Place:Wazuka, Soraku, Kyoto, Japan

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NameWazuka
TypeTown
Coordinates34.783°N 135.917°E
Located inSoraku, Kyoto, Japan
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is a town located in Sōraku District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

As of October 2017, the town has an estimated population of 3,775. The total area is 64.93 km².

Wazuka is home to roughly 300 tea growing families. The area was selected in the Kamakura period (1192–1333) for tea production and has enjoyed an 800-year history as one of the main production areas of Uji tea. Today Uji tea comprises only about 4% of the tea produced in Japan, and Wazuka tea only half of that. Also a considerable crop of rice is produced among other agricultural products.

The local community is in cooperation with NICE, a major volunteer program, and together hold a large annual work camp at the end of August lasting 2 weeks. The program is open to about 12 foreigners per year and an equal number of Japanese work campers.

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