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🍵 Uji tea🔊

Uji tea 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. It is believed that Japanese tea originated with the introduction of drinking customs from Tang Dynasty China during the Heian period, while the intensive cultivation of tea plants from seeds began at the Toganoo tea garden. These seeds were later spread to Uji, which became the site to produce the highest quality of tea leaf in Japan.