02/11/2025
Tea touring: Matcha fans may have heard of Uji matcha. The Uji area is regarded as the birthplace of Japanese tea, with some of the first tea fields planted here around 800 years ago. About half of ‘Uji matcha’ comes from this tea town of Wazuka. Coming here is tracing some of Japan’s most highly regarded matcha back to its source, and of course it’s wonderful to meet some of the farmers who tend these fields.
