Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

Hello. This is a new correspondent, Hanes.
This is the final report of the 72nd National Tea Festival Report.

■Yoshimura Co., Ltd.
At this booth, we were able to compare matcha or sencha at different temperatures of HOT, COOL, and room temperature.
I choose matcha that I don't usually drink too much! Personally, I felt HOT was the most delicious.



If you answer the questionnaire and vote for the temperature you feel the most delicious, you will be able to do so.
I received a heart-shaped tea bag tea (left photo).



■Aichi Prefectural Horticulture and Agriculture Division (Nishio Tea Cooperative)
We had a milling experience here, and we were able to make matcha.
Turning the stone mill counterclockwise at a pace of roll once a second, maybe a little matcha came out of the gap!
Although it was a small amount, I was happy to have the matcha that I saw myself (right in the photo above).



■Shizuoka Tea Commerce and Industry Cooperative
At this booth and adjacent table, where the letters "Shizuoka Tea BAR" are particularly eye-catching.
I chose one of the 17 kinds of tea from famous tea producing areas in Shizuoka Prefecture, and learned how to make delicious tea and taste it.





I chose Fukuroi tea, which depicts "Dechaya" in the Ukiyo-e of Hiroshige Utagawa at the post town in the middle of the Tokaido.
(Tokaido, Hiroshige Utagawa)...There is also a connection with Chuo-ku!
Fukuroi tea served by a traveler walking along the Tokaido....Don't you worry about it?

This tea is said to be "blue and clear green, and its freshness seems to be reminiscent of a specialty melon."...
Look at my tea in a slightly darker (3g) and I'm convinced.



While talking about the tea teacher who was present and the parent and child who likes tea, each of them has chosen.
I had Karinto and Western sweets.
Two cups of tea can be brewed, and the first and second cups change the astringency.
I enjoyed both cups with fresh feeling.

After that, I answered the questionnaire and had this cold tea.
It's a stylish container, so if you shoot it with ikebana, it looks Instagrammable.



On the way home, I answered a questionnaire near the entrance of the venue and received two types of tea that I liked.
It was a very satisfying event that I couldn't think it was free, and it was a good opportunity to review the appeal of Japanese tea.



Even if you missed this opportunity, you can see the antenna shops in each prefecture in Chuo-ku.
You can buy a variety of teas from various places.



Why don't you drink warm Japanese tea this winter and rediscover the goodness?

※We have received permission to introduce this event from a representative of the Japan Tea Industry Central Association.