Asamiya is one of the oldest and the best tea-producing areas thanks to rich soil and climate, especially a big gap temperature between days and nights. Since the tea is often used as blend tea of “Uji cha”, it may not be well-known widely though.
Visited to Kitada family's tea gardens in Asamiya. Their gardens are dotted on the hilly areas, which is tough just to get there. But so beautifu land crispy air feels so refreshing.
And surprised to see numerous fans, which is to protect young tea from frost in early spring.
For lunch, we visited a neighboring town, Shigaraki, which is well-known for Shigaraki ware including tea cup and kyusu (teapot). A figure representing “tanuki (racoon dog)” , which shows good luck, is more popular and everywhere.
