Tea from Uji, Japan
Situated south of Kyoto, Uji has sandy clay river soils and humid valley mists. Its centuries-old shading traditions produce stone-ground tencha and gyokuro with exquisite sweetness and umami.
- Climate
- temperate maritime
- Typical elevation
- 100 m
- Harvest
- May to June
- Known for
- matcha, gyokuro, sencha