Tea production area: Nanbu Town
Brand name of tea: Nanbu tea
Types of tea: Sencha (medium steamed green tea), hojicha (roasted green tea), black tea, flavored tea, etc.

Nanbu tea
Nanbu tea is cultivated in Nanbu Town at the foot of the Minami Alps, which is located on the southernmost tip of Yamanashi Prefecture. Nanbu Town is a suitable place for tea cultivation because of its warm climate and plentiful rainfall. Mostly sencha is produced, which has a lovely aroma and refreshing taste.

Tea fields in Nanbu Town (April 2019)

Nanbu tea, Maruwa chaen (April 2019)

Michinoeki Nanbu (road station) with the theme of Nanbu tea
You can enjoy Nanbu tea at Michinoeki Nanbu. There is a shop and a restaurant at Michinoeki Nanbu. Nanbu Yorokobi shokudo (Nanbu happy restaurant) serves Nanbu tea, Nanbu tea noodle and Nanbu tea sweets. The shop sells Nanbu tea and various products made with it such as Nanbu tea curry and furikake.

Sweets using Nanbu tea and milk chai, Michinoeki Nanbu (April 2019)

ChaCurry Nanbu tea curry (April 2019)

Kyushu catcher (Tea Pot catcher)
There is a kyusu catcher which is a crane game machine in Michinoeki Nanbu. Kyusu is a Japanese tea pot. If you catch a small brown kyusu, you receive one pack of Nambu tea. If you get a gold kyusu, you receive three packs of Nanbu tea.

Kyushu catcher (Tea Pot catcher)(April 2019)

Michinoeki:
Michinoeki is a roadside station in Japan. At present there are 1,194 michinoeki all over Japan (as of Feb. 2022). At a michinoeki, local food such as vegetables, fruit, meat, and sweets are sold, and there are cafes and restaurants too. In some michinoeki, there are hot spring facilities and inns as well.

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Tea related facility:
Michinoeki Nanbu 道の駅なんぶ http://michinoeki-nanbu.com

Tea mascot Yuru-Chara: 

Ceramic and pottery art: Noketsu ware

Reference:
松下智 (平成3年) 日本名茶紀行 (初版) 雄山閣出版

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