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Illustrated Guide to Famous Products from Japan’s Mountains and Seas: Tea Production in Uji

Shitomi Kangetsu (1747-1797)1799

Ajinomoto Foundation For Dietary Culture

Ajinomoto Foundation For Dietary Culture
Tokyo, Japan

This print illustrates the processing of tea in Uji in summer that follows after the picking of tea leaves in early summer. Processes such as the roasting and packing of tea and the grinding of leaves for matcha (powdered green tea) have been depicted here.

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  • Title: Illustrated Guide to Famous Products from Japan’s Mountains and Seas: Tea Production in Uji
  • Creator: Shitomi Kangetsu (1747-1797)
  • Date Created: 1799
  • Rights: Ajinomoto Foundation for Dietary Culture, National Institute of Japanese Literature
Ajinomoto Foundation For Dietary Culture

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