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May. 15, 2025
[Image1]🍵 Yamashigi kama-iri tea 🍵The delicious season for new tea 🍵Kama-iri tea grown at Yamashigi Forest i
[Image2]🍵 Yamashigi kama-iri tea 🍵The delicious season for new tea 🍵Kama-iri tea grown at Yamashigi Forest i
[Image3]🍵 Yamashigi kama-iri tea 🍵The delicious season for new tea 🍵Kama-iri tea grown at Yamashigi Forest i
[Image4]🍵 Yamashigi kama-iri tea 🍵The delicious season for new tea 🍵Kama-iri tea grown at Yamashigi Forest i
[Image5]🍵 Yamashigi kama-iri tea 🍵The delicious season for new tea 🍵Kama-iri tea grown at Yamashigi Forest i
[Image6]🍵 Yamashigi kama-iri tea 🍵The delicious season for new tea 🍵Kama-iri tea grown at Yamashigi Forest i
[Image7]🍵 Yamashigi kama-iri tea 🍵The delicious season for new tea 🍵Kama-iri tea grown at Yamashigi Forest i
[Image8]🍵 Yamashigi kama-iri tea 🍵The delicious season for new tea 🍵Kama-iri tea grown at Yamashigi Forest i
[Image9]🍵 Yamashigi kama-iri tea 🍵The delicious season for new tea 🍵Kama-iri tea grown at Yamashigi Forest i

🍵 Yamashigi kama-iri tea 🍵
The delicious season for new tea 🍵
Kama-iri tea grown at Yamashigi Forest is ready!

Yamashigi Forest is an old farmhouse set in woodland over 600 meters above sea level

This farmhouse, more than 140 years old, prospered as a key transit point in the days before cars.
Travelers and freight once moved along exposed ridgelines with good views rather than the low river valleys.

We picked the tender new shoots that grew up strong at Yamashigi Forest and made them the traditional way to create this “Yamashigi kama-iri tea” 🍵
It is made only from the first flush.

During Golden Week every tea-growing household turns its attention to picking the leaves.

The few tea mills in the village run full time from morning to night.
Yamashigi kama-iri tea was produced amid that bustle.
The kama-iri tea arrives at your home as a “boxed” product that has never left Morotsuka once it was packed.
(In reality it arrives in a bag.)

Kama-iri tea is a method the people of Morotsuka have kept alive for generations.
It was brought long ago from China and now survives in pockets across Kyushu.
Apparently it makes up only about 0.02% of the tea distributed nationwide.

The tea offers a gentle sweetness and a slightly toasty aroma.
After the water boils, wait a moment before pouring, drink quickly, and from around the third cup the leaves open fully and the “kama-ka” aroma drifts out.

Kama-iri tea is popular in Morotsuka Village but remains rare across the country. 🍵

You can buy it from the online shop Morotsuka Store, at the Donko-tei Storefront, or at Morokko House.
※Stock is limited, so please order early 🙇‍♀️

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May. 28, 2025
★☆★The 26th Kyushu Tamaire Championship in Morotsuka★☆★ The 26th Kyushu Tamaire Championship will take place at Morotsuka Village Gymnasium on Sunday, June 29. The tournament will be held🌟 “Just a ball toss? Yet not just a ball toss.” The basket you aim for stands over 4 m high😮 Entries are open for the General Division and a Beginner Division for newcomers🔰. ※From 2025 onward there will be no Ladies Division; entrants should register in the General Division. ■Event Schedule Sunday, June 29, 2025 09:30 Opening Ceremony 10:00 Competition Starts 16:00 Expected Finish Venue: Morotsuka Village Gymnasium Participant Parking: Morotsuka Village Sports Park Baseball Field ■Inquiries For tournament matters: Morotsuka Village Board of Education TEL 0982-65-0072 For entry questions: Morotsuka Village Tourism Association TEL 0982-65-0178 ※Entry deadline: Friday, June 13. For applications and details, please check the Kyushu Tamaire Championship page on Morotsuka Navi. We look forward to many entries😊 About the Kyushu Tamaire Championship In 1990, the All Japan Tamaire Association (commonly AJTA) was founded in Wassamu, Hokkaido as a group promoting new sports that anyone can join easily. In 2000, AJTA Kyushu was established here in Morotsuka Village as the Kyushu branch of the All Japan Tamaire Association. Embracing AJTA’s tamaire spirit and promoting exchange with urban areas to revitalize the region, it continues as part of Morotsuka’s community development centered on the whole-village forest park. Today AJTA Kyushu consists of volunteers who cherish the tamaire dream. In addition to running the Kyushu Tamaire Championship (held every summer in Morotsuka Village) as a stepping stone to the national tournament, the association works to popularize this easy-to-learn yet deep tamaire sport as a recreational activity for village residents. About All-Japan Tamaire Rules The competition divides into two divisions, General and Beginner, to compete for the title of Kyushu Tamaire Champion. “All-Japan Tamaire” is a timed race in which teams of four to six players compete to place a total of 100 balls (99 Ajata balls and 1 Anchor ball) into the basket as quickly as possible. AJATA Rules: All-Japan Tamaire Championship Competition Regulations ●Basic Rules “All-Japan Tamaire” is a timed race in which teams of four to six players compete to place a total of 100 balls (99 Ajata balls and 1 Anchor ball) into the basket. 1. Teams must consist of four to six players; lacking even one person results in disqualification. 2. To prevent false starts, players begin facing backward. (Starter gun start) 3. Ajata balls must be placed first; the Anchor ball must be placed last. Placing it earlier causes disqualification. 4. Failing to put all 100 balls in the basket results in disqualification. 5. Using rods or other tools, or tossing from piggyback positions, will result in disqualification. 6. A ball resting on the rim of the basket is counted as safe. If an Anchor ball knocks a ball resting on the basket rim, it is still safe. 7. Anyone other than the players touching the Ajata balls leads to disqualification. 8. Other matters of match operation will be announced at the managers’ meeting. The above rules were officially adopted on April 15, 1996, and partially revised in 2010; all championship tournaments are conducted based on these Ajata rules. ●Participants Number of registered players: up to 8; number competing: 4 to 6 players Gender: mixed or single-gender teams accepted Age: Junior high school age and older (Teams composed only of junior high students are not permitted unless at least one adult participates on the team.) ●Equipment 1. Ajata Court Mark a 6 m diameter Ajata circle with line tape. Position the Ajata basket at the center. 2. Ajata Basket (approved) Height: 4 m 12 cm with steel base (association’s recording site lowest temperature −41.2°C) Basket diameter: 44 cm; depth: 44 cm (association location approx. 44° N) 3. Ajata Balls (approved) Outer fabric cover with resin particle filling • Ajata balls (99)…80 g ±2 g • Anchor ball (1)…250 g ±5 g 4. Ajata Shoes Indoor athletic shoes must be worn.
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May. 8, 2025
🌳Old Farmhouse in the Forest Series🌳 Yamashigi Forest A 140-year-old farmhouse stands on a sky-high site at 650 meters above sea level. There are two buildings: Shitashigi, built in the Taisho era, and Nakashigi, built in the Meiji era. A gentle forest breeze 🍃 flows through, making this a pleasant place to be. Nearby you will find tea fields, bamboo groves, and orchards, and a variety of hands-on activities let you experience mountain village life. Capacity: 2 buildings, 15 people each, total 30 people Facilities: Goemon bath, kamado hearth, irori sunken hearth *The Goemon bath and kamado hearth are available only in Shitashigi.* ◎Experiences 📍Tea picking and pan-roasted tea making The tea fields in the valley have their picking season every May. Around that time, Yama Gakkou offers tours where you can pick tea and make pan-roasted tea. Pan-roasted tea grown in Yamashigi Forest is also sold as Yamashigi Tea at places such as Donko-tei and Morokko House. 📍Ume picking and ume preparations The two plum trees have long been indispensable to daily life. In Morotsuka, households prepare ume (plums) for year-round consumption. Learning these ume preparations is a popular part of the Yama Gakkou tours. Ume syrup and pickled ume are both big hits. 📍Yuzu harvesting and yuzu processing From autumn into winter, yuzu take center stage. Whether picked green or after they turn yellow, they each serve a wonderful purpose. This is another staple of the Yama Gakkou tours held at Yamashigi Forest. You can harvest yuzu, make yuzu kosho, take a yuzu bath, and more… Enjoy yuzu to the fullest with no part wasted. *For accommodations and experiences, please contact Morotsuka Village Tourism Association in advance.* Contact Morotsuka Village Tourism Association (Shiitake Hall 21) Phone number: 0982-65-0178

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