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  2. Kikugawa - Wikipedia

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    Kitō District merged with neighboring Sano District to form Ogasa District, Shizuoka in 1896. Through the Taishō and Shōwa periods, Kikugawa developed as a center of green tea production and the tea trade. Kikugawa Town was created on January 1, 1954 through the merger of former Horinouchi Town with four surrounding villages.

  3. Kagoshima green tea - Wikipedia

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    Kagoshima Green Tea is grown in Kagoshima Prefecture, who together with Shizuoka Prefecture account for roughly 70% of all dried unrefined tea in Japan. Kagoshima green tea is known for its shaded first flush harvests which are one of the earliest harvests of the year. This tea is called shincha. Second harvests while often used for green tea ...

  4. Kakegawa, Shizuoka - Wikipedia

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    Kakegawa has a mixed economy. It serves as a regional commercial center for west-central Shizuoka Prefecture. In the agricultural sector, production and processing of green tea predominates. The city is surrounded by green tea fields and is known for its high quality tea. Other crops include cantaloupe, tomatoes, strawberries and roses.

  5. Kawane, Shizuoka - Wikipedia

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    Kawane (川根町, Kawane-chō) was a town located in Haibara District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is notable for its production of Shizuoka green tea. As of July 1, 2005, the town had an estimated population of 6,236 and a density of 51.76 persons per km 2. The total area was 120.48 km 2.

  6. Category:Tourist attractions in Shizuoka Prefecture - Wikipedia

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    This category contains landmarks, locations, events, sports teams, and anything else which might attract visitors (whether tourist or otherwise) to Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan Wikimedia Commons has media related to Visitor attractions in Shizuoka prefecture .

  7. Tea culture in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Tea with its utensils for daily consumption Tea plantation in Shizuoka Prefecture. Tea (茶, cha) is an important part of Japanese culture.It first appeared in the Nara period (710–794), introduced to the archipelago by ambassadors returning from China, but its real development came later, from the end of the 12th century, when its consumption spread to Zen temples, also following China's ...

  8. Japan says swarms of tourists defiling sacred Mt Fuji - AOL

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    On a grey, rainy Saturday a steady stream of tour buses arrive at a base station of Japan's Mount Fuji depositing dozens of lightly dressed foreign tourists in front of souvenir shops and restaurants.

  9. Omaezaki - Wikipedia

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    Omaezaki has a long history of commercial fishing and of green tea cultivation and these continue to play a central role in the local economy. More recently, the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant situated in the former town of Hamaoka brought investment to the city; however, operations at the plant have been suspended from May 2011.