Kageyama, Uji, Kyoto, JAPAN
Shimizuさん
Shimizuさん and his two sons have been helping preserve Uji tea culture, where they maintain multiple fields across the township. The family participates in traditional cultivation techniques such as hand-picking and rice-straw shading.
These techniques are becoming increasingly rare. Ooika is thrilled to continue supporting this family, and Uji as a whole, by milling their single-origin Matcha fresh in the United States.
Producer Shimizuさん |
Terroir kageyama, Uji, Kyoto, Japan |
Generation 9th Generation |
AWARDS
2021 - 73rd Kansai Tea Competition First Place
2017 - 70th Kansai Tea Competition First Place
2002 - 1st place at the 55th Kansai Tea Competition
2001 - 54th Kansai Tea Competition First Place
1998 - 51st Kansai Tea Competition First Place
1998 - 52nd National Tea Fair First Prize
1997 - 51st National Tea Fair First Prize
1989 - 42nd Kansai Tea Competition First Place
1988 - 42nd National Tea Fair First Prize
1986 - 40th National Tea Competition 1st Prize
1986 - 39th Kansai Tea Competition First Place
1985 - 38th Kansai Tea Competition First Place
REGION DETAILS
Kageyama (蔭山), Uji, Kyoto, Japan
The available land in Uji shrinks every decade, as more public roads and infrastructure increases.
We can see two of Shimizuさん’s fields from above, bisected by a new road.
To the west, his rice straw-covered Asahi. To the west, Kanreisha's black tarp covered Samidori.
