Tea-Yard at Uji, YamashiroA green tea plantation in Minamiyamashiro, Kyoto
Uji tea (宇治茶, Uji-cha) is a common name for all Japanese green tea produced from Uji, Kyoto. The three main types of Uji tea are Matcha, Sencha and Gyokuro. Japanese tea is originated from the Tang dynasty of China, which is during the Heian period of Japan when Chinese influences were at its peak. When tea seeds were introduced to Japan, they were first planted at Toganoo. These seeds were later spread in Uji, which became the site to produce the highest quality of tea leaf in Japan.
Uji has witnessed the diversification of green tea. Beginning from the high-grade matcha, which was only accessible by the nobles, Sencha was invented in the 18th century to fulfil the need of common people. The combination of these two tea production techniques produced gyokuro. The increasing popularity of Uji tea is deeply connected with the success of tea ceremonies, including Tōcha, Chanoyu and Senchadō.
Ujitea (宇治茶, Uji-cha) is a common name for all Japanese green tea produced from Uji, Kyoto. The three main types of Ujitea are Matcha, Sencha and Gyokuro...
Uji (宇治市, Uji-shi) is a city on the southern outskirts of the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Founded on March 1, 1951, Uji is between the two...
Tsuen Tea (通圓, Tsūen) is the oldest tea house in Japan, founded in 1160 in Uji city, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is also the 13th oldest company in Japan...
(栂尾) and Uji, which became the first major tea plantations in Japan. Toganoo tea was considered the best tea in Japan and was called "real tea" (本茶, honcha)...
Japan began. Tea consumption became popular among the gentry during the 12th century, after the publication of Eisai's Kissa Yōjōki. Uji, with its strategic...
planted in Uji, becoming the basis of the tea industry there. Today, Japan's most expensive premium teas are still grown in Uji. The largest tea-producing...
the main production areas of Ujitea. Today Ujitea comprises only about 4% of the tea produced in Japan, and Wazuka tea only half of that. Also a considerable...
seeds to Kyoto. Some of the tea seeds were given to the priest Myoe Shonin, and became the basis for Ujitea. The oldest tea specialty book in Japan, Kissa...
Tea culture is defined by how tea is made and consumed, how people interact with tea, and the aesthetics surrounding tea drinking. Tea plays an important...
Thai tea — Thailand Tibeti, a fermented tea named after Tibet Turkish tea — Turkey Ujitea, from Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan Vietnamese lotus tea — Vietnam...
added. In the Edo period (1603-1867), there was also a shaved ice called Uji Kintoki (宇治金時) with matcha and anko (sweet bean paste) added. Matcha ice...
Tea utensils (茶道具, chadōgu) are the tools and utensils used in chadō, the art of Japanese tea. Tea utensils can be divided into five major categories:...
Kyoto Kyo Ancient City City of History Ine Home of Urashima Tarō Uji Place of Uji-tea Maizuru (Kammurijima) Island of God Iga Hometown of Ninja Shima Home...
Ritsumeikan Uji Junior and Senior High School (立命館宇治中学校・高等学校) (also known as Rits Uji) is a private school located in the city of Uji south of Kyoto,...
the 15th century AD, tea-jars were brought by the shōguns to Uji in Kyoto from the Philippines which was used in the Japanese tea ceremony. The Meiji Restoration...
specialized areas of interest, such as chadō, where it refers to famous tea utensils, or Japanese swords, where it refers to specific named famous blades...
Hashiba even as he was granted the new Uji or sei (氏 or 姓, clan name) Toyotomi by the Emperor. The Toyotomi Uji was simultaneously granted to a number...
(指田半右衛門), based on the Uji roasting technique, which was deemed the best method in Japan at that time. This led to the revival of tea production in the region...
time to time, e.g. Uji Matcha series, Herbal Jelly series etc. List of companies of Taiwan Chang, Derrick (2017-07-12). "Bubble tea: How did it start?"...
reputed tea-growing district of Uji south of Kyoto. A practitioner of tea ceremony may be granted a name (茶銘) by which he or she is known in the tea world...
growing weaker. The best surviving example of a Paradise Garden is Byōdō-in in Uji, near Kyoto. It was originally the villa of Fujiwara Michinaga (966–1028)...
of Japanese Ceramics. since 1600, Asahiyaki | Tea pottery in Uji, Kyoto. "Asahiyaki | Tea pottery in Uji, Kyoto since 1600". 朝日焼 (in Japanese). Retrieved...
The chief priest from Uji started growing tea at temple in Yoshimatsu, Kagoshima.(1319 – 1320) This is the first time to grow tea in Kagoshima. In the...
growing areas include Uji, Kyōto and Shizuoka prefecture. Hōjicha: green tea roasted over charcoal Konbu-cha: specifically the tea poured with Kombu giving...
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