Misplaced Pages

Chiran tea

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Japanese green tea
A tea plantation in Kagoshima

Chiran tea (知覧茶, Chirancha) is a type of Japanese green tea produced in Chiran, a former town in Kagoshima Prefecture, which is now part of Minamikyūshū.

History

Villagers started growing teas in fields in 1872. In 1934, a tea factory was built. In 1938, the tea made there was presented to the emperor of Japan. The mild climate and fertile soil near the volcano Sakurajima are suited to growing tea.

References

  1. Mansfield, Stephen (2012-03-13). Japanese Stone Gardens: Origins, Meaning, Form. Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4629-0598-0.
Category:
Chiran tea Add topic