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Journeys in Japan

Season 10 Episode 20: Shizuoka: Wonderland of Green Tea

15 SeasonsJul 02, 2019TV-G28m8.8

Japanese green tea is produced from tea leaves that are steamed and then dried, unlike black tea, for which the leaves are first fermented. Shizuoka Prefecture is the largest tea-growing region in Japan. Various kinds of green tea are produced there, according to the ways in which it is grown and processed. On this episode of Journeys in Japan, American actress Ananda Jacobs visits Shizuoka during the peak tea harvesting season. She delves into the history of the region, to find how tea came ...

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Current Status: Returning Series

Network: NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Production Country: Japan

Genres:Documentary