Sencha
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Sencha is a type of Japanese green tea which is prepared by infusing the processed whole tea leaves in hot water. This is as opposed to matcha, powdered Japanese green tea, where the green tea powder
Steamed teas such as sencha produce a cloudy, richly coloured liquid.
Shincha tea leaves
A set for sencha utensils, Sasashima ware by Maki Bokusai, Edo period, 18th–19th century
History of tea in Japan
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The history of tea in Japan began as early as the 8th century, when the first known references were made in Japanese records.
Tea plantation and Mount Fuji (Fuji City, Shizuoka Prefecture)
Workers harvesting tea from a Japanese plantation in the late 19th century
Plantation based on the traditional tea-grass integrated system (Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture)
Emperor Saga (786–842; reigned 809–823)