Day in the Life of the Most Expensive Japanese Tea Maker

This is a Day in the Life of a Japanese Tea Maker crafting the most expensive green tea in Japan. This a work day in Japan is from morning until the evening and we get to take a look at the work culture for growing and harvesting Japanese green tea. We follow Fuki who works at Yoshiizumien, a family owned 5th generation Japanese tea company, crafting the most luxurious tea in Japan, Yamecha, for over 130 years. While this remote area holds just a modest 3% share of the nation’s tea production, it produces the highest end tea in the country known for its unparalleled quality, strong sweetness and umami. Gyokuro is the most premium type of green tea produced, making up only 0.3% of the overall of tea production in Japan, and here, the artisans craft the highest-end Gyokuro green tea, the Yame Traditional Hon Gyokuro. It’s born through a traditional cultivation technique where the tea bushes are nurtured under straw screens shading out 95% of light, increasing the leaves chlorophyll content to temper the catechins bitterness, forming a distinct sweetness and umami character. Japan’s unique climate and natural environment has uniquely transformed the tea leaves over the centuries along with developing its own tea culture blended with the subtle art of hospitality. Yoshiizumien Tea Company - - * The online shop doesn’t ship overseas. If you would like to purchase products, please use the form link above to contact the shop directly. *If you ever visit the Yame shop. Let them know that you watched this Paolo fromTOKYO video and they will serve you a special tea. - Shop Map: Get my Paolo fromTOKYO Premium Kaminari Hot Sauce - Watch more Day in the Life videos - Get my Tokyo & Japan Merch and show your support! - ___ Tokyo Zebra: My 2nd YouTube Channel ___ See My Life in Japan behind the scenes - Questions about Japan or Japan Travel? Get answers and chat with my Discord Community - ___ Channel Support ___ Want to help SUPPORT my channel, buy me a BEER or Maiko and I DINNER? Thank you in advance! - PayPal: - Venmo: PaolofromTokyo () - Patreon: - Bitcoin: 1AUZW1Emio4qtRiBir3EUDey1zi3ssoRsw Join YouTube Channel Memberships - - Merch Store: ___ Help with Subtitles / Closed Captioning ___ - ___ Business ___ Want me to feature your business in my video? business@ Want to send me stuff? For ADDRESS - ___ For more info about me ___ I’m from TOKYO JAPAN, I’ve been living here for a long time. I’ll be your Tokyo Travel Guide, taking you to the spots I love as well as showing you what to do all around Japan and maybe sometimes overseas. I’m also into Tech so you’ll see a few videos about my drone and other cool toys I discover. In short, the channel is all about what I Love, Japan, Food, Travel, Tech and most likely coming FROM-TOKYO, my home. - Website - Instagram: @paolofromtokyo - @ - - Facebook: - Twitter: ___ My Film Gear ___ (Affiliate Links Used - I may receive commission from products purchased) - Main Camera (USA Link) (International) - Main Wide Lens (USA Link) (International) - Powered Mic (USA Link) (International) - Mic (USA Link) (International) - Portable TriPod (USA Link) (International) - Gimbal (USA Link) (International) - Drone (Original) (USA Link) (International) - For a complete list of my gear: Access to Music in video: