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

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, ...

Shizuoka is the largest, while specific spots like Uji (in the Kyoto Prefecture ... plants are shaded (which can vary from ...

The CEO of the $3.1 billion tea behemoth is trying to make green tea as ubiquitous in the U.S. as it is in Japan.

Farmers pick tea leaves in the city of Shizuoka's Suruga Ward, April 9, 2025. While there are voices expressing confusion over the United States' reciprocal tariffs in Shizuoka Prefecture ...

A candy store that's said to be too popular to meet demand is seen in the Hotel New Akao in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, in April 2025. (Mainichi/Koji Wakai)=Click/tap photo for more images.

Located in cosmopolitan Pathum Wan, this cave-like specialist matcha tea room offers a unique haven of tranquillity away from chaotic central Bangkok. Sourced from Japanese heritage farms in Uji and ...

From learning to carve woodblocks or make pottery, to observing artisans at work, tourists can help sustain and revive these art forms just by checking in.

The Yamanashi Prefectural Government said Thursday that it will begin accepting online reservations for climbing Mount Fuji from the prefecture on April 24. To make reservations to enter the ...

was arrested on April 8 for allegedly kicking and scratching a nurse at a hospital in Shizuoka prefecture. The incident occurred while Hirosue was being treated after a minor traffic accident.