Is the word "sericulture" familiar with you?
Once there used to be many farmers who have silk worms in Japan. And you might know Japan used to be a very famous country to export high quality silk.
Now there are not so many such farmers. And as a traditional Japanese culture, Empress Michiko keeps some silkworms in Imperial Palace.
As long as I can remember, I haven't seen real silkworms.
Silkworms eat mulberry leaves. Mulberry leaves are "Kuwa-no-ha" in Japanese, and some people drink Kuwa-no-ha tea like green tea. I've also drunk it.
On the other hand "mulberry-tea " is very popular in herb word.
At first when I learnt herb-tea, I didn't know that mulberry tea is Kuwa-no-ha tea.
As I learnt herb-tea, so this year I plant a small mulberry seedlings. And they are having fruits.
Seeing tiny mulberry fruits, carry me, a nostalgia feel
Mulberry, though it's one of classic herb-tea, regular Kuwa-no-ha-cha
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