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Just a little longer till the first flush of Japanese tea in Shizuoka region. In general, the season of 1st flush starts from the middle of April to the middle of May. Temperature in this spring is colder than the … Continue reading
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Tea estates in Shizuoka have some great cycling possibilities due to their wide variety of landscapes. For example, the course from Shizuoka city to Fuji city is recommended (today our club tried). Along the coast of Suruga bay we could cycle … Continue reading
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Signs of spring gradually become visible in tea estates in Shizuoka. Japanese apricot blossoms and early budding cherry blossoms are blooming around tea plantations. In the best period for cherry blossoms, we can see prominent contrast of evergreen and pale pink … Continue reading
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Tea plants are planted in many places in Shizuoka prefecture due to its familiarity. Tea plants give evergreen color to the landscape. In SUMPU park in Shizuoka city, tea plants are grown as ornamental plants. Especially on the early morning in … Continue reading
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A fine autumn day provide us beautiful landscape of Mt. Fuji. From the tea plantation on Makinohara upland, we can look nice view of Mt. Fuji as follows. Lately a cold air mass moved to the sky of Japan, bringing … Continue reading
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Ishidatami Chaya is one of the most well-established café restaurants, where a local nice tea is served, in Szhiuoka. This café serves local black tea made by tea farmers in Kanaya region, where is north area of Makinohara upland. This … Continue reading
3 days left for World Tea Festival 2016. I’d like to introduce 4 recommended programs in this festival. There are many other programs. As for the others, please check the official webpage. < Respective Programs > (1) Market for the first flush … Continue reading
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14 more days left to the World Tea Festival 2016 in Shizuoka. If you will come to Shizuoka, I’d like to recommend “Nippondaira Hotel” as one of the best accommodations in Shizuoka. Points for recommendation are as follows. 1. Wonderful … Continue reading
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In April, we often meet spring shower. Sometimes a light spring shower falls while the sun shines as shown below. The phenomenon, a light rain while the sun shines, is known as “sun shower” and this phenomenon has various expressions … Continue reading
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This week is the peak season of tea plucking on Makinohara upland. Tea farmers operate plucking machines and carry bags filled with plucked tea leaves. In this season, traffic jam often happens on the side lode of tea plantation as … Continue reading