Description
Shizuoka, Japan-May,4. 2024:This is a tea plantation on the Makinohara Plateau in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Total area 5000 hectares. It is one of Japan's leading tea producing areas. It all started when samurai became farmers and pioneered the development during the Meiji period. The first tea picking took place in 1873. Because Shizuoka has a warm climate, young, beautiful yellow-green tea leaves are harvested in mid-April. You can enjoy the new tea of the year. The main variety is "Yabukita". The mainstream is deep steamed tea, which is steamed for two to three times longer than regular tea.