Authentic Japanese Koshikari rice but grown in the hills of Uttarakhand; was introduced by a Japanese agriculturist. Koshihikari was first created in 1956, by combining 2 different strains of Nourin No.1 and Nourin No.22 at the Fukui Prefectural Agricultural Research Facility. It has become very popular now in Japan, in part due to its good appearance.
