Aoyagi tea - Aoyagi tea

Japanese: 青柳茶 - あおやぎちゃ
Aoyagi tea - Aoyagi tea

… There are various kinds of Japanese green tea, including sencha, gyokuro, hikicha, bancha, and gyokuryokucha, and all of them except gyokuryokucha are steamed. Gyokuryokucha is pan-fried, and the famous varieties are Ureshino-cha from Saga Prefecture and Aoyagi-cha from Kumamoto and Miyazaki Prefectures. All of them are shaped like a round, curled up bead, and the high-quality varieties have excellent aroma and flavor. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Aoyagi Tea" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 日本緑茶には,煎茶,玉露,挽茶(ひきちや),番茶,玉緑茶などの種類があり,玉緑茶以外はすべて蒸製である。玉緑茶は釜炒製で,佐賀県の嬉野(うれしの)茶,熊本・宮崎両県の青柳茶が有名である。いずれもまるく縮んだ勾玉(まがたま)状を呈し,上級品は香り・味ともにすぐれている。…

※「青柳茶」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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