Wazuka on TV — watch the broadcasts again
Videos are played with YouTube’s embedded player from the broadcasters’ official YouTube channels (KBS Kyoto, Yomiuri TV, MBS, ABC TV and BS Yoshimoto); nothing from YouTube loads until you press play. Broadcasters may withdraw a video at any time. The embedded player is subject to the YouTube Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy. The notes are the Council’s summaries; the programmes and footage belong to the broadcasters. Programme titles are kept in Japanese as published.
Television segments about Wazuka, published by the broadcasters on their official YouTube channels: the tea fields, tea picking and tea making, and the people who live here. Grouped by broadcaster, newest first. Press ▶ and the video starts in the player above; when it ends, the next programme follows.
Press a title to open the summary and the YouTube link.
KBS Kyoto10 clips
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A new way of getting around the tea fields; the programme page lists past episodes.
SourceOfficial YouTube channel of KBS Kyoto
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How puzzle walks and hands-on events pass on the town’s tea culture.
SourceOfficial YouTube channel of KBS Kyoto
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A Wazuka-based tour company bringing matcha culture to visitors from abroad.
SourceOfficial YouTube channel of KBS Kyoto
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A Wazuka tea farmer sharing tea culture with the world.
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A painter who keeps an atelier in Wazuka and paints the town through the seasons.
SourceOfficial YouTube channel of KBS Kyoto
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Part 2: the end of the tea-field tour and a Wazuka tea shop.
SourceOfficial YouTube channel of KBS Kyoto
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Part 1 of the comedy walking show’s Wazuka episode: touring the tea fields by green slow mobility.
SourceOfficial YouTube channel of KBS Kyoto
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A farm in Wazuka pursuing nature-cycle agriculture.
SourceOfficial YouTube channel of KBS Kyoto
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A tea farmer in Wazuka, which grows nearly 40% of Uji tea, faces the rising demand for tencha.
SourceOfficial YouTube channel of KBS Kyoto
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A live-programme segment on tea picking in Wazuka.
SourceOfficial YouTube channel of KBS Kyoto
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Yomiuri TV (ytv)2 clips
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Weather presenter Daisuke Horai drives to Wazuka and visits the private hilltop Tenku Cafe.
SourceOfficial YouTube channel of Yomiuri TV (ytv)
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A feature on a woman who moved to Wazuka and shares its tea culture in eight languages. Official YTV News channel.
SourceOfficial YouTube channel of Yomiuri TV (ytv)
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MBS (Mainichi Broadcasting)1 clip
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A live MBS report from Wazuka at the height of the new-tea harvest, with tea picking at a farm inn.
SourceOfficial YouTube channel of MBS (Mainichi Broadcasting)
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ABC TV (Asahi Broadcasting)1 clip
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A live Saturday-morning segment from Wazuka’s tea fields; behind-the-scenes video on the programme’s official YouTube.
SourceOfficial YouTube channel of ABC TV (Asahi Broadcasting)
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BS Yoshimoto1 clip
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The mayor of Wazuka introduces the town in BS Yoshimoto’s hometown series.
SourceOfficial YouTube channel of BS Yoshimoto
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Next in Season
Upcoming seasonal highlights and events around the town — a guide for planning your next visit. For dates and details, see Wazuka Through the Year.
Found a season for your next visit? Wazuka changes with every month — we look forward to welcoming you back.