Gokase Midori Tea Farm | 五ヶ瀬緑製茶 | Gokase Town, Miyazaki, Japan
Native Organic Varieties. Authentic kama-roasted tea for future generations by leveraging nature to its fullest.
Farmer:
Mr. Yōichi Kōrogi
One of Japan's leading masters of kama-roasted tea. Kōrogi-san has won the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Prize a total of 16 times at the National Tea Fair for his organically-cultivated teas, which he arrived at through his rich experience in tea cultivation techniques and a depth of knowledge of the Gokase's nature.
Mr. Kōta Fujimoto
Fujimoto-san studied business administration at a university near Tokyo with a view to contributing to the future of Gokase, his birthplace, and joined Kōrogi-san's tea farm after graduation. While he has inherited Kōrogi-san's cultivation methods, he adds his own perspective and proposes innovative ways of tea making such as growing herbs and blending them with the tea crop.
Origin:
Gokase town in Miyazaki prefecture is nestled in a mountain region known as the navel of Kyushu, the southwesternmost of Japan’s main islands. It is said that around the 16th century, a stonemason who moved to this deep mountainous area covered with rich forests introduced tea to the area.