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Umegashima
The village where the fog hides the tea.
Umegashima is a mountain village in northern Shizuoka, in the headwaters of the Abe River toward the Southern Alps. The tea fields sit at 750 to 800 meters altitude and are wrapped morning and evening in mountain and river fog. The altitude makes the harvest late and slow, and that very slowness gives the leaves unusually deep fullness and sweetness.
Location northern Shizuoka prefecture
Background
Facts
- Location
- northern Shizuoka prefecture, the upper valley of the Abe River
- Altitude
- about 750-800 meters above sea level
- Harvest
- considerably later than on the Shizuoka plains, often into late May
- Distinction
- a share of old seed-grown bushes (zairai) cultivated in the valley since the Edo period
- Cultivation
- parts of the village's fields have been farmed entirely without pesticides and herbicides for decades
Connected here
Entries from the region
Shop and journal
At Nekko
- Kakurecha Sencha-pulver - japanskt grönt te i pulverform (30 g)
- Kakurecha Hojicha-pulver - rostat japanskt te i pulverform (25 g)
- Därför valde vi Kakurecha
- Grönt te-pulver: matcha, sencha och hojicha
Nekko's sencha powder and hojicha powder come from Umegashima, through the association that works to preserve the village's historic tea fields and sell the tea under its own name, Kakurecha.
Evidence
Sources
- The Association for Preserving Kakurecha Hidden Tea (retrieved 2026-08-08)
- 梅ヶ島 (japanska Wikipedia) (retrieved 2026-08-08)