Production of
Green Tea in Japan
Green tea production is a long process, including the growing of tea bushes and the processing of tea leaves. Tea leaf processing is divided into two steps, the primary processing of freshly picked tea leaves into crude tea, and the finishing process in which crude tea is made into final tea leaves.
We have divided our overview into three sections, “Tea Growing Region“ and “Cultivation Method”, “Production Process”.
Tea Growing Region
Of Japan's 47 prefectures, Shizuoka and Kagoshima are the two major tea growing regions. Shizuoka, located in the area between Mt. Fut and the Pacific coast west of Tokyo, is Japan's most prolific tea-growing region.
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Cultivation Method
Although tea is grown throughout most of Japan excluding Hokkaido in the north, green tea grown in commercial quantities requires certain climatic and geographic conditions to be viable.
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Production Process
Soon after green tea leaves are picked in the field, they undergo their first phase of processing into what is called "crude tea". Subsequently, crude tea undergoes secondary processing whereby it is made into a finished product.
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