The "Family" Relationships beyond Households in Depopulating and Aging Villages for the Elderly

青羽村和日向村位于静冈县藤枝市冈部町朝比奈区。那些村庄位于山区，面临着当地农民人口减少和老龄化的问题。然而，这些村庄生产日本最好的绿色茶。这些村庄的老农民生产绿色茶，“生产最优质的绿色茶是同一个目标”。他们还分享了“茶叶质量竞争意识”和“最好的茶叶生产者精神”。那些村庄具有“提供援助”的功能，并有一个茶叶制造厂，所有合格的农民都可以使用。这些系统在支助缺乏“足够劳动力”的家庭方面发挥了重要作用。

Aohane Village and Hinata Village are located in Asahina district, Okabe town, Fujieda City in Shizuoka prefecture. The villages are in a mountainous area and are facing depopulation and aging of the local farmers. However, these villages have the production of the best green tea in Japan. The elder farmers of these villages produce green tea with the "same goal to produce green tea of best quality". They also share "the awareness of the competition of tea quality" and "the spirit of the best tea producers". The villages have the function of "giving aids" and a tea making factory that is available to all qualified farmers. These systems play an important role in supporting the households lacking "sufficient workforce".