Yame Tea Series 2

“Eighty-eight nights” is 88 days after the first day of spring. Since the first day of spring this year, 2022, was February 4, “88 nights” became today, May 2. From this day onward, they say that full-scale summer will begin, and in Japan this Eight-eight nights day is the time of a guideline for starting agricultural work such as rice planting, sowing seeds and picking first tea leaves. This “Eighty-eight nights” date is an important day for the Japanese who respect nature for agriculture.