{"product_id":"uejima-tea-farm-naturally-grown-hojicha-from-wazuka-village-kyoto","title":"#0695.K6 Uejima Tea Farm: Naturally Grown Kyoto Hojicha (Antique Morita Roaster) 京都宇治和束茶　無農薬ほうじ茶［森田式焙じ］","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the village of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yumenet.live\/blogs\/japanese-tea-guide\/teatopia-wazuka?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=1bef2e777\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eWazuka\u003c\/a\u003e, tea farmer Uejima-san presents a hojicha roasted green tea made from a tea field in the mountains surrounding the village. This tea field has not seen the use of pesticides in 15 years, and Uejima-san roasts the leaf using a small-scale tea leaf roaster (Morita-style from the Morita Metalworks Factory) that uses a spinning metal barrel to ensure even roasting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct Info\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIngredients\u003c\/strong\u003e: Green tea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion\u003c\/strong\u003e: Wazuka Village, Kyoto Prefecture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Tea Farmer: Noriyasu Uejima\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNoriyasu Uejima is a tea master. In the 90+ year old tea tasting competition held in Kyoto, he is the only winner to ever achieve a perfect score. Cultivating and processing some of Kyoto's finest teas, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ritzcarlton-kyoto.jp\/kyotostory\/uejimanoriyasu.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eRitz Carlton Hotel of Kyoto\u003c\/a\u003e features his teas in their line up for guests. He is the 5th generation master farmer carrying on a tradition that dates back to the mid-19th century when his ancestor started the Uejima family as a branch family of an even older main family. The farm also operates the Wazuka Village's \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/Restaurant_Review-g1121282-d7115732-Reviews-Wazukacha_Cafe-Wazuka_cho_Soraku_gun_Kyoto_Prefecture_Kinki.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eWazuka Cha Cafe\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yumenet.live\/blogs\/japanese-tea-guide\/get-to-know-your-tea-farmer-uejima-tea-farms?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=283103b51\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yumenet.live\/blogs\/japanese-tea-guide\/get-to-know-your-tea-farmer-uejima-tea-farms?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=283103b51\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eread more about Uejima-san and get to know this amazing tea farmer better\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e through an interview that was posted in February 2021. Enjoy! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"video\"\u003eUejima-san below gives a simple introduction about the Wazuka valley\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6RbScSt8ksg\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Uejima Tea Farm","offers":[{"title":"10g \/ 0.35 oz \/ Resealable Yunomi sample bag","offer_id":39699758481513,"sku":"uej008-010","price":300.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true},{"title":"100g \/ 3.5 oz \/ Yunomi resealable bag","offer_id":40532736344169,"sku":"uej008-100","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false},{"title":"200g \/ 7 oz \/ Original bag","offer_id":39647506792553,"sku":"uej008-200","price":1499.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false},{"title":"1kg (5 x 200g) \/ 2.2 lbs \/ Original bags","offer_id":39799467442281,"sku":"uej008-200x5","price":7000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false},{"title":"1kg \/ 2.2 lbs \/ Bulk bag","offer_id":40519128514665,"sku":"uej008-1kg","price":7000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/4578\/products\/image_f6376afe-0e80-4fd1-b57e-0c399590116d.heic?v=1765931739","url":"https:\/\/yumenet.live\/products\/uejima-tea-farm-naturally-grown-hojicha-from-wazuka-village-kyoto","provider":"yumenet.live","version":"1.0","type":"link"}