Mikan is the Japanese name for the fruit Citrus unshiu, a type of mandarin, which is popular among Japanese people for its health benefits and sweet, fruity taste. The Maana mikan are known for a delicate balance between sweetness and tanginess.

What is the meaning of mikan?

noun. The fruit of any of several species of citrus (family Rutaceae) originally cultivated in Japan; especially a variety of mandarin orange, a satsuma.

What country is mikan from?

However, it has been found that the unshu mikan's origin is not actually China: it is native to Japan! It is said that it is the result of a fortuitous mutation that occurred some 1400 years ago in what later became the Satsuma Domain (now Kagoshima Prefecture) during the Edo Period (1603-1868).