2. Uji Tea Cultivation
Uji City is located in the south of Kyoto City with the population of 189,609 people, living in a land area of 67.55
km2, and the most well-known green tea producing region in Japan. Tea cultivation in Uji Area has a long history as
the first cultivation dates back to 1191 AD. The term “Uji-cha” or Uji Tea is very famous in Japan, although the
definition of Uji Tea does not only confine to Uji area only. The definition of Uji Tea is tea that is cultivated inside
four prefectures, which are Kyoto, Nara, Shiga and Mie, and processed into tea products within Kyoto Prefecture
boundaries by tea producers from Kyoto Prefecture. Currently Uji Area have 81.6 Ha existing tea fields, whereas 80
Ha is mature tea field and 1.6 Ha is tea fields under development. There are eleven cultivars of tea which are
generally cultivated by the tea farmers, which are: 1) Uji Midori; 2) Kyo Midori; 3) Yabukita; 4) Samidori; 5)