Saitama Prefecture is one of the most famaous districts for tea producing in Japan.
Green tea which is harvested and processed in Saitama Prefecture is called "Sayama-cha"（狭山茶）.

the Saitama Tea Association is cooperative business association organized by tea growers, tea companies and promotion firms. We have been conducting cooperative purchasing of a nursery tea trees, instruction of agricultural technique and promotion of Sayama-cha.