by primechiran | Apr 21, 2018 | News
On April 3 (Tue.), the first tea harvest of 2018 began. The first harvest of ‘Chiran Tea’ is well known as being the earliest in Japan because we produce it from the beginning of April thanks to the warm climate of our southern area. The new shoots are picked in large...
by primechiran | Apr 17, 2018 | News
Minami-Kyushu City exhibits in the ''Marugoto Nippon'' commercial facility in Asakusa, Tokyo. During one year, we will operate a local specialty shop in the local governments' booths, ''Recommended local cities (Osusume Furusato)'', located on the 3rd floor. This...
by primechiran | Apr 16, 2018 | News
The season where cherry blossom flowers dance throughout Japan is when the city of Minami-Kyushu harvests the fresh buds of tea leaves. When April comes around, the dainty, countless faces of young fresh leaves in the tea plantations peek out and frolic with the wind....
by primechiran | Apr 12, 2018 | News
We completed the “Tea Offering” during the New Tea Festival in Ei. The New Tea Festival is held every year from March until the beginning of April at Ono-dake shrine in Ei, where we pray for an abundant tea harvest, safety, and the continuous development of our...
by primechiran | Apr 9, 2018 | News
On March 30th, 2018, a grand celebration was held for the completion of Orita Bussan’s powdered green tea (Tencha) / oolong tea manufacturing facility. On that day, 80 officials associated with Kagoshima prefecture, Minami-Kyushu city, JA Minami Satsuma and others...