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We are now in the month of May, so things are quickly picking up in Wazuka. You will notice that tea farmers are extremely busy trying to produce high-quality tea, and constantly ensuring they get the timing right. Especially for ichibancha, there is a negative correlation between tea yield and quality.
There are many facets to the world of tea and one other area that I am particularly interested in, aside from farming, is tea ware. Potters, like farmers, are craftsmen who devote their time and energy into creating items that are one-of-a-kind.
At our d:matcha Kyoto store in Wazuka, we often prepare our sencha for our customers using a Tokoname teapot. I would thus like to share more about this select tea ware.
Did you know that almost 90% of the teapots available for sale in Japan are made in Tokoname?
At d:matcha we manage several tea farms in Wazuka Town. Depending on the location of the tea field, the soil and approach towards managing the tea fields differs. Let’s take for example, our tea fields in the Yubune region of Wazuka Town. In this area we have tea fields that both receive a stronger amount of sunlight, and tea fields that are in shadier areas.
Why do the tea fields have a different shade of green? This is a question often asked by customers who come to visit Wazuka Town. If you are viewing the tea fields from a distance, you will realise that even neighbouring tea fields are different. There are several factors that contribute to this and I will explain more below.
