SHIRAKAWA, UJI, KYOTO, JAPAN
TSUJIさん
Tsujiさん holds multiple tea awards including the highly coveted Prime Minister’s Award for Agriculture in 2017.
Tsujiさん’s expertise has resulted in his teas having the highest level of L-Theanine among any of the producers in the country.
L-Theanine is an amino acid that contributes both to the savory taste in Matcha, as well as many of the calm-inducing psychoactive effects.
Producer Tsujiさん |
Terroir Shirakawa, Uji, Kyoto, Japan |
Generation 5th Generation |
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AWARDS
Tsujiさん had won Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries award for tencha as many as 6 times. He won 56th Prime Minister Award which is one of Emperor's three awards and awarded at Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Festival. Below is a selected, and non-exhaustive list.
Prime Minister Award, Japanese Emperor Award, at Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Festival.
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Award
Japan Tea Central Public Interest Incorporated Association Chairman Award
National Tea Producers Association Chairman Award
National Tea Commerce and Industry Association President Award
Japanese Tea Science and Technology Chairman Award
REGION DETAILS
SHIRAKAWA, UJI, KYOTO, JAPAN
For Matcha, no Terroir in the world exceeds Uji. Despite having worldwide recognition, the actual quantity of tea from Uji is impossibly small, and shrinking every year as development continues.
And in fact, the total demand for Uji Matcha far exceeds the supply, by orders of magnitude. Most Matcha labeled as being from “Uji” is not grown in Uji, but rather packaged there.
A subtle distinction is made in Japan by saying “Cha No Uji (茶の宇治)” versus “Ujicha (宇治茶.)” Cha No Uji (茶の宇治) literally translates as “Tea from/of Uji”, versus just “Uji tea.” This Competition Ujihikari is grown in Uji. It is exceptionally rare Cha No Uji (茶の宇治.)
