Swift Kingdom is a one-person jam kitchen in Fukuoka, making small-batch fruit preserves from locally sourced produce. Each jar is cooked in open copper pots, labelled by hand, and shipped within a week of sealing.
PRESERVEJam made the slow way
The kitchen behind the jar
Somewhere between the orchard and the jar, a season gets caught and held still for a little while longer.
Why the jars taste differentDaiki Fukuda started Swift Kingdom in the autumn of 2018 after a decade working in food distribution, mostly moving fruit from Saga and Nagasaki prefectures to supermarket chains. He knew the supply chain well enough to know which fruit never made it to shelves because it was the wrong size or the wrong shade, and he found that quietly maddening. The first batch of jam he made was a fig preserve using undersized figs from a farm in Saga that would otherwise have been composted. It was too sweet and the set was uneven, but a neighbour ate the whole jar in two days and asked for more.
How to get a jar
Online shop
From ¥980
Order any in-stock variety through the website. Orders placed before Wednesday ship the same week, usually Thursday or Friday. Fukuoka city orders...
Monthly subscription box
¥2,800 / month
Three jars per month, chosen by Daiki based on what is ripest. Subscribers get first access to limited runs and the occasional test batch that...
Wholesale for cafes and shops
Contact for pricing
Swift Kingdom supplies a small number of cafes and specialty food shops in Fukuoka and Kitakyushu. Minimum order is 12 jars per variety. Lead time...
Gift sets
From ¥2,600
Three or five jars packed in a kraft box with a handwritten card. Popular for Ochugen, Oseibo, and weddings. Custom label text available on request.
The first batch was too sweet and the set was uneven, but the neighbour ate the whole jar in two days.— Swift Kingdom
What people say
"The sudachi and honey jar arrived on a Friday and was gone by Sunday. I have never eaten jam that fast in my life."Yuki TanakaMonthly subscriber, Fukuoka
"We stock three Swift Kingdom varieties at our cafe. Customers ask about the jars more than they ask about the coffee, which tells you something."Haruto ShimizuCafe owner, Hakata-ku
Two voices from the Fukuoka table, a monthly subscriber and a cafe owner. Individual experiences vary.
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