but also “tencha” tea leaves that are ground when making matcha. According to the farm ministry, 25,800 tons of aracha were produced in Shizuoka Prefecture in 2024, down 5 percent from the ...

farm ministry officials said. According to the ministry, tea-growing areas in Shizuoka have shrunk 30 percent over the past 10 years or so, while those in Kagoshima have dropped only 5 percent.

KIKUGAWA, Shizuoka -- A company producing and selling tea is making an effort to generate solar power here using equipment for growing leaves for "matcha" green tea powder in an effort to tackle ...

To raise awareness of such issues and introduce Shizuoka green tea to the world, Akito Ohashi, who grew up on a tea farm in Shizuoka, began a tea-experience business called “The Tea Bridge.” ...

the first tea picking was held at the Matsukawa Chaen tea field in the city of Shizuoka on April 9. Here, they are cultivating the Kondo Wase variety. This tea can be picked about 10 days earlier ...

Green tea is a major industry in Shizuoka prefecture ... a bulldozer ripped tea bushes from a field in front of a farm stay where guests visit to experience rural life. Yoko Miyake, who runs ...

Shizuoka is home to Mount Fuji, an icon of Japan’s natural beauty. While the mountain is visible throughout most of Shizuoka Prefecture, it is best experienced by visiting towns like Gotemba and ...

situated in the Shizuoka prefecture in Japan, had been growing sencha green tea for over a century. Hattori wanted to find a way to make the farm more profitable. He landed on a solution ...

SHIZUOKA, Japan >> Saemidori tea leaves from Shizuoka Prefecture were sold for $4,270 per pound at a market in Aoi Ward, Shizuoka. The April 18 record was the highest price for tea leaves since ...

Shizuoka Prefecture told a Tokyo-based mail order company not to say anything on its website about excessive radioactive material being found in tea from the prefecture, the retailer said Friday.