This morning, we called Mrs. Watanabe at Yakushima, who happily anounced that yesterday, meaning on 21st April, also the Kabuse Yutaka Midori Shincha was harvested and processed. It is extraordinary that this year, the varietal Asatsuyu had been harvested before the Yutaka Midori varietal. In the last years, it was always the other way around. From Shutaro Hayashi, too, there are news concerning his marvellous Kirishima Asatsuyu varietal. You best look for yourselves, how beautifully the tea bushes sprouted. For […]
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