Famous example of Matcha ～Nishio～

Nishio, Aichi, located in the southern part, is known in the production of green tea.

Mikawa also called small Kyoto, the ancient capital of emotion full Nishio City is a green tea production area of the top class in the nation.

Production of Tencha that becomes the powdered green tea of raw materials accounted for about 20 percent of national production volume.

The tea production began in Nishio City, it has been said that from ancient Kamakura era.

Reportedly been brought back such as tea seeds and cafe way from Song to Japan, Japan's is said the father of the tea culture, it is Eisai Zenji that wrote the "cafe curing Symbol" by the founder of the Rinzai sect.

The Seiichi Kokushi the founder of Tofukuji of Kyoto in the disciple, the folding that was invited in Jissoji in the current Nishio City, was sown the seeds of tea brought back from Song will have to be the origin of Nishio tea.

Song Dynasty of China drink from ground the Dan Brown that solidified the tea leaves in the mortar, is thought to be the era of green tea method occurs to say at present.

Also I no wonder the Eisai and Seiichi Kokushi is green tea that popularized brought back.

And, I is Nishio City of Green Tea're told the Ifu to modern.

Then turned to the Meiji era Nishio will continue to develop as a full-fledged Chadokoro.

It takes very effort to green tea production.

Basically, it is cultivated in the same way as the finest green tea Gyokuro.

"Be under the 10th, under the 10th straw" so called, is taken a way to cultivation and to block the sunlight.

I will cover the tea plantations in Yoshizu from 20 days before the first tea-picking.

This time is still dim degree of shading rate.

Once it from after about 10 days, you can interrupt the more firmly day is paved with straw on top of the Yoshizu.

Then tea leaves that have been raised will be soft thin.

Bitterness and astringency of tannins is reduced even on the component, increases the theanine of sweetness and flavor.

In other words, I become a sweet richness of some tea.

Harvest, luxury goods is done in the old-fashioned hand-picked.

If you picked only the polite young leaves, and steamed on the same day. Here Gyokuro is rubbing, but Tencha crushed and dried as it is, to eliminate the bells and whistles, such as stems.

This what you have to powder by carefully ground in a dedicated millstone that Xaus is's the green tea.

Nishio City, production of this Tencha has become a top class in Japan.

Such Nishio City is promoting the business as a village green tea.

Besides Grand Tea Ceremony of Spring cited the city is held, will be performed often tea ceremony and Nodate at school or regional basis.

Elementary and junior high school students is picking tea leaves also experience, citizens are familiar from childhood to tea.

And historic attractions such as Jissoji, there is also a tea field and Chaho that can experience the tea culture.

There is also a shop where you can enjoy the sweets and dishes made with tea everywhere in the city, so you can enjoy a tea tour overlooking the small Kyoto streets in taste.

Kyoto Uji and Shizuoka, such as Yame of Fukuoka, your Chadokoro nationwide has attracted the attention now.

Who called you thin even green tea Suites also love is, it is recommended that you try to visit once Nishio City.