Where is the first shincha harvested?

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The southernmost region where tea is produced is in Okinawa. This year, as with every year, Okinawa was the first to announce the harvest of shincha. In late March, Kunigami-son in Okinawa reported its first shincha harvest. Because of its small production, Okinawa is not...

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Heritage gyokuro 2014 first flush photos from Kurihara Tea

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Shop Kurihara Tea Yamecha gyokuro specialist, tea farmer Akio Kurihara sent these photos today: “Heritage gyokuro. All I want to do is make really really good gyokuro.” In the photos you can see 2014’s first flush growing. If you notice carefully the top of the...

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SHINCHA: Tea farmer Yuji Kurihara starts 2014 harvest!

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Tea farmer Yuji and Akio Kurihara talk about their first harvest of 2014.

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Dive into 200kg of tea with gyokuro farmer Yuji Kurihara

Kurihara Tea Farm

Dive into 200kg of tea with farmer Yuji Kurihara, gyokuro specialist! Pre-orders for his 2014 harvest available here: http://yunomi.us/shincha

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