Test Results
The following table lists the results of testing by the Kyoto Prefecture Tea Association (website in Japanese) for radiation contamination in tea leaves produced in Kyoto. Radiation contamination has not been detected in Kyoto tea leaves.
Production Area |
Tea Type |
Radioactive Iodine |
Radioactive Cesium |
Test Date |
| Uji City | Sencha (fresh leaves) | Not Detected | Not Detected | 4/20 |
| Ujitawara Town | Sencha (aracha leaves) | Not Detected | Not Detected | 5/20 |
| Kizugawa City | Sencha (aracha leaves) | Not Detected | Not Detected | 5/20 |
| Minami-yamashiro Village | Sencha (aracha leaves) | Not Detected | Not Detected | 5/20 |
| Joyo City | Tencha (fresh leaves, aracha leaves) | Not Detected | Not Detected | 5/31 |
| Kyotanabe City | Tencha (fresh leaves, aracha leaves) | Not Detected | Not Detected | 5/31 |
| Ujitawara Town | Kabuse cha (aracha leaves) | Not Detected | Not Detected | 6/15 |
| Minami-yamashiro Village | Kabuse cha (aracha leaves) | Not Detected | Not Detected | 6/15 |
| Kizugawa City | Kabuse cha (aracha leaves) | Not Detected | Not Detected | 6/15 |
| Wazuka Town | Kabuse cha (aracha leaves) | Not Detected | Not Detected | 6/15 |
| Kyotanabe City | Tencha (aracha leaves) | Not Detected | Not Detected | 6/15 |
| Uji City | Tencha (aracha leaves) | Not Detected | Not Detected | 6/15 |
| Joyo City | Tencha (aracha leaves) | Not Detected | Not Detected | 6/15 |
| Wazuka Town | Sencha (aracha leaves, nibancha) | Not Detected | Not Detected | 6/30 |
| Ujitawara Town | Tencha (aracha leaves, nibancha) | Not Detected | Not Detected | 7/20 |
| Minami-yamashiro Village | Tencha (aracha leaves, nibancha) | Not Detected | Not Detected | 7/20 |
Distance from Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant
Kyoto Obubu Tea Plantations is based in Wazuka Town, Kyoto Prefecture with fields spread throughout the Wazuka Valley. The distance between this area and the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant is approximately 550 km or 340 miles.
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