Quality Tasty Japan Tea! ๆฐ่ถใฎๅญฃ็ฏ
May 18, 2023้ๅฒกใฏใ่ถใๆๅใงใใญใใใถใ็ใใใ่ฒทใฃใใ่ถใใปใจใใฉใ้ๅฒก็ฃใ ใจๆใใพใใ5ๆใฏๆฐ่ถใฎๅญฃ็ฏใงใใใพใโ ใ่ถ็ใงใฎๆฅฝใใฟๆนใใใใใโกใใฌใผใณใใจใใฆใฎๆฐ่ถใโขไฝใซใใใ่ถใซใคใใฆใ็ดนไปใใพใใ
Shizuoka is famous for ‘ocha (green tea)’. The ‘ocha’ that you bought could be from Shizuoka too. May is ‘shincha (young green tea leaves)’ season in Japan I’ll share the story about first (1) how to enjoy ‘ocha’ fields, (2) ‘shincha’ as a gift and (3) ‘ocha’ for health.
โ ใใ่ถ็ใงใฏใใใใใชใใจใๆฅฝใใใพใใ็งใๅญไพใฎๆใฏใใใใใใผใใใใ่ถใฎๅฎใฒใผใ ใใใใพใใใใฏใใใ่ถใฏ่ใ ใใใใชใใๅฎใใใใใงใใๅคงไบบใชใใ5ๆใซใ่ถๆใฟใไฝ้จใใใฎใฏใใใใงใใใๅฎใฏๆใฟๆนใ้ฃใใใใงใใใใ่ถใฎใใ้ฆใใๆฅฝใใใพใใ
You can enjoy ‘ocha’ fields in many ways. When I was a child, I used to play ‘ocha-no-mi (tea fruits) game’ and ‘hide and seek’ in the fields. Yes, ‘ocha’ trees grow fruits not only the leaves! For adults, you might enjoy tea picking. It is actually tricky but you can enjoy the fresh smell of ‘ocha’.
โกใๆฐ่ถใฏใใคใซใใงใใใใใใใ่ถใฎใใใฑใผใธใใใถใคใณใใใใใชใฎใงใ้ๅฒกใงใฏใใๅญฃ็ฏใฎ่ดใ็ฉใจใใฆใใฌใผใณใใใพใใใใใฆใๆฐ่ถใใใใฃใไบบใๆฐ่ถใฎๅญฃ็ฏใๆใใใใจใใงใใใฎใงๆฐๆใกใใชใใฌใใทใฅใใพใใๆฅๆฌไบบใฏๅญฃ็ฏใๆใใใใจใๅฅฝใใชใใงใใญใ
‘Shincha’ is very popular as a gift in Shizuoka because it is very mild and tasty with a nicely designed package. Also people who receive ‘shincha’ feel pleased because it reminds them the season of ‘shincha’ and feel refreshed. Japanese people often appreciate for the feeling of the new season and nature.
โขใใ่ถใฏไฝใซใจใฆใใใใงใใญใ็นใซใซใใญใณๅคใใฎใงใใใคใพใงใ่ฅใๅ ๆฐใงใใใใใจ่จใใใฆใใพใใไธปใซๆ้ ธๅไฝ็จใใใใใณใฌในใใญใผใซๅคใไธใใพใใใ่ถใ้ฃฒใใงใใๆ้ ธ็ด ้ๅใใใใจ18๏ผ ไฝๅใซ่่ชใ็็ผใใฆใใใใใใงใใใใ็งใๆฏๆใ่ถใ้ฃฒใใงใใใฆใฉใผใญใณใฐใใใฆใใพใใใงใใใซใใงใคใณใๅซใใงใใใฎใงใๅฏใๅใฏใใพใ้ฃฒใพใชใใปใใใใใงใใ
‘Ocha’ is a very healthy drink. Especially it contains a lot of catechins which keep you look young and healthy. It has antioxidant effect and reduces cholesterols. I’ve heard that you can burn 18 % more fat by doing exercise after drinking ‘ocha’ and I actually drink ‘ocha’ before my morning walk every day. However, please do not drink it too much before going to bed because it still contains caffeine.
็งใฏ้ๅฒกใง็ใพใ่ฒใฃใใฎใงใๆฏๆฅๆใใๆฉใพใงใ่ถใ้ฃฒใฟใพใใ้ใงๆฐ่ถใฎ้ฆใใใใใจใไปๅนดใ5ๆใซใชใฃใใใ ใจๆใใพใใ้ใๆญฉใใจใ่ถๅฑใใใฃใฆใ้ๅฒกใฎ็น่ฏ่กใซใฏ5ไปถใใใใ่ถๅฑใใใใพใใ
I was born and grew up in Shizuoka, and it is normal to drink ‘ocha’ from morning to evening every day. When I smell ‘shincha’ on the street, I notice that it is already May this year. You can see many ‘ocha’ shops in Shizuka and there are more or less 5 ‘ocha’ shops on the high street.
ใใใฃใใๆฐ่ถใๅณใใฃใฆใฟใฆใใ ใใใใใฎๆๆใซใๅ้ใๅๅใซ่ดใ็ฉใใใใชใใๆฐ่ถใใใใใฎใใใใใใใใพใใใญใใพใใ็ใใใฎๅฝใซใฏใฉใใชใ่ถใใใใพใใใๆฐ่ถใฎๅญฃ็ฏใฏใใคใงใใใไปๅใฏๆฅๆฌใฎใ่ถใจๅฐๅ ใฎไบบใฎ็ๆดปใถใใจๅญฃ็ฏๆใไผใใฃใใๅฌใใใงใใ
Please try ‘shincha’ and it might be a good idea to give it to your friends and colleagues in this season. In your country, what kind of tea do you have and when is the ‘shincha’ season? I hope you enjoyed the story about what the locals do with green tea and their feelings to it.
Mineko Arai
Managing Director
Arai Academy of Japanese Studies
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