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We will start cultivating "Shibuya Tea" on the rooftop garden of the Fureai Botanical Center!

Did you know that from the Edo to Meiji periods, there were tea fields all over Shibuya?

We spoke to a Shibuya ward employee who is said to be a walking encyclopedia of the ward, and he told us where the original trees from that time are still found today. We then collected seeds and asked Ito En, which has its headquarters in the same ward, to grow Shibuya Tea seedlings.

Tea is a very delicate plant that needs sunlight and ventilation, but will die if exposed to strong direct sunlight.

For this planting, we will also be welcoming a member of Ito En's Agricultural Technology Department, who will give a lecture on the characteristics of tea as a plant and explain the general annual work flow for future cultivation, after which the participants will actually plant the tea trees.

If we can grow it properly, in 3 to 4 years we will be able to pick and process the tea at Fureue!

Although it may take time, we aim to create a blissful cup of tea, so why not create an alternative tea culture in Shibuya using tea grown in Shibuya?

This marks the memorable first step.

If you are interested in tea cultivation, if you like tea as a beverage, if you have an interest in traditional food culture, etc., please join us!

◻︎Fureue "Shibuya Tea" Cultivation Project

◻︎Date and time
June 22, 2024 (Saturday)
13:00~15:00 (*If it rains, the event will be held on the following day, the 23rd (Sunday). The times will be the same.)

◻︎Venue
Shibuya-ku, petting plant center

◻︎Recruitment quota
20 people

◻︎Participation fee
Free

◻︎What to bring
Gloves, towel, clothes that you don't mind getting dirty

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