Kagoshima finally dethroning the nation's top tea-growing prefecture sent shock waves through local producers.

SHIZUOKA—Long the top tea-growing prefecture in Japan ... 3 percent more than it did in 2023, according to farm ministry statistics released on Feb. 18. Production in Shizuoka fell to 25,800 ...

Farmers have begun harvesting the first green tea leaves of the year in the central Japanese prefecture of Shizuoka. Harvesting of the Kondo-wase variety began on Wednesday in Shizuoka City's ...

Tamura eventually returned to Suruga, and to Tamura Tea Farm, but on his own terms. Suruga is a province that today makes up the central part of Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan. It’s mountainous, ...

A tea grower in Shizuoka Prefecture provides visitors with a private teatime experience that offers sweeping views of his farm and Mt. Fuji. A woman samples matcha green tea made from a machine ...

While the mountain is visible throughout most of Shizuoka Prefecture, it is best experienced by visiting towns like Gotemba and Fujinomiya, which are situated near the base of the mountain.

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 ...