Tea Plantations viewed from Tomei Highway

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If you are planning to travel Japan, there are many ways to visit Shizuoka prefecture. From Tokyo, Kyoto, Nagoya. Of course, you can come to Shizuoka directly by using Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport. As a candidate of for transportation to … Continue reading

Tea Plantation Crowns with Fog

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Sometimes tea estates in Shizuoka are covered with fog. At the deep foggy day, we cannot see the far beyond tea plantations as follows. Fog on a tea plantation make a fantastic view with sunshine like the below. Fog often … Continue reading

JA-Hainan Youth Association Produced 1st Flush Tea for the All-Japan Competition

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JA-Hainan Youth Association, organized by young tea farmers, produced 1st flush green tea for the All-Japan competition of green tea. At first, they tried a test processing to check how each process can affect tea leaves. Slight difference in climate … Continue reading

Makinan Tea Production Cooperative Planning the Best Plucking Based on the Observation Survey

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Makinan Tea Production Cooperative is one of the tea production cooperatives in Makinohara city, organized by tea farmers living in Shizutani region of Makinohara upland. All members of the cooperative carried out the observation survey just before first flush season … Continue reading

Golden Tea Sprouts on Early Morning on Makinohara Upland

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At the middle of April, tea plantations can create a fantastic landscape. That is the sea of golden tea sprouts, the symbolic view of tea estate. These blessed tea gardens will create the finest teas! *These pictures were taken in … Continue reading

Spring Shower and Falling Cherry Blossoms

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Weather in April is very changeable. Rainy, windy, foggy, cycling of cold and warm days, and so on. Spring shower provide water essential for growth of tea plants. In addition, the April shower give a fantastic atmosphere to tea plantations … Continue reading

Worldwide Tea Ceremonies in Sekiun-in Temple – Events in World Tea Festival Pt.4

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There are tremendous diversity in flavor and style of teas worldwide due to the spanning centuries of craft, thousands of miles of geography and terroir. In this event, various tea devotees will provide the variety of worldwide teas in respective … Continue reading

Tea Sprouts Growing with Cherry Blossoms Blooming

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Tea sprouts are growing at a good rate on Makinohara upland thanks to the good climate. In this year, there are no frost damage and other climate disasters. Now new leaves are opening one by one. The best time to … Continue reading

Traditional Buddhism Temple “Sekiun-in”

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Sekiun-in temple is one of the traditional Buddhism temples in Makinohara city. <Basic Information> Address : Sakaguchi 1251, Makinohara city, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan Access : It takes 10 minutes on foot from Sekiun-in Temple Observation deck in Mt. Fuji Shizuoka … Continue reading

Kameya (Sagara branch) – Japanese Confectionery Shops in Makinohara Pt.2

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In Kameya, bean-jam bun shaped as various animals such as turtle, monkey, whale, bear and so on. According to the store name, the most popular shape is turtle-shape. (“Kame” means “turtle” in Japanese)   Although this shop was originally a … Continue reading