| KUMAMOTO, Jul. 23 – A local agricultural cooperative in Ashikita Town in Kumamoto Prefecture (JA Ashikita) started to sell green tea leaves in special packages featuring characters of a manga series called Houkago Teibo Nisshi (Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater). Minamata Tea is grown taking advantage of the climate and natural environment of the Ashikita Town, Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture, at altitudes of 100 to 600 meters, and has excellent aroma and flavor.
Houkago Teibo Nisshi is a cartoon series about high school students enjoying fishing in the town of Ashikita, Kumamoto Prefecture, an area with a strong fishing industry within the jurisdiction of the JA Ashikita. The JA and the Ashikita Regional Development Bureau collaborated with the popular local cartoon series to make Minamata Tea more famous.  Minamata Tea in a special package featuring characters of “Houkago Teibo Nisshi” @ 2017 Yasuyuki Kosaka (Akita Shoten) (in Ashikita Town, Kumamoto Prefecture) The unique package containing 100 grams of the finest quality green tea leaves is available online at the JA Ashikita Rakuten Market Store or the Michino Eki Ashikita Dekopon, a local farmers’ market. |