Tea Farm Visit– category –

Gyokuro is the highest quality of green tea, the king of green tea. Making Gyokuro is difficult and hard, also it is hard to keep the quality itself. There are three major regions known as gyokuro-producing in Japan, Uji in Kyoto, Yame i...

Kawane-honcho is located at the mountain area in the center of Shizuoka prefecture, with about 94% of the area covered by forest. Currently the Oigawa Railway main line is closed between Kawane Onsen Sasamado Station and Senzu Station du...

Getting off Shinkansen bullet train at Shizuoka Station, I rode a JR train to Okitsu Station.  It’s not so bad for me to take a local train as I can find lots of local treasures through the window. At Okitsu Station, my guide was wa...

Green tea is now very popular all over the world but have you ever heard of “Gyokuro” green tea ?  It is regarded as the best green tea and is grown mainly in 3 regions in Japan, that is, Yame in Fukuoka, Uji in Kyoto, and Asahina in Shi...