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Before the Great East Japan Earthquake, there were tea fields in Yamatsuri and Hanawa Towns, Higashi Shirakawa District, at the foot of Mt.Yamizo. Mt. Yamizo is located on the border of Fukushima, Ibaraki and Tochigi Prefectures. The areas in Ibarki and Tochigi Prefectures are tea production places.
The climate of Yamatsuri and Hanawa Towns are relatively warm in the Tohoku region and suitable for tea cultivation.

Akabeko and tea cups of Hamon ware (Akabeko is not related to tea)

Chatabake Town 茶畑町 in Sukagawa City
There is a town whose name is Chabatake. Chabatake (茶畑) means “tea fields” in Japanese.
The origin of Chabatake Town’s name in Sukegawa City was because there were tea fields.
According to a book on the history of Sukagawa City, tea was cultivated in Sukagawa City during the Edo and Meiji periods. Tea plants were used as hedges around houses of prestigious families.
In the Meiji period the new government encouraged the production of raw silk and tea as agricultural products for export. Sencha (medium steamed green tea) and bancha were made. However, after that.the tea industry declined, and tea fields become extinct.

須賀川市史 近代現代I A book of history of Sukagawa City

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Ceramic and pottery art: Aizuhongo ware, Ryumon ware and Hamon ware

Reference:
松下智 (平成3年) 日本名茶紀行 (初版) 雄山閣出版
須賀川市教育委員会編集兼発行(昭和53年) 須賀川市史 近代・現代1 −明治より昭和戦前まで−
J-STAGE http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/-char/ja
茶研報.104(別).108~109,2007)
水野直美・池田奈実子 ([独]農研機構 野菜茶業研究所) 3-1 チャの栽培地帯区分図の枯死域と限界地の境界調査(9)福島県
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