{"title":"Hagimura Tea Factory","description":"\u003cimg class=\"img-full\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/4578\/files\/tnav_bg_index_f16a16af-2856-4f35-bcae-b9b2ca405e0a_large.png?v=1517826702\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"accordion\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003ca href=\"#\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocated in Suizawa Village, Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture, at the base of Suzuka mountains, I established this business in 1962 with just 3.5 hectares, adding a tea factory in 1975, and incorporating in 1982. Today, we are a small operation with 15 employees, partner farms, and a fully vertically integrated processing operation from raw leaf to refinement (and grinding of matcha by stone mill). My son Koshi is inheriting the business and breaking new ground with organic cultivation and production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e--Hagimura Seicha Limited Representative Director, Shigemi Hagimura\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eName\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hagimura Tea Factory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCEO\u003c\/strong\u003e: Shigemi Hagimura\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablished\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1962\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLocation\u003c\/strong\u003e: 3285 Suizawacho, Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture JAPAN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFields\u003c\/strong\u003e: 47 hectares (own fields), 63 hectares (partner farms)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003ca href=\"#\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIntroduction to Matcha\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"video\"\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GYoX4v6sASU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003ca href=\"#\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIntroduction to Hagimura Tea Factory\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile this is all in Japanese, it does show the tea fields, processing factory, and the matcha grinding factory\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"video\"\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6NyQEw6Kfnc\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/4578\/collections\/hagimura-tea-factory-606848.jpg?v=1663992584","url":"https:\/\/yumenet.live\/en-gb\/collections\/hagimura-tea-factory.oembed","provider":"yumenet.live","version":"1.0","type":"link"}