Japanese Green Tea, The Perfect Cup | Fuji Story ★ ONLY in JAPAN

Japanese Green Tea has a lot of health benefits, but did you know the water temperature can change a lot of those - and significantly alter the taste?
This time, I travel to Fuji City in Shizuoka to visit 2 green tea masters called “cha-shi” who will tell us how to make the perfect cup and how to control the taste with temperature, explain the benefits – and how to get the most out of each drop!

Varieties of Green Tea in Fuji City
① Sencha 煎茶 (1st flush, Japan's most popular tea)
② Fukamushi Sencha 深蒸し煎茶 (Steamed sencha)
③ Kukicha 茎茶 (Twig tea)
④ Bancha 番茶 (2nd flush of Sencha)
⑤ Genmaicha (Added popped rice to Bancha)
⑥ Houjicha ほうじ茶 (Roasted Bancha)
Note: Gyocha 玉露 (Matcha 抹茶 is stone ground Gyocha) are typically grown in Kyoto.

★ What is the perfect temperature for the perfect cup of green tea?
Sencha, 70C / 158F for 2-3 minutes
If you want more caffeine and a bitter cup, use 100C boiling hot water.
Less to no caffeine, use warm 50C water - it'll be sweeter too.

URL:
🚴‍♂️ Fuji Area Cycling Guide
https://www.fujisan-kkb.jp/cycle/index.html#road
🗻 Honda-san's Marumo Tea Garden
http://corp.fuji-tea.jp/en/
🍵 Yamadaien Green Tea Shop
https://www.yamadaien.jp/
Obuchi Sasaba 大淵笹場 Green Tea View in Opening
MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/JNWm6TnVCSxBoUX79

00:00 Opening
01:09 Bicycling to Tea Farm
02:05 Tea Master Honda-san
03:46 How he grows Tea
07:09 Old Green Tea Shop
07:46 Kinds of Green Tea in Fuji
09:27 Water Temperature & Tea
11:34 Our Green Tea Experience in Japan
12:53 Cycling Tea Fields
14:29 Mystery Ending?!

★ The ONLY in JAPAN Animated Opening was created for John by D'ART Shtajio https://dartshtajio.com/

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