AWARDS & STATISTICS
A long tradition of excellence !
General Statistics
No. of Producers: 746
Registered Tea Farmers: 464
No. of Tea Factories : 11
Vehicle-type Tea Harvesting Machine: 620 units
Tea Exporting Group: 29 factories
Total Area Equipped with Frost Protective Fans: 2,730 ha
Certified Factories
G-GAP: 2 factories
J-GAP: 31 factories
K-GAP: 37 factories, 169 producers
ISO9001: 31 factories
Organic JAS: 5 factories
PRODUCTION DETAILS
Our latest numbers
Tea Fields Area (2017)
Unit: ha
| Chiran | Ei | Kawanabe | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,322.1 | 1,831.7 | 272.3 | 3,426.1 |
Production of Aracha (2016)
Unit: ton
| Sencha | Kabusecha (incl. Gyokuro) | Tamaryokucha | Oolong tea | Black tea | Tencha | Bancha | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 7,033 | 19 | 12 | 130 | 117 | 113 | 4,402 |
| Chiran | 2,448 | 19 | 0 | 118 | 117 | 29 | 1,682 |
| Ei | 3,934 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 84 | 2,324 |
| Kawanabe | 651 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 396 |
Production of Aracha by Season (2016)
Unit: ton
| Year Total | Ichiban-cha (1st pick) | Niban-cha (2nd pick) | Sanban-cha (3th pick) | Yonban-cha (4th pick) | Shuto-Bancha (5th pick in autumn) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 11,826 | 3,409 | 2,566 | 2,038 | 806 | 3,007 |
| Chiran | 4,413 | 1,277 | 964 | 628 | 339 | 1,206 |
| Ei | 6,366 | 1,820 | 1,346 | 1,179 | 467 | 1,554 |
| Kawanabe | 1,047 | 312 | 256 | 231 | 0 | 247 |
Major Cultivars (2017)
Unit: ha
| Yutaka Midori | Yabukita | Asatsuyu | Saemidori | Asanoka | Oku Midori | Kanaya Midori | Others | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 1,433.6 | 940.0 | 300.4 | 297.9 | 93.7 | 111.4 | 72.9 | 176.2 |
| Chiran | 367.0 | 472.6 | 248.2 | 113.9 | 54.8 | 14.3 | 31.1 | 20.2 |
| Ei | 1,030.0 | 336.6 | 42.2 | 162.4 | 29.2 | 81.5 | 38.9 | 110.9 |
| Kawanabe | 36.6 | 130.8 | 10.0 | 21.6 | 9.7 | 15.6 | 2.9 | 45.1 |
OUR AWARDS
Number of Awards and Prizes in Various Contest
The National Tea Contest Minister Award : won 33 times
Region Award : won 23 times
The Kyushu Tea Contest Minister Award: won 9 times
Region Award: won 6 times
The Prefecture Tea Contest Minister Award: won 27 times
Region Award: won 25 times
Total Minister Awards : 69 Region Award: 54