The tea estate on the Makinohara upland has been cultivated since 1869, at the beginning of Meiji Era. This year 2019 is the 150th anniversary of the establishment of tea estate on Makinohara upland.
I’m planning to review the history of tea production on Makinohara upland in some posts as planned as follows.
Chapter 1 The River “Oigawa”
- Power of workers “Kawagoe Ninsoku”
- Horai Bridge, the bridge over the trouble water.
- Infrastructure of water supply from Oi River
A fantastic landscape of tea plantation and Ooi river viewed from Hatsukura region on Makinohara upland.
Chapter 2 The Plains on the Makinohara Upland
- Soil properties
- Land improvement
Chapter 3 The Strategy
- Will & Passion of Captain Chujo
- Business insight of Katsu Kaishu
- Leadership of Sekiguchi Takayoshi, the first prefectural govenor.
The statue of Captain Chujo Kageaki in Hatsukura region on the north part of Makinohara upland.
Chapter 4 The Research
- Tea Research Center
- Tea Machineries
- Smart Agriculture
A new tea machine – Tea plucking vehicle with an auto covering attachment for shade cultivation of tea plantation.
Chapter 5 For the Future
- Elaborative communications for Local Master Plan
- Re-planting of new tea cultivar for future demand
- Land reallocation and improvement in the same time of replanting
Agriculture experience of tea nursery planting on Makinohara upland.
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