A Trip to the Tea Fields

Hiya family, friends, and fans!

This past weekend I took a trip out of Tokyo to see some Japanese countryside. Really I was just hoping to get a view of something green and alive. Hostie came through for me and took me out near the base of Mt. Fuji where we saw beautiful green tea fields.

Take a look at this video to see someone else's visit to the tea fields:
http://softypapa.wordpress.com/2007/07/05/hand-picking-japanese-green-tea-shin-cha/

See this video about abandoned tea fields do to the decline in population in Japan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIx1PJeBB8I

The fields are beautiful, and looked so delicious. However, when I went to snag myself a little nibble I was chased off. I wonder what the problem was?

:-) Shaun

P.S. Panda, I love anime too! Do you have any favorites?