Several years ago I have the great fortune of working as an ALT (Assistant Language Teacher) in Japan. I lived in a city called Shizuoka which is located about 172km from Tokyo.
Shizuoka prefecture is famous for several things, not least for having Mt. Fuji sit on its border with Yamanashi. Shizuoka is also famous for onsens (hot springs) and of course for its green tea. (It was also the home of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.)
Shizuoka prefecture is famous for several things, not least for having Mt. Fuji sit on its border with Yamanashi. Shizuoka is also famous for onsens (hot springs) and of course for its green tea. (It was also the home of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.)
The quality of the green tea grown in Shizuoka is very high and almost half of all the green tea consumed in Japan is produced in the Shizuoka region.
According to Wiki varieties of green tea such as Motoyama and Yabukita are grown in all corners of Shizuoka city, and the varieties grown in the Warashina area in Aoi Ward and the Ryōgōchi area of Shimizu Ward are especially well regarded.
According to Wiki varieties of green tea such as Motoyama and Yabukita are grown in all corners of Shizuoka city, and the varieties grown in the Warashina area in Aoi Ward and the Ryōgōchi area of Shimizu Ward are especially well regarded.
I may be a bit bias here but if you are looking for a high quality green tea, Shizuoka tea is the way to go. There are many websites dedicated exclusively to green tea from the area such as Shizuoka tea.com. To learn more about Shizuoka itself & Japan in general you can also check out this travel site.
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