Saving one of Japan's oldest green tea towns
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Thank you to the government of Kyoto and d:matcha for sponsoring our trip to Wazuka! We learned a ton of things about green tea that we never knew. Most surprisingly to us was finding out how extremely varied the flavor of green tea (100% JUST green tea) can be based on how it's grown and processed. Since our trip we've been constantly drinking umami green tea and we can't imagine our lives without it!! If you have a chance when visiting Japan, I highly recommend visiting d:matcha, not just for the experience of tasting mindblowingly good green tea, but also because their tea and matcha desserts and snacks are delicious! Oh, and the area is of course beautiful, as well!
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Thank you to the government of Kyoto and d:matcha for sponsoring our trip to Wazuka! We learned a ton of things about green tea that we never knew. Most surprisingly to us was finding out how extremely varied the flavor of green tea (100% JUST green tea) can be based on how it's grown and processed. Since our trip we've been constantly drinking umami green tea and we can't imagine our lives without it!! If you have a chance when visiting Japan, I highly recommend visiting d:matcha, not just for the experience of tasting mindblowingly good green tea, but also because their tea and matcha desserts and snacks are delicious! Oh, and the area is of course beautiful, as well!
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Yup they might not be as aesthetically pleasing but they are so important
I’d love more videos that point people towards cool businesses that we can support. In this case I already knew about the company because I love green tea, but I bet there are lots of other people running cool businesses that they could cover. Anything food related is in Jun’s wheelhouse, and it would be a real shame for the skills needed to make traditional products to be lost so anyone working to prevent that deserves support. The only thing I’d add is that I’d love to see some of the elderly people who’ve been doing this stuff their whole lives interviewed too.
Same. There's only so much inane typical "J-vlog" content a person can enjoy.
Yes, same
Me: I'm not making plans to travel anytime soon
Also Me: TAKE ME TO TEATOPIA
Agreed!
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Same
take me down to the tea-making city, where the tea is green and the tea is pretty
You should go to Sri Lanka, I went there for two weeks with my family and visited the high mountain tea farms and stayed in an incredible hotel called the hesitance tea factory that used to be a tea factory and it’s one of my favourite places ever. Plus Sri Lanka is the tea making capital of the world!
I'm a barista and a huge tea nerd and honestly growing tea has been a dream of mine, I would LOVE to take an internship here! What a beautiful project
barista here too and amateur tea lover! an internship here would be crazy, i dont know how much it costs to adopt a tree but im definitely looking into it now
@@DiamondDarlingz leaving this, just in case someone here would tell how much it cost to have a tea baby 🥰
I hope you can get the chance someday!!
One of my friends did an internship here. He really enjoyed it
@@graceignacio306 there are 2 bundles available, the cheapest is the 40$ one. It looks like you get plenty back for the adoption! Just go to their website in the description, it's all there.
I am shocked! You have literally opened my eyes, never realised the green tea can have different tastes to it. Would love to visit this place one day
The cool thing is tea is kind of like wine - the mineral composition of the soil and water can actually give tea from very different regions very different flavour profiles even before they start processing it into green/white/oolong/black tea!
@@lordofbulls7716 wine, coffee, and tea.
Tea really is a very adaptive thing, that’s how you can get so many different flavors all from one plant
This is one of the coolest sponsorships/partnerships ever. I'm so happy that the government wanted to work with you on this!! This was incredibly educational
It's kinda sad when a tradition dies because there are no successors. just like a lot of food hawkers in Singapore.
Well at least that means they're moving up in life right?
@@lunix3259 Not necessarily. While there's more than enough traditions that we should mobe on from, there are also lots of intricate things that actually make up the history.
I have celiac disease, and weirdly enough, I can’t buy from a lot of US tea retailers. Their stock is often so big and varied that their tea is often cross-contaminated with wheat. So thank you for this…I now have a place to buy sencha directly from a tea farm. Hope you both are well!
Same!!
I was not aware this was an issue with tea. Gotta keep this in mind since my mom and aunt also have celiac.
@@Lucky_Dagger Depends on the brand! Most of Celestial Teas (other than the Christmas teas) and Bigelow are safe. But the brands that you would splurge on (say David’s Tea, Harney & Sons, and Teavana/Tazo) have gotten me sick several times and I avoid them now.
@@kaelynnkreates Thank you so Much for posting this comment!!! I'm newly diagnosed and I have a hard time figuring out whats safe. Thank you so much for these recommendations!!!
Fellow Celiac here - agreed. It's always so weird what we have to watch out for :)
Im planning a trip to Japan for when C-19 calms down, definitely need to add this to my itinerary!
Me too, I want to bring home some of their matcha powder!
You have plenty of time to plan out the trip 😅
same I initially wanted to go in Sep 20 but now it seems like it maybe works out Sep next year.
Just ask the Z-Fighters to battle C-17 C18 C19 and C20
I went to D-Matcha for a tour in 2019 (pre-covid haha) and it was our favorite experience of our whole trip, Daiki is an amazing guide and it really is a must if you are anywhere close to Kyoto!
Properly brewed green tea should NEVER taste bitter. This goes for even the cheapest green tea you find at a random supermarket. You should brew at 60-80 C for 2-5 min, depending on quality and variety. It'll taste bitter if you use boiling hot water and/or leave the leaves in for too long.
Fun fact: The reason for all those amino acids is because the shade is more hospitable for insects. The plants produce more chemicals to prevent insects from eating them. One of those is caffeine, a natural insecticide. I recommend gyokuro for anyone looking for a coffee alternative. It makes you less jittery, too.
Wow, thanks for the tip, Leo! I had some green tea that I didn't particularly like, and brewing it at a lower temperature completely changed it for the better. The flavors are much brighter and even sweeter!
@@kennethmendenhallii1598 Another tip is if something's not quite working with the temperature, reduce the time! Some green tea varieties really only need 90 seconds to brew.
There are a lot Sencha teas, where you can use the same tea leaves for about 3-5 times. I just bought some Kagoshima sencha from Japan and you need to put the leaves only for 30-40 seconds in 80 Celsius heat.
@@hebitheivan Sounds like I have some fun experiments ahead of me!
This! Some teas will be more tolerable of it, while some will turn unimaginably bitter, but all green teas will be much better at their correct brewing temperatures. I couldn't drink mine when I bought a new mix and accidentally brewed it in a bit too hot water, that's how bitter it turned
I've actually been here with my husband!!! We went when we visited Japan in 2018. We had a great time. Daiki-san and his wife are warm, welcoming, interesting people who are more than happy to talk and answer all of your questions; and their tour and tea tasting experience is fascinating.
I've always loved tea and knew a lot about it already, and even I learned so much. I honestly did not expect the different teas to taste as vastly different as they did without anything added to them. It's just plain green tea with no sugar and they all taste so different. Plus, the food in the cafe is delicious!
There's something so attractive about people being passionate about their work which seems to be so prevalent in Japanese people.
Consistently this is what moves me the most about Japan! Artisans and craftsmen preserving their ways of life.
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Can anyone help me with this? I've added the correct code which has applied the discount, but I don't get my free shipping and I have over JPY10,000 in my basket. Many thanks in advance and so happy to be able to help out and taste some delicious varieties of green tea too :)
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Im amazed with Mr Daiki Tanaka’s fluent English.
Me too! I didn't expect him to be able to speak English, but was pleasantly surprised when he spoke fluent English
My best friend and I visit d.matcha a few years ago! They had an Airbnb experience to go tea leaf picking and have a tasting of their various teas! Such a great experience!
I'm so jealous damn
@@patrickchang9135 i hope you can visit sometime soon!
@@seraphin-e Thanks! Trips to countryside Japan are definitely on my bucket list
@@seraphin-e, can we put in a petition to bring Rachel and Jun back to d:matcha a second time to pick the green tea leaves? It looks absolutely BEAUTIFUL out there!
I know exactly how Rachel is feeling. I feel so touched too, seeing and hearing about what Mr. Tanaka is doing, his vision and motivations.
I am a huge tea fan myself, although Japanese green tea tends to be too umami for my taste. But I really wish d:matcha all the best luck and success. Business models like these that go beyond pure profit should be supported!
I'm so glad that you're using your platform not only for funny contetnt but also for important stuff like this video. It is so important to save our culture and traditional craftsmenship (by "our" I mean human kind)
And it was still very entertainment to watch!
Those rolling hills of tea plants is one of the most pretty agricultural sites I’ve ever seen.
If you live in the US, you can tour a tea plantation in Charleston, SC! It’s a really beautiful place and the staff are super friendly. Honestly, I’d visit South Carolina’s low-country just for the food and agriculture! :)
honestly, discovering genmaicha opened my eyes to green tea! I had no idea it could taste so warm and full; it's literally like popcorn in a cup! then I fell down a rabbit hole of discovering all types of green teas and now it's my favorite type of tea.
Agreed ! I tasted one that was yuzu flavored, it was the best 🥰
I never realises you could go tea tasting just like wine tasting! That's so cool!
I am studying International Gastronomic Administration and we did in first year wine tasting and in this year we had a class of types of teas with a teacher who had a meeting with a specialist who went to Ceylon to see the production of tea, it is a very interesting topic, there we did a tasting of teas. You can buy yourself different types of tea to see and taste the difference between them, but you have to be aware that they have different temperatures for each type.
Right?! I don't like wine (ironic for someone living in wine country), so to know there's other options is actually really exciting!
"thinking Red Delicious = all apples" omg, somewhere out there is my Fuji or Gala apple of green tea. :-o
I want my caramel apple green tea
My pink lady green tea is waiting for me in teatopia i just know it
mmm, honeycrisp green tea.
I lived in Wazuka, Japan!! 🤗 ( I did my internship with another tea company Obubu tea farm) So amazing that you both are sharing about Japanese tea and I hope people get to visit Wazuka!
super informative and just really great video! gonna def be buying some later!!
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I visited Wazuka and d:matcha with my Mum in 2019! We very lucky because we were the only ones there on that day and got a very nice tour through the town, the factory and the fields! I would recommend it to everyone!! I completely teared up as well when Rachel was amazed by everything the founder has done for Wazuka.
To everyone who is surprised that green tea can be less bitter: Please go to a local tea shop (if you have any nearby) and ask about that! You may get samples, more information about the tea and how to often you can brew the same leafs.
And welcome to the wonderful world of tea :3 It's a great video, you always seem to find wonderful people!
the town is so pretty! so cool how its been around for 800 years. i hope the japanese tea industry can recover soon
ps. i love rachels sweater!!
D:matcha was on the itinerary for our 2020 Japan trip that covid canceled. This makes this place go even higher on the list for when covid calmsdown
Man, i always think i'm not influenceable and now i'm about to adopt a freaking tree in Japan
I'm almost considering going to Japan just to see this.
@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Totally get that. I'm flying next year and already looked up how to get to the cafe lol
_Daiki Tanaka has such an inspiring, wholesome, admiral goal. I love that he came from a totally different background and wants to preserve the culture. This was a feel-good watch and I wish him the best_
Doesn’t like green tea
*moves to a country that puts it in everything from icecream to soap*
Oh, I love things that are matcha flavored! Those have other flavor profiles to balance out the bitterness. I just never willingly made myself a cup of green tea before this.
@@RachelandJunAdventures For the hot weather I've been putting 15g/litre of sencha into a bottle of water and keeping it in the fridge (I reuse a 2l Oi Ocha bottle for the purpose). Cold brewed like this there is much less bitterness, and you can get 2-3 flushes from one portion of tea. うまい！
@@darrenhague Oh! I've never heard of making tea this way. I'm going to try it, thank you!
I went to Uji and they had restaurants where all the dishes had matcha in them. Matcha Spaghetti, Matcha Takoyaki. It was really strange
@@Koselill NGL that sounds hella delicious
I'm on my 4th year in university here in Tokyo and I might just apply for an internship there... I love matcha!!
after watching this, i’m now going to try convince my brother who is doing a double degree in compsci and maths who is also addicted to tea to become a tea farmer in japan instead… i want them tea benefits man!
Why not go yourself?
Those cookies look absolutely to die for. In New Zealand we call the soft cookies "subway cookies" as the sandwich chain makes and sells them.
in australia we just call them moist 🤣🤣
OMG, the thought of the tea craft dying out breaks my heart. My mom was British. I was weaned on tea. Literally, she put it in my bottle. This gentleman is a hero. I wish him and his company all the best.
Ive always kinda discouraged myself from traveling to japan because i dont speak japanese and im disabled but man, the idea of visiting these beautiful traditional tea fields is so tempting
If you live in the US there’s a tourable tea garden in Charleston, SC. It’s a cool place, plus that‘s prolly a lot less airfare. You can even try their tea for free, though not in such a fancy matter. I’d recommend going in late April or early May if you wanna try their first flush tea. It’s really cool!
This is really cool. He put so much work into revitalizing not only the tea farms but the town itself. I'm not surprised he received an award for his hard work.
You could really tell how much you enjoyed that second tea. The surprise on your face was very discernable, and says it all. Those cookies looked delicious.
Thank you Jun, and Rachel for bringing us on this journey with you.
How are Poki and Haku’s allergies? Hope the house building is going well!
Haku's fur is coming back in!! He's getting fluffier and fluffier.
Poki was doing great until today, when the back of his ankle started bleeding again. Not sure if he was injured or if it was the same allergy bump from before. Either way, he has surgery tomorrow to remove a mast cell tumor on his tummy so we'll ask about it then. Poor Poki! (He's happy as can be, though. Currently flopped over my legs in a way that can't possibly be comfortable with his face smooshed into my foot and purring.)
@@RachelandJunAdventures Thats so wonderful to hear for Haku.
Poor Poki though :0 best wishes to His bettering.
@@RachelandJunAdventures - Aww... Please pass on some pets from my wife & me. I pray for a speedy recovery!
Hope the surgery dose well!
@@RachelandJunAdventures fingers crossed for Poki!
As a young Airman, I went to a Japanese restaurant that had such delicious green tea. Could never find it again. Now I know why!
13:12 holy- tea tiramisu?? the fact that i'm not gonna be able to taste this anytime in my near future is gonna haunt me
Right? That's the greatest dessert ever created.
*Tea-ramisu
Wow this guy is doing so many good things, he's so humble too.
I never knew matcha could go in savoury food too 💚
Just WOW!!! I have to be honest, I've never thought much about green tea. Like Rachel, I've only had the more bitter types and I'll drink it if it's offered but generally don't go out of my way to drink it. I am headed over to the website to take a look. What I find funny is that I grew up a country boy. I spent most of my growing up years on farms and ranches so the tea fields bring back such wonderful memories. If I were able, I'd pull up stakes and move there to man the fields as all that is just beautiful. Although, I know that my Japanese would be the subject of a lot of humor. Man, just my respects for this man and all his work. Thank you SO much for filming, editing, and sharing this awesome video! I hope y'all have a wonderful one!
I can highly recommend getting Gyokuro Karigane (stick tea from gyokuro green tea), steeping it at 50 to 55 C for less than 2 minutes in filtered / low-calcium water. It gives a smooth sweet umami-rich taste and at the same time has ideal properties for the cognitive effects of green tea (ideal ratio between theanine and caffeine). Notably, karigane (or kukicha) are among the most price-efficient green teas.
Karigane in general is great! I always feel healthier and happier as soon as I have some, it’s comfort food in tea form.
Use water boiled in a iron kettle ( unlined a real legit tetsubin ). Even better!
Karigane also tends to be sweeter and less astringent, which makes it a good option for people who aren't used to the astringency (often confused with bitterness even with properly brewed quality tea lacking bitterness) in a more typical green tea.
I love how much Mr. Tanaka knows about the tea and how it grows and how it's used and everything. I love listening to people who have genuine interest in what they know and do!
I love green tea, this place seems like a heaven on earth for me. Hopefully I'll be fortunate enough to visit Japan sometime in my future, this place will definitely be part of my itinerary.
When everything settled in the building, can you guys go there again and become 1 day farmer? It could be an amazing videos + the scenery looks good 😍 Imagine waking up in the morning with the tea fields and the refreshing feeling.
Omg that is such a wonderful idea!!!!
@@swordpupperoni6911 and they can upload it on here + jun kitchen channel too
OMG! I totally visited Wazuka in 2018. I hired an electric bicycle and rode around the tea fields and it was definitely worth the trip. The people there are so friendly, the scenery is gorgeous and their hojicha is heavenly.
I thought that was Daiki in the thumbnail! I went with some friends on a tour of the farm in 2018 and we loved the hiking with Daiki around the farm, picking the tea leaves, and trying out the green tea and other green tea themed food. It was very memorable.
I'm so glad to see this place again.
This is off-topic, but
I know South Korea has this variety food program where celebrities came up with recipes at home according to a theme, and the winning recipe would be mass produced and distributed with whatever ingredient was the focus at the time.
I'm not sure if something similar can be done with tea specifically, but I hear that this kind of initiative can help a lot of domestic farming industries as long as the average citizen has the spending power to revitalize their work.
The problem is on the farming end, I think.
Tea leaf picking is very labor intensive and labor is very expensive in Japan. Younger people leave the farm for the city where there is more opportunity.
That's why the average tea plantation owner is old.
@@recoil53 Ooh, yeah. That's a tough mission to have, convincing youth to work in the country. The solution has to go beyond just having more kids.
Holy heck, I’m not really a tea person, but now y’all making me want to try out all the different kinds.
Jun wanted to be creative ... BLOCK ... I bursted laughing. You should do more of those videos. I feel so refreshed from watching this.
You always do a great job explaining and sharing in your videos. Reminded me of your old travel videos a lot. I think there is always sincerity and interest in the places you go, and it isn't *just* a sponsorship. This is one way your channel always stood apart from many others.
As a green tea lover, the place looks so AMEZING. I really want to be there but the Covid in my country is getting worse and worse at this time. Hope I can survive until I can travel to Japan (:
Honestly, when I think of travel in my future, I think of stuff like this! seeing landmarks is super cool and all but doing something like this feels like it would leave a long-lasting impression :) and even though I know agriculture is a lot of hard work, it looks hella peaceful !
There is nothing quite like high-quality Japanese tea. It really changes your perspective on what green tea tastes like. Thank you for highlighting this producer and the issues that are facing the Japanese tea industry! I really hope to visit Kyoto one day.
How could ANYONE give this video a thumbs down?! It was amazing, educational, beneficial - so many good things. Thank you!
I didn't know tea grew on trees. I thought it was naturally in those little bushes. I had no idea it could get that big!
this is amazing the town is so beautiful and i never even realized that green teas can have so many tastes to them, i used to drink like 3-5 green teas a day but now i drink only 2-3 because my mom said that green tea lowers your blood pressure and that i shouldnt drink it so much lol
Just that opening, watching Rachel's world get rocked by a well-balanced green tea, is something that I as a tea person live for. I've watched friends who were *definitely* non-tea people get woke to it by a well-chosen tea.
Visiting a tea plantation is a dream of mine. I'm a little bit jealous, TBH.
Also, thanks for introducing me to this company, because I was introduced to a Gyokuro tea from _Kagoshima_ around Christmastime, and my usual supplier doesn't carry any Gyokuro at all. Next month or maybe September, I might place an order!
The world needs more people like this group.
John Daub (Only in Japan) and a couple of other JTubers visited this place last year, but you guys provide a better narrative on this story. Good job!
This video was so beautiful-so heartwarming to meet someone so dedicated to keeping this business alive 💕
This is so special - centuries old industries being rescued. The beauty of it is green tea is so very healthy for you and is part of Japan's cultural history.
Growing up in America, I didn't even know at first that green tea could actually be green and not brown. There is such a difference and I'm happy to know of another place I can find good quality tea
Cultural preservation is my jam!!! This is amazing!! I need to try that curry so bad...
Damn, that fresh matcha powder is brighter than my future.
what a beautiful landscape. And what a man. Keeping this tradition alive is so heartwarming. He truly is a hero. I'm definitely buying green tee from their shop. Thank you for making this video 💚
I love green tea and I'm so sad to hear that there are few young farmers continuing the craft. I hope the knowledge isn't lost
When can I move here and when can I succeed someone?
This place is gorgeous! It also looks to be calming and man.. I do love me some tea.
Wishing the best for these farms and the tea industry over in Japan! May this lovely tradition carry on life.
Really hope the tea industry pops off, especially this place ; - ; Id visit if I could! Would love to be educated about the different types of green teas and try them out. That sweet one interests me a lot!!!
Edit: I love how amused Jun is by the guides use of "C i t y Boy" lol
Many heroes are not wearing cape. They are wearing sweater at tea farms in remote areas. Wishing all the best for DMatcha.
Learning about matcha and other green teas is exactly why I want to go to Japan. I am obsessed with the green stuff. Please save the tea fields everyone we have to keep the traditional techniques alive!!!
This was really amazing! Had I known of something like this when I was in my teens, I probably would've jumped at the opportunity to go when done with high school :) Great video and love how he just randomly revived the town's tea industry, lol. While it's sad so many old crafts are on the brink of disappearing, that leaves so much of an opportunity to learn something new and creative.
Honestly by the end of this video I was doing math to see how much I'd have to save to do a summer internship after grad school
This is amazing!! I graduated with my Degree in Horticulture about a year ago! I would love to help if I lived in Japan! They're doing a beautiful job with upkeep and renovations! All the best to them! 🍵
I’m crying please let me go to his program and learn about tea 😭 what a dream
Aaah, I volunteered in Wazuka through the NICE program in 2015! I was working with Wachaen, run by another very young tea farmer taking on the tradition of the elderly tea farmers. Working in the tea fields was the most fulfilling work I think I've ever done.
It's so lovely to see the town again! I hope they flourish ♡♡♡♡♡
I've actually been there!!! I'm obsessed with tea and I did the tea tour there... It's absolutely amazing :) The whole area is a tea lovers paradise and you can try so many types of tea in such a small area. I would definitely recommend going if you're into tea xD
This is the best english-speaking japanese i heard so far (after jun)
I love green tea ice cream and have found a quick and easy way to make it at home:
Take your favorite vanilla IC and let it soften (not melt completely!), then stir in some matcha tea powder, to taste and then refreeze it!
Yum!
Good to see you returning with a video of helping people, glad to have you back Rachel and Jun, and yes even your cats.
This place look so beautiful.
This was an amazing video. I never knew about umami tea!!
Daiki-san is such a cool guy holy cow. It's always cool to see someone so passionate about something. Especially considering how he's done so much for the farms and stuff. Thank you guys for putting up videos like this, they're truly some of the best on the platform.
I bought the holiday set from D:Matcha because of your video, and it shipped so fast. And EVERYTHING IS SO DELICIOUS. Love the variety of chocolates!!! All the different teas are so distinct!!!
the view is so prettyyy
It's such a beautiful culture. If I was in that region, I would have definitely considered helping
You two have made such an impact on d:matcha! In their August newsletter, they said they've been receiving a ton of support over the last two weeks (since this video came out). Thanks for helping spread awareness of Japanese tea culture!
Omg I had this guy was my tour guide when I visit wazuka as well!!! He was so awesome and brought a cold tea thermos when we walked to his farm!
When I was planning my visit to Kyoto s couple years ago I almost booked a tour with him! Unfortunately we ended up not going for scheduling reasons so I'm so glad I get to experience it now! I'm actually seriously considering applying for that internship!
This was amazing!! I always find it so wonderful how one person really can make a difference. I would just want to hug the guy!
I ordered a tea right away! My mom introduced me to genmaicha and I eventually fell in love with it. Right now the most easily accessible genmaicha tea I can get is a simple premade tea bag at the grocery store, but one time we ordered a fancy loose leaf version from Japan and it was next level! It made the grocery store tea taste so bad afterward.... But then when I wanted to get it again it was nowhere to be found online. I was so sad. I tried to get some from a different seller but it wasn't the same at all. I'm really hoping this one is as good as that first fancy bag we got.
Oh my god!! My wife and I visited Wazaka and did a tour of the tea farm with D:matcha during our honeymoon! I absolutely loved it there, and it was such a treat! Everything tea will always compare to what we had and bought while we were there.
Jun in that baker outfit looks like those trendy Barista's in LA
I'm currently in LA for a week for health reasons and I can confirm that all the baristas look like Jun in an apron.
Got interested with the internship, this is such a wonderful work.
Oh wow! I totally visited this place in 2018!!! Awesome to see Rachel and Jun there! I loved my trip, everyone should visit! I booked my visit and tour via Airbnb experiences. The staff were so nice and welcoming. I bought lots of tea!
I love all of your videos, always, but this might rank up in the top 5! I love seeing everyday people who take it upon themselves to make a difference in their communities, and adopted communities! ❤
Perfect timing. I'm drinking the last matcha I had in the pack. Was looking into what to buy next 😊
9 minutes!!! I'm here early ^_^ I'm so glad that you guys are doing more videos on the traditional Japanese industries/crafts. I really missed the Shokunin series, and while this isn't the same, I'm definitely reminded of this! Thank you for your video and hard work! I'm also so, so glad to see you well and happy, Rachel. Take care, you two
I also am not a tea drinker due to, like Rachel, I don't like the bitterness. After watching this now I really want to try the 'sweeter' teas and plan a trip to visit their beautiful village!!
I can really feel and see the love he has for the tea, the traditions and for the community! It really touched my heart as well! Even though I have no connection to them or their traditions, I am really happy that he is saving it not only for their community but for us foreigners to enjoy as well for years to come! 🥺🥰
The more I see from Japan the more I love it. However I am too old to ever make it there and so I'm very thankful for this virtual journey.