The more I visit the inaka "countryside" of Japan, the more I wonder about how these areas will weather the ageing and depopulation trends. Fortuitously, this project — which is sponsored by the Japanese government and d:matcha — fell in my lap. I had free rein to talk about a topic related to Wazuka and tea, so I chose to investigate the effort being made to revitalize the area and how it's longtime residents feel about newcomers.

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A video I made about how Japanese green tea is made two years ago    • How Japanese Green Tea is Made  

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Japanese robotic tea harvester NHK    • Japanese Robotic Tea Harvester  
Current Outlook of Japanese Tea report https://www.maff.go.jp/e/policies/agr...


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