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I heard that it was tea from Kaita, Mimasaka City, Okayama Prefecture, and said, "Yes, there! It's hard to get it. It's a tasty and delicious tea! "The one who draws a lot of Japanese tea.
When I heard Mimasaka, I came to mind the name Mimasaka, the name of the Edo period. Overwatching the historical drama? (Bitter laugh)
Mimasaka City is located in the northeastern part of Okayama Prefecture, in the east is Hyogo Prefecture and in the north is Nakayama area bordering Tottori Prefecture. It is 43 times larger than that of Chuo-ku, with a population of about 1/8, and is said to be the birthplace of Kensei Miyamoto Musashi.

By the way, the Kaida district, located in the eastern part of Mimasaka City, bordering Hyogo Prefecture, is a delicious tea production area that has been named alongside Uji since the Muromachi period. At present, the cultivation amount is small, and it seems that it is a secret tea known to those who know it. Depopulation and aging are progressing in this area, and there are four tea tree cultivation farmers, threatening the continuation of traditional tea making.
At the opening of the tree-planting party, Mr. Mangi, the representative director of the Japan Tea Ambassador Association, said that he was fascinated by Kaida's beautiful tea plantations and the deliciousness of tea, and "It is difficult to revive what has disappeared." Don't erase it, "he said that he chose this tree planting. In addition, he says, "Tea is a game until it takes root, and once it takes root, it does not leave the land."
Yes, I think so too! It's not just about tea. I thought it was important to be worried until it took root and to connect it.

And this tree planting is a collaboration with the movie.
Novels and movies for Mimasaka nationwide! With that concept, "Mimasaka Sosei Movie" Transparent Wind Blows (provisional) "has started. Following Atsuko Asano (resident in Mimasaka City)'s "Blowing a Transparent Wind" (published in 2015), a movie depicting a few years after the novel with director and script director Kentaro Otani (from Mimasaka City) The "Misaka Sosei Film Executive Committee" was launched in March 2016 to do so. He said he wanted to make a movie about the story in the beautiful scenery of Mimasaka. The Japan Tea Ambassador Association oversees the business of the collaboration between Japanese tea and movies.

Following the tree planting, Director Otani (center of the photo, producer right) talked about a movie introduction that would emerge a beautiful tea plantation in the Kaida area. Initially, it is scheduled to start shooting in 2017, but in particular, the last two years will be extended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, shooting will finally begin next month at the end of April, and will be open to the public in the fall of 2023. The names of the stars and co-stars seem to be secret because they are before the lifting of the information, so I'm worried.
I think many people have read Asano's novels, but the main character is the second son, Takasansei, a manufacturer and distributor of Kaida tea. It's impressive to me that the protagonist has naturally soaked the smell of tea in myself, and I'm excited about what kind of actor will play.

At the tree-planting party on this day, I felt the thoughts of many people.
Mimasaka City officials (the two people on the left in the photo) saw that the goodness and purity of Mimasaka City became the form of people. I was working hard to take over the goodness of Mimasaka and spread it over the older brother of the original main character.
The affection of the members of the Japan Tea Ambassador Association (the right end of the photo is the representative director) for tea appeared in the very delicious Kaida tea that was put in with the right skill.
Mr. Kurosaka of Kaida-en Kurosaka Tea, a tea tree provided, conveyed his thoughts on tea through a video letter and tea leaves themselves and products.
The people of Matsuya Ginza (the second person from the right in the photo) have conveyed the sense of mission and pride of contributing to better everyday life and a better future transmitted by long-established department stores.
And the people involved in the movie want to express and respect for Mimasaka. Considering the days that have been patiently warmed during the postponement period, I sincerely hope that the shooting will be successful and that the audience will be full. The number of Japanese tea fans is increasing overseas, so I hope movies will be highly evaluated overseas.
I was immersed in Yunogo Onsen, which appears in the original work, and wanted to eat Nagi beef steak. I'll put it in the list where I want to go. After the movie was released, it might be full of people visiting the location.

The temperature is higher than Mimasaka, and it may be a harsh growth environment, but Kaida tea on the roof of Matsuya Ginza is something that I want you to take root safely and grow up. I would like to see fresh green leaves growing from both adult trees and Wakagi around May 1st, eighty-eight nights approaching summer.
The pots planted by our Chuo-ku Tourism Association probably are two Wakagi pots on the far rightmost, near the wall.
Ningyo-cho visits the Chanogi Shrine (although it seems to be a benefit to Hibushi), which retains the remnants of the tea tree rooted in the Sakura Domain's residence, and asks you to protect the roots of Mimasaka's tea that came to Ginza far away. did. Of course, Ryuko Fudoson, which sits on the roof of Matsuya Ginza, will also protect the new shopkeeper.
Even those who read the article, please go to the rooftop of Matsuya Ginza when you go to Ginza. Tea trees and vegetable gardens tell you the season.

In publishing the article, we received the consent of the Japan Tea Ambassador Association and other related parties.

The URL of the related organizations is as follows. If you want to know more about the activities of the Japan Tea Ambassador Association, sightseeing in Mimasaka City, tea, etc., please refer to it.
Host: Japan Tea Ambassador Association http://www.nihoncha.org/
　　　Mimasaka-shi http://www.city.mimasaka.lg.jp/index.html
Tea tree provided: Kaida-en Kurosaka Tea Co., Ltd. https://kaitaen.com/
Cooperation: TBS Sparkle Co., Ltd. https://www.tbssparkle.co.jp/
　　　https://www.matsuya.com/ginza/