Kagoshima
鹿児島 · かごしま · Kagoshima
Kagoshima · Japan
Kagoshima Prefecture on the southern tip of Kyushu is Japan's second-largest tea producer after Shizuoka, and its warm subtropical climate produces the country's earliest first-flush sencha — typically harvested in early April, weeks ahead of Shizuoka. Kagoshima has been an early adopter of mechanised and autonomous tea harvesting; its production leans heavily fukamushi (deep-steamed) sencha, which gives the cup a darker green colour and a thicker, more vegetal mouthfeel than asamushi (light- steamed) styles.
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Latitude and longitude: 31.59, 130.55