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Kagoshima Tea Map
Kagoshima — Japan's #2 tea producer at ~35% of national output — releases a map detailing how terroir shapes color, aroma and flavor across 13 areas.
「かごしまお茶マップ」
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The numbers
Kagoshima share of national tea production: ~35%
What they said
“Kagoshima ranks second nationally in both tea output value and crude-tea production volume, accounting for roughly 35% of all tea produced in Japan.”
鹿児島県は茶産出額・荒茶生産量が全国第2位のお茶の産地で、全国の生産量の約35%が鹿児島県で生産されています。
“In the cool mountain-foothill zones, where the gap between day and night temperatures is large, highly aromatic tea grows; on the flatlands, abundant sunshine yields tea rich in active compounds with a clear, distinct flavor.”
昼夜の寒暖差が大きい冷涼な山麓地帯では香り高いお茶が育ち，平坦地帯では豊かな日差しの中で有効成分が豊富なはっきりとした味のお茶が生産される
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