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Hoshino Seichaen | A tea merchant looks to the village’s future
Client / Type
Hoshino Seichaen
Year
2021
Field
Writing & Interviewing
Overview
An interview with Shinya Yamaguchi of Hoshino Seichaen, exploring tea-making and the future of Hoshino village in Yame, Fukuoka, one of Japan’s renowned tea-growing regions.
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Story
I visited Hoshino with Ryohei Tashiro, who previously worked at Hoshino Seichaen, to hear about growing tea in dialogue with the local environment, approaches to quality, and passing the work on to the next generation.
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Published
Published on the official note page of orderie, a service for sourcing, ordering, and managing professional food ingredients.
Credits & Details
- Photography / Retouching
- Ryuji Suzuki