Setouchi is known as the production area of ​​olives. Among them, Aki Island Fruit is cultivated mainly in the islands and coastal areas of Hiroshima Prefecture. In recent years, attention has been focused not only on the taste of the fruit and oil, but also on the blessed environment that produces them and efforts to revitalize the region. An environment similar to the Mediterranean climate Aki Island’s fruit-producing area has a climate close to that of the Mediterranean Sea, with little rainfall, little typhoon damage, and long hours of sunshine, making it suitable for olive cultivation. The harvested olives are collected at the Etajima Olive Factory processing plant and pressed while fresh. You can observe the process of oil extraction from the shop.