Rewilding Japanese Green Tea Field

Comparing a well-tended Japanese green tea field with another neighboring field which has been abandoned and allowed to go back to nature.

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Travel & Events

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• Japan
• green
• tea
• field
• farm
• ocha
• o-cha
• mountains
• tokaido
• softypapa

[marblemill]

thats a pretty large piece of land there. Even though its sad to think no one wants that kind of life anymore, I'm Glad to see it return to forest rather than some construction on it. Do you know if the tea plants have a best age range for production? Can they be too old for good tea?

[softypapa]

@marblemill The land here is very nice and I agree that it's rather pleasant to see it going back to nature rather than being paved over. I'm not sure what the best age is for green tea plant production. Thanks for watching! -Kurt :-)

[shaada100]

I started drinking green tea quite a few months ago but it is only a cheap box from the supermarket, and teabags. Can you reccommend any particular varieties of green tea? Thanks! -Adam

[softypapa]

Hello Adam, I too enjoy Japanese green tea though I am not too familar with the different types. The two varieties I know and like best are sencha and genmaicha. Sencha is probably one of the most common and popular types of tea in Japan and is a good selection in most cases. Genmaicha includes other ingredients which make a very nice and subtle flavor. Therea re many other types though these are the two I like most. I hope that this helps. -Kurt :-)

[pandanus1]

Could another reason for abandonment be to let the soil repair its structure? so that they dont overfarm that particular spot? nice video, thanks for posting

[softypapa]

Hello pandanus1, You make a good point which may be true in some cases though I do not know enough about tea farming to offer an answer. One fact is very clear out in the mountains and that is that there are very few young Japanese who are interested in this lifestyle, and as the old folks depart there is often nobody left to take over. -Kurt

[renequinquito]

centuries old tradition of sustainable living in Japan, lost to just a memory of life . . .

[kalara75]

Thank you for posting these videos enchanting videos of Japan. I have been very interested in seeing the Japanese countryside since I discovered Mr. Hayao Miyazaki movies several years ago. Your videos give me that same feeling of soulful, natural splendor I feel when watching them. Thanks please keep them coming. I keep wanting to tell you keep your eyes out for Totoro when you on your journeys. Especially if its raining! :)

[shaada100]

Thankyou Kurt! I only wished you Merry Christmas on a previous post; Happy New Year also! -Adam

[MadamTango]

Your videos are wonderful: thank you for posting them. I admire your appreciation for one of life's beauty: green tea.

It is my dream to visit green tea plantation one day.