Thank you so much. Anyway this is true for me too, one of my favorite experiences in Japan. Thank you for watching and commenting. Have a wonderful day! :-)
After just watching your return to the farm and seeing it in ruins, it saddens my heart Kurt. This precious man spent his entire life tending to his tea farm and now it is in ruins...='(
What an amazing individual. I sincerely hope that the remaining tea farmers like him are able to conserve their tradition for centuries to come. Beautiful video - thanks for sharing.
Excellent video! Thank you so much for posting something that combines tea information, location, scenic beauty, and great personal connection. These are far and few between!
Hardboiled old man, great! I drink every day more than 1 litre green tea and I love hiking. In my town I go everyday 8 - 15 km on foot. I only can pray to be so tough in my 80 years like this old man. Have a good day
A Big Thank You! I am someone who began drinking green tea every day 30 years ago. I've often wondered what green tea looks like when it is growing and now I know. At least I know what this gentleman's green tea farm looks like. Thanks for the "trip". So enjoyed!
wow...80 years and still going strong, thats what dedication is all about...thats amazing...This is one of the reasons i wanna go to Japan or live in Japan, everything is so cultural and artistically driven...
I love the Japanese language. It sounds so beautiful and cute (depending who is speaking). I'm highly addicted to green tea. I drink one bowl of Matcha, two cups of Sencha, and one of sench powder. wonderful vid. Thank you so much for posting it.
That is a beautiful forest, and the tradition that goes with it is warming to hear. A badge of honor to be one of the last to do it by hand- you are certainly good at finding the most interesting things in Japan! If you said such, I apologize, but how long do you think the travel is? Quite a way for anyone to go so far so often, at least, by today's standards. I wonder how often he goes up there.
What a nice walk up to the field. I was noticing how very straight the trees were and wondering if they had been planted for timber. Is the name spelled Hinoki? Or is the "ki" part tree Like Ki no matsu (pine tree). Do you know what the wood from that tree is used for?
great video!!!!! i would love to order tea from his farm!!! is he shipping to Nuremberg in Germany? :))) Would be great to have an order option next to your great tea farm videos!!! its so relaxing to watch your videos, thank you so much! p.s.: u are an amazing father!!!
Just had my first premium loose-leaf (imported from India) style green tea...What a difference! The smell and taste are both leaps and bounds ahead of any bagged tea, i swear its like a completely different type of drink. Damn it, now that I've tasted it i might not be able to go back, this habit might get more costly :-P
I just bought some expensive mountian green tea from china when I was there a week ago. I live in california and maybe Im used to cheap organic green tea bags but my tea from china comes out very light and without much flavor, is this ok? I just assumed the darker and richer flavor the better quality it is, please someone school me and green tea.
Japan is a very safe country. Strict gun and drug control help toward this. People worry far less about crazy people coming and murdering your kids. The older generation particularly are very hard-working. Generally, they're friendly toward foreigners as they consider them guests.
I understand that any tea's quality in terms of medicinal medicine are strongly based on location, bud type and altitude. Does anyone recommed where I can buy high quality mountain exported green tea? thank-you
what do you do for living that allows you wander around the mountains of japan and randomly run into a tea farmer who has a secret farm on top of a mountain? I'm guessing you're an internet entrepreneur or some sort of similar occupation whatever you do, you're obviously more interesting than most people and certainly not a square
To this day, one of my favorite videos on TH-cam. Whatever journey this man made in the 15 years since, i hope he was happy.
Thank you so much. Anyway this is true for me too, one of my favorite experiences in Japan. Thank you for watching and commenting. Have a wonderful day! :-)
After just watching your return to the farm and seeing it in ruins, it saddens my heart Kurt. This precious man spent his entire life tending to his tea farm and now it is in ruins...='(
What an amazing individual. I sincerely hope that the remaining tea farmers like him are able to conserve their tradition for centuries to come. Beautiful video - thanks for sharing.
Wow! This man is amazing! I guess the combination of walking and hard work and green tea have kept him young. His farm is beautiful!
Excellent video! Thank you so much for posting something that combines tea information, location, scenic beauty, and great personal connection. These are far and few between!
Hardboiled old man, great! I drink every day more than 1 litre green tea and I love hiking. In my town I go everyday 8 - 15 km on foot. I only can pray to be so tough in my 80 years like this old man.
Have a good day
A Big Thank You! I am someone who began drinking green tea every day 30 years ago. I've often wondered what green tea looks like when it is growing and now I know. At least I know what this gentleman's green tea farm looks like. Thanks for the "trip". So enjoyed!
Sir, you had an experience I would simply die for. Fantastic work! Thank you very much for sharing your experience with us.
wow...80 years and still going strong, thats what dedication is all about...thats amazing...This is one of the reasons i wanna go to Japan or live in Japan, everything is so cultural and artistically driven...
Thanks so much for sharing! Beautifully done.
I love Japan and green Tea ! Arigatou for this video ! Very nice
Best clip so far.
Outstanding.
Thanks!
Beautiful farm, seems like such a good natured guy.
I hope I can climb to mountain top tea farm when I am 80. fantastic video.
That's a pretty nice way of life the old man has.
Far away from the pressure a insane speed of
big cities.
Again great clip...
(Watched it twice)
: )
Amazing, green tea really is the elixir of health
beautiful place......he's so healthy for an 80 year old!
beautiful place
That's so awesome. Wish i had my own green tea farm.
I love the Japanese language. It sounds so beautiful and cute (depending who is speaking).
I'm highly addicted to green tea. I drink one bowl of Matcha, two cups of Sencha, and one of sench powder.
wonderful vid. Thank you so much for posting it.
He seemed happy. You'll have to get back with him when he's 120 years old and see how he is doing.
loved this video I have to go to rual japan some day!
I liked your video alot, thanks!
I love that guy.
Amazing! So gorgeous!
I volunteer to live on his tea farm and maintain it for the rest of my days.
thanks for great post (from korea)
I'm fascinated but sad at the same time watching this. There is no apprentice or helper and apparently no one to carry on after he passes.
by the way, that small Japanese man is soooooooo cute with his large basket.
Your Japanese is pretty good.
That is a beautiful forest, and the tradition that goes with it is warming to hear. A badge of honor to be one of the last to do it by hand- you are certainly good at finding the most interesting things in Japan!
If you said such, I apologize, but how long do you think the travel is? Quite a way for anyone to go so far so often, at least, by today's standards. I wonder how often he goes up there.
Guy is so lively for 80
Wow I want some
I rather buy green tea from this old man than from the store. He properly out lived most of us.
Damn, I want to drink some of that tea.
What a nice walk up to the field. I was noticing how very straight the trees were and wondering if they had been planted for timber. Is the name spelled Hinoki? Or is the "ki" part tree
Like Ki no matsu (pine tree).
Do you know what the wood from that tree is used for?
Wow, the man created an ecosystem. Amazing. One question though, where did he attain the monetary fund with which to purchase all that land?
Wow he doesn't look 80 I guess climbing that mointain for all those years helps.Not to many people stil have that type of Dedication anymore
Awesome. How do you do that someone lets you go to their field?
its a lovely tea farm...one question: does he spray pesticide on the tea trees?
great video!!!!!
i would love to order tea from his farm!!!
is he shipping to Nuremberg in Germany? :)))
Would be great to have an order option next to your great tea farm videos!!!
its so relaxing to watch your videos, thank you so much!
p.s.:
u are an amazing father!!!
Omg! I want to have a house there!
What kind of tea plant is that? I only know of the camillia s something , could you please tell me
Just had my first premium loose-leaf (imported from India) style green tea...What a difference! The smell and taste are both leaps and bounds ahead of any bagged tea, i swear its like a completely different type of drink. Damn it, now that I've tasted it i might not be able to go back, this habit might get more costly :-P
Does he have any grandsons? It would be a shame for something as traditional and awesome as this to be forgotten DD:
I like your conversation, you're very fluent, and he seems to enjoy your company! :D
how long did it take u to learned and speek japanese?
@softypapa Where in Japan is this and how do I get there?
Gleen tea is made from baby tea reef.
I just bought some expensive mountian green tea from china when I was there a week ago. I live in california and maybe Im used to cheap organic green tea bags but my tea from china comes out very light and without much flavor, is this ok? I just assumed the darker and richer flavor the better quality it is, please someone school me and green tea.
Japan is a very safe country. Strict gun and drug control help toward this. People worry far less about crazy people coming and murdering your kids. The older generation particularly are very hard-working. Generally, they're friendly toward foreigners as they consider them guests.
I understand that any tea's quality in terms of medicinal medicine are strongly based on location, bud type and altitude. Does anyone recommed where I can buy high quality mountain exported green tea? thank-you
what do you do for living that allows you wander around the mountains of japan and randomly run into a tea farmer who has a secret farm on top of a mountain? I'm guessing you're an internet entrepreneur or some sort of similar occupation whatever you do, you're obviously more interesting than most people and certainly not a square
@BroskiNick Probably from all the tea he drinks.
American 80year old = bed bound , obesity and preparing to die.
Japanese 80year old = Lively , energetic and healthy.
What a differences , lol.
Isnt a lot the nature in Japan poisoned now after Fukushima though?