Tourist attractions in Hirokawa, Fukuoka
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| Hirokawa (広川町, Hirokawa-machi) is a town located in Yame District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of May 1, 2017, the town has an estimated population of 19,865 and a density of 520 persons per km². The total area is 37.91 km². | ||||||
| population：19,786人 area：37.94km2 | ||||||
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Hirokawa, Fukuoka in Dishes
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| Yamecha is a type of tea produced in Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan. It is cultivated in Yame-shi and its surrounding areas: Chikugo-shi, Hirokawa-cho, Ukiha-shi, and Asakura-shi. Yamecha makes up about 3% of Japan's green tea production and about 45% of Japan's gyokuro production on an annual basis. It is highly prized and one of the first regions in Japan to grow tea. The first tea plant in Yame was imported from China by a Zen priest named Eirin Suzui. | ||||||
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