"Wanihachi Village" in Yame City, famous for tea production

The Kasahara district of Kurogi-cho, Yame City, Fukuoka Prefecture, is said to be the birthplace of Yame tea.

Further into the mountains, in the Wanibachi village, lies the Yame Wanibachi tea plantation.

The people of this village have made their living producing tea, rice, and other crops, as the temperature differences and soil environment at high altitudes are ideal for growing delicious crops.

Harsh growing conditions create deep flavor

Today, the trend is to use nutrients from fertilizer to grow tea quickly and produce tea with strong flavor.

On the other hand, Yame Wanihachi tea is grown "slowly" with almost no fertilizer in the mountainous environment with extreme temperature differences, a harsh environment for tea .

Tea grown in this way has a unique character and strong flavor that is specific to that region .

-Kanezako-

Tea Mountain: A place to strengthen tea
"Kanojo"

Kanezako is a tea mountain located at an altitude of about 600m and surrounded by forests on all sides.

This produces tea that leaves a deep, powerful aftertaste.

Variety: Yabukita / Age: Approximately 50 years / No fertilizer / Natural cultivation

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"Kanasako" Tea

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-Toge-

Young Master Chayama
"Mount"

The altitude is about 600m. The south-facing, sunny tea mountain "Touge" is located here.

This produces tea with a gorgeous fragrance and mellow flavor.

Variety: Yabukita / Age: Approximately 50 years / Homemade fertilizer / Organic cultivation

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"Touge" Tea

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-Mannono-

A tea mountain where native species thrive
"Mannono"

Mannono is a tea mountain located at an altitude of about 400m. The rare native tea* has a complex flavor and gorgeous aroma.

*Native species are tea plants that are grown from seeds. They have deep, vertical roots and grow by powerfully absorbing minerals from the soil, giving them a unique range of aromas and flavors.

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"Mannono" tea

The power of the land of Wanihachi

Spring water that nurtures delicious tea

Yamanokami Spring Water

Good quality water is essential to growing delicious crops. The spring water that springs from "Yamanokami" in Wanihachi village is smooth and soft, which is said to be one of the reasons why this area is known as a famous tea producing area.

Villagers living with gods and Buddhas

Six Jizo Statues

Further into the mountains from the village there is a place called "Rokujizo" where there are six Jizo statues carved into a huge rock.
There is a legend that there is a Jizo statue whose face cannot be seen, and that Jizo statue patrols the fields. During the farming off-season, it is said that all of the statue's faces can be seen, or maybe not.

Please come and take a look at the Jizo statue.