京都府·特産品
Ujitawara Tea (The Birthplace of Green Tea)
The green tea we drink today was born in this town. Ujitawara is a historic home of tea, known as the birthplace of Japanese green tea. In 1738, Nagatani Soen, who was born in this land, perfected the 'Aosei Sencha' (green leaf sencha) method after many years of research. Through this process of steaming, rolling, and drying tea leaves, the tea acquired a vibrant green color and a mellow flavor, eventually spreading throughout the country. It was truly a revolution in green tea that became the origin of modern-day sencha and gyokuro. Fragrant Uji tea is nurtured by tea plantations stretching across lush hills. Within every cup of green tea, the long story that began in Ujitawara quietly lives on.
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