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Tsuen Tea is the oldest tea house in the world from 1160 in Uji city, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. From its start it is located on the east side of the Uji Bridge (constructed in 646) and today it is operated by the 24th generation of the Tsuen family. From archives it is known that the shop was visited by prominent Japanese men including
- Toyotomi Hideyoshi - Japan's second great unifier
- Tokugawa Ieyasu - Japan's third unifier.
The main products are:
- matcha - ground green tea
- gyokuro - shaded green tea
- sencha - whole tea leaves infused in hot water
- karigane - contains also twigs of the tea trea
- houjicha - roasted green tea
- genmaicha - mixed low - level green tea and roasted brown rice.
Video Tsuen Tea
See also
- Japanese tea ceremony
- List of oldest companies
Maps Tsuen Tea
References
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External links
- Company website
- Tea house on Google Maps
Source of article : Wikipedia
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