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Sharing a cup of Japanese tea with the world

High-quality Japanese tea is world renowned, but without a new generation of tea farmers, its future is uncertain.

By CHISATO TANAKA
STAFF Writer

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Above: A tea plantation in Shizuoka Prefecture. CHISATO TANAKA

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