coffee plants from which the delicious Tozan coffee beans will be harvested.

Tractor (Orchard area)

At the back of this area is the orchard area with various types of fruit such as Lychee. -- At the back of this place are the orchards.

Mark of the revolution of 32 (Mark of the revolution of 1932)

During the constitutionalist revolution of 1932, a bullet ended up passing through and leaving, forever, its mark on part of the roof of the lookout. -- Mark left by a bullet fired during the constitutionalist revolution of 1932, the shot was fired from afar and ended up grazing the roof of the lookout.

Mitsubishi

The Iwasaki family is part of the Mitsubishi group, one of the largest in the world. On the roof of the lookout, attentive observers can see the group's symbol made of wood. -- On the roof of the Tozan Lookout, attentive observers will notice the presence of the Mitsubishi symbol. The Iwasaki family, which has owned the farm since 1927, belongs to the famous group.

Viewpoint (Tozan Farm Viewpoint)

It is easy to notice the oriental influence in the construction of the viewpoint. The lower part is made of stone and the upper part is made entirely of wood, with the exception of the tiles. -- In this photo, the influence of oriental architecture is visible in the beautiful viewpoint. Those who visit the place will not forget the feeling of tranquility combined with the spectacular view that this part of the farm provides. The Tozan Viewpoint is very old; inside, there is a bullet hole left during the Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932.

View of the coffee plantation (Cafezal Tozan)

From the entrance to the lookout staircase we have this beautiful view, with a tree in the foreground and a coffee plantation in the background stretching as far as the eye can see. -- This photo was taken near the farm's lookout. In the background you can see the Tozan coffee plantation, which extends over a large part of Tozan's land. The Tozan coffee beans are produced and harvested from these trees. Coffee is one of the activities historically developed on the farm.

Coffee plantation (Sea of coffee)

It is difficult to see how far this coffee plantation extends, but it is a beautiful sight. Anyone who has heard stories from old immigrants would certainly remember the moment they saw this landscape. -- This view of the coffee plantation on the Tozan farm makes us think that there is a sea of coffee here, the coffee plants seem to stretch to the horizon.

(Observatory - Tozan Farm)

The observatory is one of the most interesting points of Fazenda Tozan, it is possible to see almost the entire extension of the property's land, including the part that is on the other side of the highway.

Arrival at the viewpoint (Mirante)

The Tozan viewpoint is located on a small hill, but the view is privileged. -- Upon arrival at the farm's viewpoint, visitors are greeted by a beautiful landscape. A trail surrounded by rocks leads to a small, narrow staircase, also made of rocks. The location is not on a very high point, but it provides an impressive view.

In the middle of the coffee trees (In the middle of the coffee plantation)

On the way to the viewpoint we walked along a path between the coffee trees. -- Photo taken between the rows of Tozan coffee trees on the small trail that leads to the farm's viewpoint.

Path (Indication)

We continued towards the viewpoint with our guide, but stopped to observe this sign and discover the various areas of the farm. -- This sign allows us to identify some sectors of the Tozan Farm. This sign is located near the work counter where the trucks and tractors are parked. From here we will head to the viewpoint.

Drying (Tozan Coffee Beans)

Our guide, Gregório Hadaad, shows us a little about the drying process of the beans, which are first spread around the yard using a rake and then gathered into piles like this one. -- In this photo, Gregório Haddad, Crop Coordinator at Fazenda Tozan, shows the coffee beans in the drying process.

Coffee conduction duct (Coffee separation duct)

This is part of the path that the coffee beans take to the drying area, they are carried by water through this duct. -- This is one of the ducts that carry the coffee beans to the drying area where the coffee will be gathered for drying. This is a stage of the work at Fazenda Tozan.

Grain input - details (Grain input)

This is the mechanism that transports the beans at the entrance to the processing process. -- This is where the coffee beans enter and are then separated in the coffee processor.

Bean input (Coffee processor - bean input)

These are the two entrances through which the beans enter to be taken to the processing machine. -- Mechanism through which the beans enter to be separated by the coffee processing machine. The dry beans are placed in the entrances on the outside of the counter and are taken by means of conveyor belts to the central processing machine.

Machinery (Tozan Farm Museum)

Inside the museum we come across various objects used throughout history in daily work on the farm, here we see two coffee processing machines. -- On the Tozan farm there is a museum that tells the history of the farm and brings together some of the old objects from the farm. Here we see some of the machines related to coffee processing.

Branch (Jatobá branch)

This branch fell off the Jatobá tree a few years ago and almost fell over the wall of the headquarters. The branch was placed on a support so that visitors could appreciate the beauty of the tree. -- This is a branch that fell from the Tozan Jatobá tree. The tree, which is about 200 years old, is the reason for the shadow cast in this photo. The Jaotobá tree is considered the symbol of the farm.

Jatoba

In the center of Tozan, within the walls of the farmhouse, next to the office that was visited by Prince Mikasa in 1958, stands a 200-year-old Jatobá tree considered the symbol of the Monte D'este Farm. -- One of the branches of the 200-year-old Jatobá tree that stands in the courtyard of the Tozan Farmhouse. The tree is the symbol of the farm.

ox cart

Long ago, this was the main means of transportation in rural Brazil. Pulled by oxen, this "cart" could transport both people and cargo. This relic welcomes visitors to Tozan in the area near the arrival point. -- A rare sight, an oxcart. This is a very old vehicle and important for work as one of the few means of transporting heavy cargo and even people. Even today, in some places in Brazil, the oxcart can still be seen in use.

Arrival (Stream - Tozan Farm)

Upon arrival, we came across a stream that divides the farm lands. -- This stream is close to the central area of the Farm, the water cuts through the lands, dividing the part of the houses from the other sectors of Tozan.

On September 20, 2008, Discover Nikkei, together with its Brazilian affiliates - Museu Histórico da Imigração Japonesa no Brasil and the Associação Brasileira de Estudos Japoneses - held the symposium "100 Years of Japanese Immigration: The Multiple Identities of the Nikkei Community". The Discover Nikkei team visited Brazil from September 18 to 24 of that year. On the 23rd, they visited Fazenda Tozan, in the Campinas region, together with a member of the MHIJB team. This collection shows some of the moments of the trip.

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