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Tea instructors from Tokyo and Osaka experience Kagoshima tea-producing region tour
Kagoshima tea producers in Minami-Kyushu hosted a regional tour for Japanese tea instructors from Tokyo, Osaka, and other areas to deepen understanding of local production. Participants toured tea gardens, rode mechanical harvesters, and conducted comparative tastings in Shibushi and other districts. The event aimed to promote Kagoshima tea's profile among tea professionals who influence retail and education.
乗用型茶摘み機も体験 東京・大阪などから日本茶インストラクターが参加 かごしま茶の産地ツアー - 日テレNEWS NNN
Key points
- Kagoshima tea industry organized a trade tour targeting retail tea instructors in major urban markets
- Participants experienced mechanized harvesting operations in large-scale tea gardens
- Comparative tastings held across multiple production zones including Shibushi to showcase regional variation
- Yama-cha from Chiran (Minami-Kyushu) already holds strong brand recognition in Osaka market
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What they said
“The tea gardens are vast; the scale is large”
（茶畑が）広大でスケールが大きいと思った
“Chiran tea is so well known that in Osaka, when people think of Kyushu tea, they think of Chiran”
知覧茶は有名なので大阪でも九州のお茶といったら知覧というくらい有名
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