Notes at Origin: Nishio, Aichi

Notes at Origin: Nishio, Aichi

May 28, 2026 · 39 min · Season 5 · Episode 3

About this episode

Ryan and Zongjun (Sam) share their insights from their visit to Nishio, Aichi, focusing on various aspects of matcha production.

Cohosts Ryan and Zongjun (Sam) discuss their experience in Nishio, Aichi including learning about pest control techniques, unique tana-shelf shading structures of Aichi, differences between a Mikawa and Horii Style tencha oven, high efficiency "simple" or "net-type" tencha driers, and their experience milling tencha on Sanko Usu One.

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