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[[File:Hon-Yama-tea-garden.webp|thumb|Honyama tea field]]

'''Honyama''' or Hon Yama tea is tea produced in the Shizuoka (Japanese: 静岡県) Prefecture of the Chubu region on the Honshu Island of Japan. Shizuoka is said to produce 40% of Japan’s Green tea production <ref>Shizuoka Green Tea [http://www.pref.shizuoka.jp/a_foreign/english/tea/index.html Shizuoka Prefecture Official site]</ref>. <ref>Shizuoka Green Tea [https://www.mint.go.jp/buy-eng/international-eng/47prefecture-coin-program-eng/eng_coin_international_prefecture_Shizuoka.html Japan Prefecture Mint]</ref>.

== History ==

Shizuoka as a tea producing region can be traced back to the Kamakura Period in Japan. The first tea seeds to the area are believed to have been introduced by the Zen Buddhist monk, Shoichi- kokushi, also known by the Buddhist monastic name Enni <ref> Introduction of Shizuoka Green Tea [http://www.pref.shizuoka.jp/a_foreign/english/tea/index.html History of Shizuoka]</ref>. Enni <ref>Background of Enni Ben'en [https://terebess.hu/zen/mesterek/EnniBenen.html Background and writings of Enni Ben'en]</ref> <ref> Overview of Enni [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dichi-kokushi_H%C5%8Dgo Wikipedia entry on Enni]</ref> had brought the Green tea leaves back after studying various forms of Buddhism in Song China in the year 1241. During the Edo period, a retainer of the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu decided to utilize green tea’s potential as a source of income as a cash crop. This led to the development of a tea plantation and processing operation in the city of Makinohara. The production of green tea in the Shizuoka region continues to the present day.

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== Marketing ==

Green Tea produced in Shizuoka and the surrounding area are marketed as high quality <ref> Review of Shizuoka Tea [https://japaneseteasommelier.wordpress.com/2012/08/04/hon-yama-tobetto/ Hon Yama Review]</ref> <ref> Hon Yama Plantation [https://hojotea.com/item_e/g01e.htm Hon Yama Plantation site]</ref>. This is due to the reputation of Shizuoka’s novel growing techniques which result in its tea crop being known for a sweet taste high in theanine and enjoyed as a high class consumer product. Shizuoka is famous for its sencha style of tea which revered for its mild and sweet flavor.

Green Tea produced in Shizuoka and the surrounding area are marketed as high quality. This is due to the reputation of Shizuoka’s novel growing techniques which result in its tea crop being known for a sweet taste high in theanine and enjoyed as a high class consumer product. Shizuoka is famous for its sencha style of tea which revered for its mild and sweet flavor.

== 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.<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.

[[File:Hon-Yama-railway.jpg|thumb|Honyama tea field with railway]]

The cultivation, harvest and production techniques of the Shizuoka tea plantations have been practiced for centuries. Tea cultivation tracing back to the Kamakura period.<ref>[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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==References==

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+[[File:Hon-Yama-tea-garden.webp|thumb|Honyama tea field]]
 '''Honyama''' or Hon Yama tea is tea produced in the Shizuoka (Japanese: 静岡県) Prefecture of the Chubu region on the Honshu Island of Japan. Shizuoka is said to produce 40% of Japan’s Green tea production <ref>Shizuoka Green Tea [http://www.pref.shizuoka.jp/a_foreign/english/tea/index.html Shizuoka Prefecture Official site]</ref>. <ref>Shizuoka Green Tea [https://www.mint.go.jp/buy-eng/international-eng/47prefecture-coin-program-eng/eng_coin_international_prefecture_Shizuoka.html Japan Prefecture Mint]</ref>.
 == History ==
 Shizuoka as a tea producing region can be traced back to the Kamakura Period in Japan. The first tea seeds to the area are believed to have been introduced by the Zen Buddhist monk, Shoichi- kokushi, also known by the Buddhist monastic name Enni <ref> Introduction of Shizuoka Green Tea [http://www.pref.shizuoka.jp/a_foreign/english/tea/index.html History of Shizuoka]</ref>.  Enni <ref>Background of Enni Ben'en [https://terebess.hu/zen/mesterek/EnniBenen.html Background and writings of Enni Ben'en]</ref> <ref> Overview of Enni [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dichi-kokushi_H%C5%8Dgo Wikipedia entry on Enni]</ref>  had brought the Green tea leaves back after studying various forms of Buddhism in Song China in the year 1241. During the Edo period, a retainer of the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu decided to utilize green tea’s potential as a source of income as a cash crop. This led to the development of a tea plantation and processing operation in the city of Makinohara. The production of green tea in the Shizuoka region continues to the present day.
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 == Marketing ==
-Green Tea produced in Shizuoka and the surrounding area are marketed as high quality <ref> Review of Shizuoka Tea [https://japaneseteasommelier.wordpress.com/2012/08/04/hon-yama-tobetto/ Hon Yama Review]</ref> <ref> Hon Yama Plantation [https://hojotea.com/item_e/g01e.htm Hon Yama Plantation site]</ref>. This is due to the reputation of Shizuoka’s novel growing techniques which result in its tea crop being known for a sweet taste high in theanine and enjoyed as a high class consumer product. Shizuoka is famous for its sencha style of tea which revered for its mild and sweet flavor.
+Green Tea produced in Shizuoka and the surrounding area are marketed as high quality. This is due to the reputation of Shizuoka’s novel growing techniques which result in its tea crop being known for a sweet taste high in theanine and enjoyed as a high class consumer product. Shizuoka is famous for its sencha style of tea which revered for its mild and sweet flavor.
 == 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.<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.
+[[File:Hon-Yama-railway.jpg|thumb|Honyama tea field with railway]]
+The cultivation, harvest and production techniques of the Shizuoka tea plantations have been practiced for centuries. Tea cultivation tracing back to the Kamakura period.<ref>[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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 ==References==
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 [[category:Japanese tea]]
 [[de:Honyama]]