The Kurihara Brothers – 4th generation tea farmers
The Kurihara brothers, Akio and Yuji, are 4th generation tea farmers, having taken over from their father, Kippei Kurihara. As a Yame city councilman, their father is very respected in...
Guest blogs from tea farmers & tea experts
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Kurihara Blog: (Photo) Tea field in the mountains by Yuji Kurihara-san
The post Kurihara Blog: (Photo) Tea field in the mountains by Yuji Kurihara-san appeared first on YUNOMI.
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Kurihara Blog: Tea Tasting Contest at Yabemura
An annual tocha* 闘茶 event, tea tasting contest, at Yabemura. We have to guess the five kinds of tea from gyokuro and sencha green tea. The characters on the cards**...
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Kurihara Blog: Yuji Kurihara-san’s activity in teaching “tea”
I received a thank you letter from the 1st and 2nd grade students of Yabe Elementary School, where I held a “tea class”. ♪( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ Tea leaves...
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Kurihara Blog: Preparing the tea field
Time for spring fertilizer spreading. The wind is ice cold but such a beautiful weather! The post Kurihara Blog: Preparing the tea field appeared first on YUNOMI.
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Kurihara Blog: Photo – Today’s tea field
Currently, the tea field is in the middle of cultivation. The post Kurihara Blog: Photo – Today’s tea field appeared first on YUNOMI.
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Kurihara Blog: Tea Field – Kurihara Heritage Gyokuro
Warm rain today. This will help grow the new tea buds. Here we go. I will enjoy making the Kurihara Heritage Gyokuro. The post Kurihara Blog: Tea Field – Kurihara...
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Kurihara Blog: Photo of Tea Field by Akio Kurihara
Snow seen in the high mountain areas. The last snow fall of the season… I believe. The post Kurihara Blog: Photo of Tea Field by Akio Kurihara appeared first on...
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Sakura photos by Yuji Kurihara
(Left) Sakura petals have fallen due to the rain, but the petals on the ground created a beautiful artwork. (Right) Sakura petals floating on the water. The post Sakura photos...
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Photo: A romantic scene in the depth of Yame city
Photo, poem and comment from Yuji Kurihara-san: “Heart hidden in the depth of morning mist, autumn leaves color the cheeks” The Hyugami Dam (Yame city, Fukuoka) in my hometown has...
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Photo: sign of winter in Yabe-mura
Yuji Kurihara-san says: Wow! First snow of the season in Yabe-mura. The post Photo: sign of winter in Yabe-mura appeared first on YUNOMI.
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Photo: A view from Yuji Kurihara-san’s window
Yuji Kurihara-san says: When I opened the window, it was a snow country @ Yabe village The post Photo: A view from Yuji Kurihara-san’s window appeared first on YUNOMI.
