The Joetsu Tokyo Nodai, Inc. (JTN) is the third corporation founded by Tokyo University of Agriculture (TUA). The university was founded in 1891 and is currently the largest agricultural education and research institution in Japan, whereas the corporation is only a young company established in April 2008. The Joetsu Tokyo Nodai, Inc. aims to contribute to the sustainable development of Japanese agriculture, by rehabilitating abandoned farmlands in a hill farming area in the Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture, establishing sustainable organic farm, revitalizing the local community and promoting the healthy life of the general public.