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== Production ==

== Production ==

The cultivation, harvest and production techniques of the Shizuoka tea plantations have been practiced for centuries <ref>Tea cultivation tracing back to the Kamakura period [http://tea-of-japan.com/about-japanese-tea/best-green-tea-freshness-and-quality/722/05/22 Sencha]</ref>Tea cultivation tracing back to the Kamakura period <ref>Tea Cultivation tracing back to the Kamakura period [http://www.pref.shizuoka.jp/a_foreign/english/tea/index.html Shizuoka Official site]</ref>. The leaves are harvested from April until May before the rainy season commences. This is believed to yield a higher quality crop than after the rainy period. Leaves harvested following or during the rainy period are reputed to have a weaker taste and thus are not as popular as the earlier harvested leaves in the consumer market. Two well known cultivars of high quality Shizuoka tea are the Yabukita and Omune cultivars.  

The cultivation, harvest and production techniques of the Shizuoka tea plantations have been practiced for centuries <ref>Tea cultivation tracing back to the Kamakura period.<ref>Tea Cultivation tracing back to the Kamakura period [http://www.pref.shizuoka.jp/a_foreign/english/tea/index.html Shizuoka Official site]</ref>. The leaves are harvested from April until May before the rainy season commences. This is believed to yield a higher quality crop than after the rainy period. Leaves harvested following or during the rainy period are reputed to have a weaker taste and thus are not as popular as the earlier harvested leaves in the consumer market. Two well known cultivars of high quality Shizuoka tea are the Yabukita and Omune cultivars.  

== Weblinks ==

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