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We have investigated structural characteristics of a spontaneous color mutant showing reddish color than wild type of Miyagawa Wase Satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu Marc.) through microscopic observation at the level of cell or tissue. Whereas the fruit peel showed the similar structure, the leaf structure showed some different patterns. The size of central leaf vein and vascular bundle in the mutant was smaller than one of control. The thickness of mesophyll tissue was thinner than control. The sizes of spongy and palisade parenchyma cell were smaller and shorter than control. Thus these results suggested that the structure of fruit peel was not affected by mutation, but the leaf microscopic structures were affected.