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Shiga Tea Industry Council Launches Tea-Education Program in Schools
Shiga Prefecture's tea industry council has begun classroom outreach from April, teaching middle and elementary students to brew leaf tea with kyusu and understand flavor differences between water temperatures. The program, funded by a prefectural subsidy of approximately 13.51 million yen, will reach about 20 schools; the council is also distributing loose tea to 233 primary and special-education schools and providing 282 sets of Shigaraki ware teaware to schools lacking equ…
近江の茶で子どもたちに茶育 茶業会議所が県内学校で出前講座 [滋賀県] - 朝日新聞
Key points
- Tea industry council conducting kyusu-brewing lessons at ~20 schools statewide, funded by 13.51-million-yen prefectural…
- Council distributing loose tea to 233 primary and special-education schools; providing 282 Shigaraki ware teaware sets t…
- Curriculum covers brewing technique, flavor science (cold vs. hot water), tea history, and local terroir—Ōmi soil tea, T…
- 2025 Shiga rough-tea production forecast: 663 tons; program aims to reverse long-term consumption decline in younger dem…
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The numbers
Prefectural subsidy for tea-education program: ~¥13.51 million
Schools receiving loose-tea distribution: 233校
Shigaraki ware teaware sets to be provided: 282セット
Shiga 2025 rough-tea production forecast: 663 tonnes
What they said
“I was surprised how much the flavor and aroma change with brewing method. It's nice to brew tea carefully.”
入れ方でこんなに味や香りが変わるのは驚き。丁寧にお茶を入れるというのもいい
“If students understand the taste difference between bottled drinks and freshly brewed tea, and learn brewing technique, I hope they can experience mindfulness through tea.”
ペットボトルで飲むのと味の違いや入れ方を知って、お茶を通じて心のゆとりを感じてもらえれば
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