Tea Region Guide
Shizuoka, Japan
Japan's largest producing region; sencha heartland.
Altitude
Sea level–1,000m
Harvest window
May
Country
Japan
Why Shizuoka tastes the way it does
Japan's largest producing region; sencha heartland. Altitude, soil, and harvest timing all shape the cup — see it plotted on our full interactive world map for context against every other growing region.
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