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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.
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.
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 are now being used for black tea production as well. Later third and fourth flushes are often blended and used in tea bottles that are sold in stores and ...
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 .
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.
Shizuoka (静岡市, Shizuoka-shi, [ɕizɯꜜoka]) is the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and the prefecture's second-largest city in both population and area.. It has been populated since prehistoric tim
Shimada (島田市, Shimada-shi) is a city located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city, which covers an area of 315.7 square kilometres (121.9 sq mi), had an estimated population in September 2023 of 93,724, giving a population density of About 300 persons per km 2 .
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 ...