Our gyokuro, “Shadow of the phoenix” is grown in the heart of one of the treasures of Japan’s heritage!
The Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs has just given a Japan Heritage* certification to the garden where our precious gyokuro is produced.This certification is given to cultural sites (archaeological sites, castles, temples and artistic displays …) which the agency judges to be part of the great cultural heritage of Japanese history, culture and savoir-faire.
It was our Japanese friend and partner Masahiro Takada who told us the good news:
“This garden is located in a historic area that was very important during the Tokugawa Shogunate, which began after the great battle of Sekigahara. Also the man who invented the process of steaming green tea, the tea « God » Souen Nagatani, worked in one of the houses in the village where I live. So this is a historic place and one where the green tea steaming process began. Today the garden produces organic Gyokuro (A l’ombre du phénix / Shadow of the phoenix).”
As well as having this distinction, this gyokuro is in itself an exceptional shaded tea which we invite you to discover or rediscover.
*http://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/bunkazai/nihon_isan/pdf/nihon_isan_pamphlet_english.pdf
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