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Japanese tea harvest in Shizuoka during shincha season As spring arrives in Japan, the Shincha (first harvest Japanese green tea) season begins, bringing tea fields back to life. Recently, a Japanese TV program featured the start of tea harvesting in Shizuoka — one of Japan’s most famous tea-producing regions. This marks the beginning of the Shincha season, the first harvest of the year. What is Shincha in Japan? So, what exactly is Shincha? Shincha refers to the very first h