We have prepared our newly replanted hand-picked matcha tea garden for winter this spring.

In the tea garden that was newly planted this spring,

We prepared for winter by laying down compost and straw.

Newly planted tea plantations preparing for winter

This is to replenish organic matter and prepare for winter to protect against the dryness and cold of winter.

This autumn, several typhoons approached Aichi Prefecture.

As a result, all 5,000 tea seedlings were tilted.

I had to manually put the seedlings back in twice.

Tea seedlings tilted by a typhoon

Repair work is done by hand, one by one

This year has been a year of severe weather changes, including droughts and typhoons.

The cold winter weather and the Ibuki oroshi, a northwesterly seasonal wind unique to this region, are coming soon.

I hope they survive the harsh winter and grow healthy.