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O-CHA Pioneer Award
What is O-CHA Pioneer Award?? For the further development of tea, we praise the person/group publicly for their effort, who contributed to the tea related excellent academic research, industrial technology or products and tea culture for the expansion of tea consumption. |
Each Award
| Award | Detail |
|---|---|
| Academic Research Award | Excellent academic research related to tea |
| Industrial Technology Award | Development of excellent technologies and products related to tea production and consumption |
| Culture and Arts Award | Outstanding achievements in tea culture and arts |
| O-CHA Special Award | Excellent global achievements related to tea or the contribution of spreading Japanese tea |
| CHAllenge Award | Ambitious efforts to drive the future of tea |
Nomination to O-CHA Pioneer Award
Nomination period (2024) *Closed
1st of October 2023 - 5th of January 2024
*The letter of recommendation must arrive by the closing day.
How to nominate/recommend
When you recommend a candidate for the Pioneer Award, submit the following recommendation letter to us. For details, please see the recommendation letter.
*You can recommend multiple candidates regardless of self-recommendation.
Award decision
The award will be decided based on the selection of the committee.
The total number of winners for Academic Research Award, Industrial Technology Award, Culture and Arts Award and O-CHA Special Award is four or less, and the total number of winners for CHAllenge Award is also four or less.
Prize
The four awards, Academic Research Award, Industrial Technology Award, Culture and Arts Award and O-CHA Special Award a prize of 50,000 Japanese yen will be awarded to each winner.
*CHAllenge Award is not subject to prize.
Award Winners in the past