Senshodou – Confectionery Stores in Makinohara Pt.1

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Makinohara has not only wonderful spots for sightseeing, this area has a variety of nice confectionery stores. As the biggest tea estate in Japan, the sweet shops make various confections including tea (mainly powdered tea). I’d like to introduce some … Continue reading

Cherry Blossoms In Makinohara

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Now, the best days of cherry blossoms have come! On Makinohara upland, we can look cherry blossoms blooming everywhere.     Cute birds play with cherry blossoms.   At every peak season of cherry blossoms, cherry blossoms are illuminated in … Continue reading

Horai Bridge and Mt.Fuji – Destinations for Japan Tourism Pt.1

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Spring season is perfect to green tourism and sightseeing! Japan has multihued wonderful places to go and see. Makinohara area in Shizuoka pref. in Japan also has a variety of destinations for sightseeing. In the north-east part of Makinohara upland, … Continue reading

Colors Around Sprouting Tea Plants

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New tea flushes began sprouting shown in the headline photo. Scenes of tea plantation in the winter time is so nice as the “Evergreen tourism” of course. Besides, fresh green view of tea sprouts is perfect to “Fresh Green Tourism”!! … Continue reading

Blue Tourism in Makinohara

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Lately blue tourism has been getting popular worldwide. Makinohara area in Shizuoka prefecture in Japan is perfect to blue tourism!! In Makinohara, we can enjoy the view of Suruga bay beyond the beautiful tea gardens! As shown in the following. … Continue reading

Spring Tinge Tinging the Doorbell of First Flush Season of Japanese Tea

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Speaking spring season in Japan, many people would recall cherry blossoms. Yes that’s right, however, not only cherry blossoms, buds of tea plants are also symbol of spring in Japan!! Buds of tea plants began to grow as it became … Continue reading

Local Tea Festival for the First Flush 2016 in Makinohara

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The season of first flush of Japanese tea is almost 3 weeks from the middle of April to the beginning of May. In order to let people enjoy 1st flush earlier, tea farmers in Makinohara enhanced the growing of tea … Continue reading

Haru Satoyama Haku – The Expo of Agriculture-Related Cultures in Rural Area

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The Expo of agriculture-related cultures in rural area, named as “Haru Satoyama Haku”, will be held from 5th May to 6th April around Ooi river, involving northern Makinohara upland. This expo of green-tourism has multihued programs in each day, such as … Continue reading

Has Spring Come?

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Lately, cold days and warm days come alternately. Tinge around tea plantations tinging the doorbell of spring as follows.   Japanese plums “Ume” around tea plantations. Beyond the plums, tea farmers were going to their own tea plantations. In the winter … Continue reading

Photo Gallery – Night View with Tea Plants Pt.1

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On the way back to the office or my home, nice scenes come into my view in night times. I’d like to show such nice scenes for you. Creeping night on the tea plantation. The moon on the top of … Continue reading