What shizuoka means
Shizuoka grows roughly 40 percent of Japan's tea by volume, mostly sencha, but matcha production from the region has expanded as demand has risen. Its matcha tends to be brisker and slightly more astringent than Uji's, with a clean finish. The prefectural government publishes annual production data that researchers and brands such as Hugo Tea reference when discussing supply.
Also called
Shizuoka also appears as Shizuoka-cha.