Murakami Tea Garden

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Introduction According to Hiroki Murakami, who will become the farm's 4th generation master, the family doesn't know exactly when they started farming tea, though his great-grandfather was the one who built their first processing factory in the late 19th century. Based in the Yoshiwara district, a mountainous region famous for its sea of clouds within the municipality of Shizuoka City, the family produces about 2 tons of tea altogether per year (first and second flushes). Their leaves are mostly processed as a near-fukamushi (deep steamed), a steaming technique that creates a tea that has fukashimicha's deep, opaque green color and sweetness, but while also retaining much of the leaf's shape. A post shared by Hiroki Murakami (@poncho280gan) on May 19, 2017 at 6:47am PDT History & Info Name: Murakami Tea Garden Type: Family-operated tea farm Established: 19th century (exact date unknown). Current head of family's grandfather built their first processing factory Location: Yoshiwara, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, 424-0111 Japan Photo Gallery