In general the tea farmers in Uji area are using three types of bush management, which are the flat bush, arch
bush and natural bush. The differences among these bushes are based on methods of harvesting, whereas flat and
arch bushes utilized mechanical harvest while only the natural bush is manually hand plucked by the tea
farmers.Apart from the plant management,Ujitea cultivation is famous for the tea growing technique, which is the
covering method. Tea bushes are covered with sunlight blocking materials at the moment of first bud break, whereas
the light intensity is reduced by 95 percent for the first 2-3 weeks and further to 98 percent during the last week prior
to harvesting.The covering method is used to create a condition where the tea bushes would grow in deprived
sunlight throughartificial methodssuch as using black vinyl sheet or a more traditional way by using woven reed
branch and straws. With reduced intensity of direct sunlight, it creates a condition that force the tea plant to produce
more chlorophyll in the leaves, which is the desired effect of this cultivation method. Increased chlorophyll and
amino acids amount in the leaf is believe to give more taste and sweetness to the tea.