Tea production area: Mitoyo City, Manno Town, Takamatsu City
Brand: Takase tea, Manno Tea, Takamatsu tea
Types of tea: Sencha (medium steamed green tea), genmaicha (steamed green tea with roasted rice), kukicha (steamed green tea with stems), hojicha (roasted green tea), black tea, etc.

Takase tea
It is said that the lord of the Takamatsu Domain, MATSUDAIRA Yorishige created a tea garden for tea ceremonies during the Edo Period and thus the tea industry began in Kagawa Prefecture. Now tea is cultivated and produced in Mitoyo City, Manno Town and Takamatsu City.

Tea fields of Takase tea in Mitoyo City (August 2019)

About 70% of the tea in Kagawa Prefecture is cultivated in the mountainous areas of Takase Town in Mitoyo City.
The tea shop, Takase no chanoki sells various types of Takase tea.

A tea shop, Takase no chanoki (August 2019)

Takase tea at Takase no chanoki (August 2019)

茶, the Chinese character for tea is formed from tea plants.
A signboard which mentions the birthplace of Takase tea is placed in the tea fields on the hill in Takase, Mitoyo City.

The birthplace of Takase tea in Mitoyo City (August 2019)

茶, the Chinese character for tea is formed from tea plants.
Tea plants which form the Chinese character茶 for tea, are planted for 30 meters on the side of a slope of a hill. These tea plants can be seen from the birthplace of Takase tea.

茶 (tea of Chinese character which formed with tea plants) (August 2019)

Chagayu (tea porridge) using Goishi tea
Chagayu uses Goishi tea which was before produced in Iwaguro-jima Island, Sakaide City but presently produced in Otoyo Town, Kochi Prefecture. The chagayu is made by brewing the tea with roasted soybeans, azuki beans and rice. When eating the chagayu, add salt to flavor. The chagayu was eaten for breakfast or served when people are gathered.

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Tea related facility: 高瀬茶発祥の地とお茶の木の茶文字
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Reference: 
松下智 (平成3年) 日本名茶紀行 (初版) 雄山閣出版
高瀬茶業組合 http://www.takasechagyou.jp

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