Notes at Origin: Toyota, Aichi
From Specialty Matcha Podcast by Sanko Matcha Products
May 22, 2026 · 58 min · Season 5 · Episode 2
About this episode
Cohosts Ryan and Zongjun (Sam) share their experiences of hand picking tea in Toyota, Aichi and discuss various tea processing techniques.
Cohosts Ryan and Zongjun (Sam) discuss their learning journey hand picking tea for 3 days in Toyota, Aichi. They discuss tencha processing (including a unique withering step this producer uses which produces an almost baozhong-like fragrance), ishi usu stone milling, and fertilizing practices.
People in this episode
Hosts: Ryan, Zongjun (Sam)
Topics covered
- tea picking
- tencha processing
- ishi usu stone milling
- fertilizing practices
- Japanese tea culture
Keywords
- tea
- Toyota
- Aichi
- tencha
- ishi usu
- stone milling
- fertilizing practices
- Japanese tea
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Toyota, Aichi
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