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4th International Conference on O-CHA (Tea) Culture and Science
Brief Summary
Dates
October 26 ~ 28
The excursion was held on October 29, and the Citizens Open Lecture on October 30. 
Place
11F Conference Hall WINDS, and 10F Conference Rooms 1001-1 and 1001-2, Granship
Summary of Presentations
〔Production〕
- Posters on 95 topics related to raising seedlings, cultivation, disease and pest control, soil and fertilizer, manufacture and distribution were presented.
- In the symposium, 9 topics such as the current state of tea business and the latest production techniques were presented.
〔Health Benefit〕
- Posters on 87 topics related to the analysis of components, antioxidant effect, operation on brain functions, immune activation, prevention of adult diseases were presented.
- In the symposium, 9 topics including green tea’s depressant effect to cancer at the human level were presented.
 
 Number of Topics Presented
|  | Total | Production | Health Benefit | ILSI | Keynote Lecture | 
| Symposium | 24 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 
| Poster | 182 | 95 | 87 | - | - | 
| Total | 206 | 104 | 96 | 4 | 2 | 
Number of Participants
| Asia (693) | Europe / North America (9)
 | Africa (6) | 
| Japan | 625 | England | 5 | Nigeria | 3 | 
| China | 26 | America | 2 | Malawi | 2 | 
| Korea | 20 | Switzerland | 1 | South Africa | 1 | 
| Iran | 7 | France | 1 |  |  | 
| India | 5 |  |  |  |  | 
| Taiwan | 5 |  |  |  |  | 
| Indonesia | 2 |  |  |  |  | 
| Thailand | 1 |  |  |  |  | 
| Vietnam | 1 |  |  |  |  | 
| Sri Lanka | 1 |  |  | Total | 708 |