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 ...

Green tea is a major industry in Shizuoka prefecture, on Japan’s Pacific coast. Over a third of the tea leaves produced in the country come from Shizuoka. A Google search for “Shizuoka ...

Until now, Shizuoka Prefecture had placed first since record-keeping began in 1959 while Kagoshima was ranked second for many years for producing "aracha" (unrefined or raw green tea), where ...

A tea merchant in this central Japan city has launched an original green tea blend inspired by the illustrations on packaging of plastic m･･･ ...

SHIZUOKA—Long the top tea-growing prefecture in Japan, Shizuoka has been surpassed by Kagoshima, dropping into second place for the first time since record-keeping began in 1959. For many years ...

Japan has detected radiation above the legal limit in tea grown in Shizuoka, the heart of the nation's green tea industry, officials said Friday, blaming the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant. A tea ...

a "tea pairing" campaign to promote the drinking of tea with complementary meals is underway in Shizuoka. I bet this campaign is taxpayer funded. Spending money encouraging people to be particular ...

Shizuoka Prefecture, has developed a technology to ensure a tea stem floats vertically — an omen of good fortune widely believed by Japanese. Green tea bags from Fukuko, which are sold by ...

SHIZUOKA -- A tea manufacturer in this central Japan city famous for green tea production has become the first Japanese company to invest in the North African country of Morocco to make tea ...

In Japan, no idea is too out of the ordinary to work in the local market, with customers eager to purchase new products and try new experiences at any time of the year. And when it comes to Japanese ...

SHIZUOKA -- A tea merchant in this central Japan city has launched an original green tea blend inspired by the illustrations on packaging of plastic models, which is a major industry in the city.