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Kaneroku Matsumoto Tea Garden
Kaneroku Matsumoto Tea Garden

Kaneroku Matsumoto Tea Garden

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History & Info

The Matsumoto family has been farming for more generations than there are records, but established their first tea processing factory in the 1930s. Today, 3rd generations tea master Hiroki Matsumoto is pioneering the production of smoked black teas.

  • Name: Kaneroku Matsumoto Tea Garden
  • Type: Family-operated tea farm
  • Established: 1930s
  • Location: Kiriyama, Shimada City, Shizuoka, Japan

About the Matsumoto family's Chagusaba farming method

Based on Shizuoka's Oi River, the Matsumoto family practices a centuries old way of farming called Chagusaba. Designated as a UNESCO Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System, the Chagusaba farming method involves surrounding your tea fields with fields of susuki or sasa, two different types of tall grass.

In Autumn, the grass is harvested by hand, dried, chopped and laid on the ground around and between the hedges of tea fields providing soil fertilization, preventing the growth of weeds. This system was studied and honored with the UNESCO designation because it has helped to preserve biodiversity in the areas of Shizuoka where it is widely practiced. Endangered insect species native to the region are also more widely found in areas practicing Chagusaba.

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