[Important] "Nostalgic Tea Picking Experience" Held at a Century-Old Satoyama Tea Plantation Revitalized from Abandoned Farmland [Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture]

"Tsubame to Hatake" (Representative: Sayaka Ishizuka), which cultivates tea using natural farming methods in the mountainous area of Nakagane Town, Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture, will hold a "Spring Tea Picking Experience Event" where participants can harvest vibrant tea leaves and savor them amidst the satoyama landscape.

This event, set against the backdrop of revitalizing a tea plantation that was once abandoned farmland, offers an opportunity to connect with the local nature and experience a nostalgic, extraordinary escape through a tea picking experience.

"Tsubame to Hatake" (Representative: Sayaka Ishizuka), which cultivates tea using natural farming methods in the mountainous area of Nakagane Town, Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture, will hold a "Spring Tea Picking Experience Event" where participants can harvest vibrant tea leaves and savor them amidst the satoyama landscape.

This event, set against the backdrop of revitalizing a tea plantation that was once abandoned farmland, offers an opportunity to connect with the local nature and experience a nostalgic, extraordinary escape through a tea picking experience.

■ Revitalization from Abandoned Farmland: The Third Generation's Revival of the Tea Plantation

About a 35-minute drive from Okazaki Castle, the hometown of Tokugawa Ieyasu. This tea plantation in Nakagane Town has been passed down for approximately 150 years.

In 2020, due to the aging of the previous generation, it became abandoned farmland. However, the third generation, Sayaka Ishizuka, began its revitalization.

Through "Farming Friday," a weekly Friday weeding volunteer initiative promoted on social media, many collaborators from within and outside the region gathered, and the tea plantation has now recovered to a state where tea can be harvested again.

■ Revitalization from Abandoned Farmland: The Third Generation's Revival of the Tea Plantation

Our farm practices "grass cultivation," which avoids herbicides, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides.

Wild grasses grow at the base of the tea plants, and in an environment where microorganisms nurture the soil, the tea trees absorb nutrients on their own.

Tea grown in this environment is characterized by its clean taste with little astringency, and this quality is particularly evident even when brewed with cold water.

Furthermore, this farming method contributes to the maintenance of the satoyama ecosystem, including the preservation of soil environment and the reduction of load on water systems.