【FIELDWORK CLUB】CHAYAMA REVITALIZATION

In a remote village in the mountains of Kyoto, there evidence that this micro-region was once a vital tea-producing hub where community, food, cultivation, and forest, all coexisted. We call this place “Chayama”, tea mountain, and not tea farm, as our interest lies in realizing a bio-diverse forest where tea, bamboo, hinoki cypress, sansho pepper, and all other living things intermingle. Our aim is to activate the mountain through sustainable utilization. We’ve begun pruning tea trees that have gone rouge over the decades to let more light into the forest floor and reignite the earth. The mountain serves as an invaluable educational resource. We practice holistic living by integrating the abundance of the tea fields into daily life. Our approach goes beyond mere preservation. We focus on active stewardship, and conduct ongoing fieldwork and application. 

Wild tea leaves foraged from this Chayama Revitalization Project are leveraged to experiment with tea dyed Workwear. 

As part of our Fieldwork Club initiative, we are revitalizing this tea mountain with members of our local community. To learn more about how your organization can help support local activation initiatives like these, please contact us via the form below. We are seeking partners who are passionate about land restoration and the sustainable utilization of tea.

To learn more about how your organization can help support out activities, please contact via the form below.