Will this plan to revitalize a Japanese tea town work?

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  @LifeWhereImFrom · 4 years ago (edited) · pinned

  If you&apos;re interested in tea products from d:matcha, you can use the coupon code &quot;LifeWhereImFromDM&quot; at <a href="https://dmatcha.com/">https://dmatcha.com/</a> to get 10% off your order of over $150. I don&apos;t receive anything additional if you use the code, it simply gives you 10% off a single order.<br><br>A video I made about how Japanese green tea is made <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S04_KBC8mIA">https://youtu.be/S04_KBC8mIA</a> <br><br>The more I visit the inaka &quot;countryside&quot; of Japan, the more I wonder about how these areas will weather the ageing and depopulation trends. Fortuitously this project — which is sponsored by the Japanese government and d:matcha — fell in my lap. I had free rein to talk about a topic related to Wazuka and tea, so I chose to investigate the effort being made to revitalize the area and how it&apos;s longtime residents feel about newcomers.

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  @fourfigs3303 · 4 years ago

  After watching the video we ordered some teas and tea biscuits from them. They sent the products immediately (arrived in just a few days). The products were carefully packaged and the box was well packed. You can tell they care about their products. Included a newsletter about what is going on with the business and the town. Over all a great experience. Looking forward to enjoying the teas and biscuits this week. Thanks for sharing this inspiring story!

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  @kilik2901 · 4 years ago

  These young people are hugely admirable for their passion for tea, a forward-looking mindset and especially their determination to break away from the older, seemingly out-of-date mentality premeating the town they are bringing changes to!

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  @madmommy · 4 years ago

  I love that you have brought their efforts to attention. It’s understandable the elders would initially be hesitant to welcome new people, but the work ethic of this group was sure to win them over! Maybe the grandchildren of these folks would be interested in returning.

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  @chikalin831 · 4 years ago

  Ah I actually had booked a tea tour with d.matcha as they were one of the few to offer English translations, the plan was to stay overnight at Nara but sadly it was just before shutdown so I never got to go :(

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  @littlepinons · 4 years ago

  I have heard so much about small towns just disappearing in Japan this was wonderful to watch. I don&apos;t drink green tea, but if I did I would support this. It is great to see young people wanting to farm and cut out the middle man.

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  @smumm · 4 years ago

  Tanaka-san deserves the Japanese citizen of the decade award for his work and dedication in saving not only this town.. but setting an example that others can follow. His vision, what he has accomplished so far and how he has gone about it is so inspirational and amazing. Thank you Life Where I&apos;m From for bringing his, and the town of Wazuka&apos;s story to the world. Now, if only i could get my hands on some of those Matcha-Yuzu chocolate bars!!

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  @fschk-t9o · 4 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEh697_p79I&amp;t=445">7:25</a> you can tell that he had a really tough time by his expression and his gesture. He endured so much there.

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  @kazuyowoodard9507 · 4 years ago

  I can relate. After living in U.S. for 40 years I moved to a little village of Seto, Otsuki, Yamanashi-ken. My house is located deep in the mountains. Most of my neighbors have died or moved out and the houses are empty. My house is the only &quot;occupied&quot; house out of the 5 houses near me

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  @makiliv · 4 years ago

  Greg, this is your BEST work yet. Beautiful storytelling with obvious research and care. 本当にありがとうございます!

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  @nhrdy · 4 years ago

  I&apos;ve been buying their matcha products since your first video about them, and I love it! I even thought about doing their tea internship

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  @CyberSamuraii · 4 years ago

  This is so beautiful it brought me to tears. Community, beauty, tradition and care are sorely missing in western cities.

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