Camellia Tea Ceremony<p>The green tea we know today is all thanks to Nagatani Sōen (永谷宗円 1681-1778), a tea merchant from Yuyadani. Over 15 years he developed new techniques for producing tea leaves, transforming previously crude brown leaves into the flavorful green leaves we know today☕️😓🙌🍵</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NagataniSoen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NagataniSoen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E6%B0%B8%E8%B0%B7%E5%AE%97%E5%86%86" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>永谷宗円</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Uji" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Uji</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/matcha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>matcha</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sencha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sencha</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E7%85%8E%E8%8C%B6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>煎茶</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E6%8A%B9%E8%8C%B6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>抹茶</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tea</span></a></p>