Japan

 

Tea was brought to Japan from China somewhere in between the 6th and 8th century by buddhistic monchs. It developed to being a national drink in the 14th century. The first scientifical descpription of tea origins from Japan and not from China, from the German Engelbrecht Kaempfer from Lemgo who explained the country to foreigners. At that point in time, the tea ceremony had already been part of the Japanese culture for centuries.

 

 

 Originally only a producer of green tea, Japan now also produces black tea since the opening of the country in the year 1854. This used to be only for export, but is, since the Second World War when Western habits were taken up, also for internal consumption. On approximately 60,000 hektares, about 190,000 tons of tea are produced. Because the internal consumption is high, only small amounts of specialities are exported. Japan is a buyer of cheap green teas as well as black teas in Darjeeling, Taiwan, China und Sri Lanka.

 

 


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