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Today, the association of tea farmers in Hamamatsu city held a new year sale of specialty teas, including Sencha matured in Akiha Shrine on the top of Mt. Akiha. In the new year sale, 5 prominent tea farmers provided visitors … Continue reading
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Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries held “Organic Tea Power Up Meeting” on 26th January for enhancing the growth of domestic organic tea farming. Two farmers of organic tea took presentations about their practices to manage tea plantations in organic … Continue reading
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JA-Hainan supports and holds “Aracha” competitions after first flush season. On the end of May, two competitions were held by a local association of tea farmers and JA-Hainan. In this year, the quality of first flush is evaluated to be … Continue reading
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“CHAKURA”, the retail division of Kikusui Tea Production Cooperative, made a sale of their teas in World Tea Festival 2016. Mr. Murata, the division head, promoted their first flush teas and black tea “KOHAKU” to visitors. Served tea … Continue reading
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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
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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
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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
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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
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In order to produce much better tea, proper and efficient management of tea plantations is required. Such management needs “proper action in the best time”. Although essential procedures has been established to cultivate and produce loose leaf tea, there are … Continue reading
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In the winter time, highly active tea farmers conduct an annual competition for the skill of tea plantation management in each tea plantation district in order to improve their skill mutually. In Makinohara area, tea farmers carried out the mutual … Continue reading