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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. |
Award | Detail |
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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 art |
O-CHA Special Award | Excellent global achievements related to tea and the contribution of spreading Japanese tea |
CHAllenge Award | Ambitious efforts to drive the future of tea |
1st of October 2023 - 5th of January 2024
*The letter of recommendation must arrive by the closing day.
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.
The total number (excluding CHAllenge Award) is four or less.
CHAllenge Award shall not limit the number of awards received.
The four awards, "Academic Research Award", "Industrial Technology / Product Development 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.