Shizuoka Prefecture is number one in green tea shipping volume and value in Japan. Top of the top
静岡緑茶＜Shizuoka Green Tea＞
Shizuoka Prefecture has the highest green tea shipping volume and shipping value in Japan, and also has the largest tea cultivation area in Japan.
It’s early May and the new tea season is here. Tea picking has begun all over the prefecture, and the whole prefecture is filled with a new tea mood.
One of the largest tea producing areas in Japan is Makinohara, famous for its deep-steamed tea.
The oldest tea producing area is Motoyama, famous for its high-quality tea leaves, tobetto.
Kawane-cho is also famous for its high-quality tea leaves, Kawane tea.
Some restaurants in Shizuoka Prefecture serve green tea instead of water.
Green tea cocktails are popular at izakayas in Shizuoka Prefecture.
The areas around four rivers in Shizuoka Prefecture are suitable for tea production, and tea was already being cultivated there during the Kamakura period.
It remains a well-established tradition to this day.
Tokugawa Ieyasu prized Shizuoka tea and presented it to the Edo Shogunate, which led to its popularity among the upper classes and intellectuals.
Furthermore, tea was produced throughout Shizuoka, which is why tea took root there.
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＜When Japanese people think of tea, which prefecture comes to mind?＞
1st place: Shizuoka Prefecture 83.5%
2nd place: Kyoto Prefecture 5.6%
3rd place: Kagoshima Prefecture 2.1%
【Featured shops】
- 一元本店(Ichigen main store/Ichigen honten)
This is a Chinese food and ramen restaurant.
They take the time and effort to prepare free tea. - やきとり兄ちゃん（Yakitori Brother/Yakitori niichan）
Green tea cocktails are popular at this izakaya.
Why did green tea cultivation take root in Shizuoka Prefecture?
＜This is a speech by the president of Shizuoka Sangyo University.＞
The history of tea in Shizuoka is long, and tea was cultivated in Shizuoka at least during the Kamakura period.
Shizuoka Prefecture has large rivers such as the Tenryu River, the Oi River, the Abe River, and the Fuji River, and the river basins are suitable for tea production.
Later, Tokugawa Ieyasu prized Shizuoka tea and it was presented to the Edo Shogunate.
His fame grew among Edo’s upper classes and intellectuals.
What’s even more amazing about Shizuoka is that tea is produced throughout the prefecture and consumed throughout the prefecture.
This is thought to be a major reason why tea has taken root in Shizuoka.
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