These Hands Create Aroma and Umami — The Art of Hand-Rolled Tea

Описание: Hand-rolled tea making (Temomi Seicha) is said to be the origin of Japanese tea production.
Freshly picked tea leaves are rolled entirely by hand,
shaped and refined until they form slender, needle-like strands.
The art of hand-rolled tea has been polished and passed down for over a thousand years.
What kind of techniques lie behind the creation of high-quality tea?
Why have these particular processes been preserved?
This film explores the techniques and wisdom that have been continuously handed down in Japan.
This film contains AI-generated visual content. Certain depictions, including landscapes, clothing, and buildings, may differ from historical or real-world appearances.

►Chapters
00:41　Where does hand-rolled tea making begin?
01:27　Why are tea leaves rolled?
02:13　Why are the leaves rolled in large movements?
03:14　Why is the thickness made uniform?
03:50　How is the needle-like shape created?
04:27　When do the green color and luster emerge?
05:04　The art of hand-rolling continues to be preserved today

►Video Supervision
Honorary Director, Shizuoka City Museum of History
Dr. Yoichiro Nakamura

►Filming Locations (in alphabetical order)
Shizuoka Hand-Rolled Tea Preservation Association

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