How Japanese GREEN TEA is Made | Farm to Factory ★ ONLY in JAPAN

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  • čas přidán 1. 06. 2024
  • The process to make Japanese Green Tea known as Sencha starts at the farm and we'll follow the harvest to the factory in Shizuoka. The time it's steam has extraordinary control of the color, aroma and taste - this factory is steaming the tea leaves for 120 seconds which will make "Fukamushi Sencha" a deep colored robust flavored green tea.
    00:00 Strat
    00:51 Green Tea Farm
    01:15 Green Tea Harvest
    02:46 Green Tea Factory
    04:00 Green Tea Steaming
    04:37 Asamushi vs Fukamushi Sencha
    05:24 Tea Kneading Processes
    07:02 Final Green Tea (loose)
    07:26 Tea Grading & Examination
    10:12 Green Tea Cold Storage
    Thank you to SEIICHI OYAIZU Co. in Shizuoka for introducing the process to us from start to finish!
    URL: www.oyaizu.co.jp/for-english
    ★ The ONLY in JAPAN Animated Opening was created for John by D'ART Shtajio dartshtajio.com/​
    ◉ Media Inquiries & Questions: Please contact me through onlyinjapan.tv​ ONLY in JAPAN ® is a registered trademark - All rights reserved.
    John Daub has been a reporter for NHK World TV since 2008 and CZcams creator & producer of the ONLY in JAPAN ® series building a community of over 1.6M. Thanks for watching!
    #onlyinjapan​ #greentea #farmtotable
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  • @UFOBobTV
    @UFOBobTV Před rokem +79

    Your videos are always informative and entertaining, and this video is no exception. I was truly fascinated how the Japanese use other ingredients to improve the taste of older green tea. P.S. the drone shots were simply stunning.

  • @FJGenso
    @FJGenso Před rokem +49

    I lived in Shizuoka for 2 years, thank you for telling the world about Shizuoka's green tea. I remember I cycled through a massive green tea farm on the northern part of Shizuoka city. Now I kinda miss living there, haha.
    I hope this channel can grow more and regain its former glory

    • @onlyinjapan
      @onlyinjapan  Před rokem +15

      Create THE BEST content and stories I can and it will grow :) glory is nothing I care about - just tell a great, original story that inspires ٩(^‿^)۶

    • @daniel_poore
      @daniel_poore Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@onlyinjapan I dont think i realize the channel shrunk, although i did think i recall this channel originally being several people with John as only 1 of the hosts / members... i kind of forgot about the channel for a little while and recenty rediscovered. Love what i used to see back then, and I have loved all this more recent stuff too. Keep telling the story of Japanese culture. As an American who hasnt been able to leave north america, I find this channel very rewarding to watch. Thanks man.

  • @onlyinjapan
    @onlyinjapan  Před rokem +86

    This is part 2 of a planned 3 part series on Green Tea & Matcha 🍵 update: the next episode will come out later in 2023 😋🎉 PART 1: czcams.com/video/pBmTNkXOGjA/video.html

    • @dolan-duk
      @dolan-duk Před rokem

      0:32 Typo in the title card. "Facory"

    • @lo1bo2
      @lo1bo2 Před rokem

      Compliment: This was interesting enough to watch all the way through, and I don't even LIKE tea!

    • @onlyinjapan
      @onlyinjapan  Před rokem +3

      @@dolan-duk I’m aware and there’s nothing I can do 🤷🏻‍♂️ gosh, 150 people previewed it before release - and my eyes 1000 times. Must have been an accidental backspace before the final render. That’s life - mistakes makes it special and one-of-a-kind 😂

    • @talusxelen8069
      @talusxelen8069 Před rokem

      Wow, part 3 is FAST considering part 1 was over a year ago. Sitting through the covid lockdowns must have frustrated you trying to get this out. Glad to see you out again!

    • @dolan-duk
      @dolan-duk Před rokem

      @@onlyinjapan No worries! Maybe once all the parts are done you can do a "director's cut" version of all of the parts combined (with whatever edits needed). I'm sure many of us will watch it again! I look forward to all your edited videos (lovely host with great videography!) since the livestreams aren't really my cup of tea most of the time.

  • @sanashi27
    @sanashi27 Před rokem +22

    It's amazing how much tea leaves they can produce with a big farm like that. Whenever I watch videos like this I'm always amazed at the hardwork and care they put into the entire thing (from growing to harvesting, etc.) so while I think the end product is pretty expensive, I can see exactly why.

  • @helenmaghinay7304
    @helenmaghinay7304 Před rokem +7

    I've recently discovered that Japanese Green Tea is so good with sweets, or as an alternative to coffee with breakfast. It cleanses your palate with every sip, making you appreciate also the flavors of your food. I enjoyed this episode! Will check out the rest of the series!

  • @deannaatkinson3004
    @deannaatkinson3004 Před rokem +6

    SENCHA!!! My day to day choice of beverage. I love to try sencha from different growers and different grades. Now to see the process it goes through makes it even more special. Sadly, CZcams doesn’t offer ‘Smell-O-Vision’ yet. The production quality of your videos, combined with the information content, makes me happy to watch them. Stunning aerials.
    I would love to see a supplement to this series focused on the production of the highest grades of teas…gyokuro.

    • @onlyinjapan
      @onlyinjapan  Před rokem +2

      The next episode on Matcha was film with tea grown under black tarps. You can imagine what kind that way 😂 should be a great follow up. I’ll release it at the end of January when Matcha flavored confections start coming out for spring 😋 I was going to make this a long episode on both, but it made more sense to separate them and add in more confections in the matcha one.

    • @deannaatkinson3004
      @deannaatkinson3004 Před rokem

      @@onlyinjapan matcha and matcha confections? I’m up for that. I eagerly await anything from you. Only wish there was a chance I could get to Japan to experience it all in person. Instead I just live vicariously through those who can.

  • @jkoadventures7401
    @jkoadventures7401 Před rokem +21

    Sugoi! I didn't realize that the green tea processing was so complicated and that the tea taste depended so much on harvest date. This video is very informative! Excellent work!!!

  • @jason_from_canada
    @jason_from_canada Před rokem +8

    When I make a cup of tea, I won't look at it the same way after seeing the process it goes through. I enjoy all the different kinds of green tea but like my genmaicha 😋🍵 Enjoyed this John 👍

  • @oleksandrzubchenko210
    @oleksandrzubchenko210 Před rokem +3

    This is exactly the type of John's content we all love.

  • @pettersenkasper
    @pettersenkasper Před rokem +8

    I always get so excited whenever i see a new John Daub episode.
    And every time it makes me wanna travel to Japan even more! :D

  • @SUPERGENKI
    @SUPERGENKI Před rokem +1

    That was such a superb video John. And the "tea-man" looked exactly as I expected him to look, except I might expected him to wear a strawhat instead of a baseball cap, but I guess he's just a very fashionable "tea-man".
    Great work on the video - top shelf quality. ^^
    Best regards,
    Thomas

  • @michaelsasano8622
    @michaelsasano8622 Před rokem +29

    LOVED THIS!! I love Japanese green tea and always try to enjoy a cup as often as possible. Hojicha being my favorite. Never thought about the precise details on how tea is cultivated and roasted. Thank you for sharing this video John!

  • @Aiken47
    @Aiken47 Před rokem +8

    I really love green and matcha teas, thanks so much for this documentary video.

  • @user-tc3jj5to9c
    @user-tc3jj5to9c Před rokem +1

    I didn't know how to make green tea even japanese. Thank you for introducing it.

  • @JunipersTravelJapan
    @JunipersTravelJapan Před rokem +3

    Hi John! I used to live in Shizuoka for more than 10 years. My neighbor runs a green tea company. I didn't know how fukamushi sencha is produced, so it was nice to learn the process by watching your video.
    There is a pretty little village called Ikegawa in Shikoku, which produces green tea. Also there is a very clear river in the area and you can enjoy kayaking. I enjoyed a cup of tea and a tea dessert at a nice cafe in front of the river and tea field. You must go there.

  • @anthonysinclair5721
    @anthonysinclair5721 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I absolutely love the stringent discipline that so many Japanese things are produced with , we could sure use a little or a lot of that in the rest of the world! 🙏😎

  • @ZebraLens
    @ZebraLens Před rokem +1

    That farm monorail looks like it could be fun and relaxing 😀😌

  • @ilcilc2910
    @ilcilc2910 Před rokem +2

    While your Japan GO! channel has it's charms and I like the livestreams I still prefer this due to it's polish and informative nature. I still wouldn't trade one for the other though. Thanks for your effort Mr. Daub.

  • @NextdoorHomestead
    @NextdoorHomestead Před rokem +16

    As a gardener, this may be my favorite ONLY in JAPAN series yet! Utterly fascinating =)
    Quick heads up that your intro chapter has a small typo ("strat").

    • @onlyinjapan
      @onlyinjapan  Před rokem +1

      Thank you! I had a couple of small errors I’m with spelling - my previewers missed them too 😂 I was curious too which is why I made this one 🍵

  • @chariklia86
    @chariklia86 Před rokem +2

    I usually drink green tea in the morning. I like the process of tasting the different Japanese teas.

  • @AndrewDrazdikJr
    @AndrewDrazdikJr Před 5 měsíci +1

    The "Tea Ceremony" and history of Japanese etiquette a 700 year tradition of cultural trade customs. Green tea has been involved with many nutritional investigations of science with human metabolism. This video demonstrates the industrial practice that quality experts can relate to process design across the industry. A very good job as touring assessment of the manufacturing plan and quality manufacturing. Good job John Daub!

  • @carlvincent12
    @carlvincent12 Před rokem +1

    Knowing now I’m allowed to enter Japan just makes me so happy

  • @DarkstOfficial
    @DarkstOfficial Před rokem +8

    Its amazing to see how much work goes into Green Tea, I much appreciate it more! Thanks John! Great work, drone shots look awesome

  • @dj.hennuy1868
    @dj.hennuy1868 Před měsícem

    You covered the tea processing comprehensively from this video I now know something about green tea!

  • @raymondcenteno5835
    @raymondcenteno5835 Před rokem +5

    We think of green tea as being just dried leaves but there’s so much more to the process. Thanks for this video. And bonus, I learned that a 1 yen coin is 1g.

    • @onlyinjapan
      @onlyinjapan  Před rokem +1

      Me too! I actually weighed one ¥1 coins then 3 ¥1 coins and it added up! So interesting 🍵 thanks Raymond!

    • @KSPRAYDAD
      @KSPRAYDAD Před rokem +1

      @@onlyinjapan But did the Bank of Japan do that on purpose?

  • @Xfootball7
    @Xfootball7 Před rokem +2

    Hey John. Thank you man I really liked this video. Also I love drinking Japanese green tea 👍🙂

  • @kostisvin2104
    @kostisvin2104 Před rokem +2

    Nice as always, it have been a while since i have watched your videos, i will catch up !!!

  • @AE1OU
    @AE1OU Před 11 měsíci +1

    7:11 That vibrant green color is so gorgeous. The senchas I've bought and tried so far has mostly either been yellowish green or light green. I have not found a brand that looks as green as that, I need to find that brand. Bet that processing factory smells heavenly.

  • @zulfadhlihakim-jo9xj
    @zulfadhlihakim-jo9xj Před rokem +1

    amazing video as always...thanks John..

  • @frankmacleod2565
    @frankmacleod2565 Před rokem +1

    Great video John

  • @VerhoevenSimon
    @VerhoevenSimon Před rokem +8

    It's always amazing how much work and care goes into making green tea.

  • @joshcomeau1365
    @joshcomeau1365 Před rokem +2

    Amazing, thanks for sharing John!

  • @Yarcofin
    @Yarcofin Před rokem +1

    Funny I just checked to see, and the other Only In Japan channel put out a green tea video 2 weeks ago and it only has 7k views. This video has been out 3 hours and already has 2.5k views. From videography/editing to storytelling to informational content to personality you're absolutely killing them haha.

  • @DRC644
    @DRC644 Před rokem +2

    The number of people and the amount of time it can take to make something as "simple" as tea is astounding. Thanks for another great video.

  • @DrSid42
    @DrSid42 Před rokem +1

    Just was in matcha museum (more like how it's made than history) in Nishio, nearby. Can't wait to the next episode !

  • @manci.manwlhs
    @manci.manwlhs Před rokem +1

    yaay I have been looking forward to this. Thank you~ 😊

  • @graceho7845
    @graceho7845 Před rokem +3

    Learned so much. From now on, I have a whole new level of appreciation when I enjoy Sencha! Looking forward to next episode

  • @Kalumbatsch
    @Kalumbatsch Před rokem

    Mmm.. you can almost smell the wonderful aroma of that two-stroke exhaust.

  • @corsaircarl9582
    @corsaircarl9582 Před rokem +1

    I was never a green tea/matcha guy, but I do find stuff like this fascinating

  • @XYoukaiX
    @XYoukaiX Před rokem +3

    I was on the Azores last month and Visited two green tea plants (as far as they claimed the only ones remaining in Europe) and they showed a "similar" but much simpler process also they kinda sorted out different sizes of leaves as they all had different aromas.
    So they had the young small leaves the middle and the old big leaves making 3 different kind of green tea as well as a 4th one with them mixed all together.

  • @satao6463
    @satao6463 Před rokem +1

    Guess what. I'm drinking a good cup of Kukicha to celebrate your second Green Tea Video(:

  • @danielference2252
    @danielference2252 Před rokem +3

    Amazing, thank you for offering us a window into the process, farm to cup!

  • @Mike-Eye
    @Mike-Eye Před rokem +1

    Love your videos! Long time fan!

  • @xjAlbert
    @xjAlbert Před rokem +1

    Wonderful mini-documentary! Adorable mini-monorail at 2:19 Quick answer to why roasted tea & genmaicha were created at 10:37

  • @gatopormadrid
    @gatopormadrid Před rokem

    Good to see you back John.

  • @aasc8120
    @aasc8120 Před rokem +2

    Really liked the episode! Always learning. I have good memories of Shizuoka, there a woman while working left her post just to show me directions. My home island produces green tea too. Can't wait for the next episode! Thanks John!

  • @mariaeckstein652
    @mariaeckstein652 Před rokem +1

    Lovely! Very informative & eye opening. I enjoyed every second of your video.

  • @jarihult
    @jarihult Před rokem +4

    Great video and not new from me actually , i've been on tea plantation on Sri Lanka so , its still great to see how they do that in Japan😎Thank you John🙂👍!!!

  • @b1uemchen
    @b1uemchen Před rokem

    Adding green tea to my shopping list for Japan.

  • @TheEftimies
    @TheEftimies Před rokem +4

    It is so cool to see on how meticulous they are. This just proves their passion and their excellency. We are a coffee and tea drinker but not so sure if we ever tried their teas. The coffee that we drink usually comes from South America and Ethiopia. And teas are usually from Sri Lanka. We would love to try it. Hoping soon and also hoping to visit Japan!👌🏻

  • @romainvicta3076
    @romainvicta3076 Před rokem +1

    John you are honestly the most hardworking youtuber I know of ; your production quality really shines through and your personality is perfect - i hope you can get some rest over the christmas period - Have a lovely christmas mate

  • @steven8-stones719
    @steven8-stones719 Před rokem +1

    As always a great video!!! Never fails…
    Cant wait to see the Matcha video

  • @dianebaker5243
    @dianebaker5243 Před rokem +1

    Lovely video. Thanks for sharing 🎄 ❄️ ☃️

  • @josephkevinmachado
    @josephkevinmachado Před rokem +1

    Its a great day when John drops a video!

  • @ArnoldPranks
    @ArnoldPranks Před rokem +1

    Wow, entertaining content! 3:16 says Soju Keading

  • @aqryllic
    @aqryllic Před rokem +2

    Another quality production from John. Looking forward to the next part of this series!

  • @farismirrazakamar1303
    @farismirrazakamar1303 Před rokem +1

    Looking forward for your upcoming matcha episode 👍👍👍

    • @onlyinjapan
      @onlyinjapan  Před rokem

      It should come out in January. I have to make one more trip to Shizuoka or a restaurant to film the confection making scene. The factory and farm scenes are gorgeous and it's so interesting how they are same in many ways and also so different!

    • @farismirrazakamar1303
      @farismirrazakamar1303 Před rokem

      Good luck on your projects john, i'll always be waiting for your new episodes

  • @AvaFayIliza
    @AvaFayIliza Před rokem +1

    I love it, John! I can't wait for the rest of the series!
    💖 -Ava

  • @cobrabeebop
    @cobrabeebop Před rokem +4

    another great video 🌿🌿🌿👍

  • @henrychew235
    @henrychew235 Před rokem +5

    Thanks for another excellent video, never realized the process of making drinkable high quality green tea is this complicated! We really take for granted as end user on the final product we comsumed. Definitely would love an episode on hojicha!

  • @malakangel9322
    @malakangel9322 Před rokem

    Another quality video from one and only John Daub🎉

  • @1973Washu
    @1973Washu Před rokem

    I like these long form video essays .

  • @CardinalKaos
    @CardinalKaos Před rokem

    I get unreasonably happy when I get a notification that you posted a new episode. UNREASONABLY.

  • @buildingfactory
    @buildingfactory Před 10 měsíci

    I love to watch these videos in the morning with a big cup of coffee!

    • @onlyinjapan
      @onlyinjapan  Před 10 měsíci

      Working on a bunch of them to keep you sipping on more morning 😃☕️

  • @StarlordStavanger
    @StarlordStavanger Před rokem +3

    Love it when you make these videos John-san, keep up the amazing work!

  • @thepowerstation2702
    @thepowerstation2702 Před rokem

    😊 👍 Thank you very much John for another top 🔝 quality video. I ♥ Green Tea 🍵. ✌️ 💖 🙏 Levent 🦁

  • @CistudeSuisse
    @CistudeSuisse Před rokem

    Can't wait for the last part of this fantastic serie 💚💚💚 yummy matcha 🤤

  • @user-cz1my2fh7e
    @user-cz1my2fh7e Před rokem +1

    6:30. He inserted his hand into the machine.Amazing!

  • @silluete
    @silluete Před rokem +2

    I also from one of biggest tea producer/drinker in world. Too bad tea are considered as cheap drink in here. Nice video. And thank you for the hard work!

  • @dvddpr
    @dvddpr Před rokem

    Great episode John!

  • @absolute_abundance
    @absolute_abundance Před rokem +1

    Awesome video

  • @daniel_poore
    @daniel_poore Před 10 měsíci

    John, I can never help but feel like you saw an episode of "how its made" and modeled your entire career around it, from what and how you cover things to the intonation and delivery of your voiceovers, its all so.... close! Lol at any rate your channel is amazing and has brought me alot of enjoyment over the past few years since Ive started watching.

  • @cyberrider1765
    @cyberrider1765 Před rokem

    Awesome video! Thanks John

  • @LetsgowithHyro
    @LetsgowithHyro Před 11 měsíci

    What a beautiful and colorful green vlog. Love Green Tea and it's interesting to see all of the process, thank you!

  • @Buenosdiiaz
    @Buenosdiiaz Před rokem

    Fantastic video and can't wait for that Matcha dessert in part three!

  • @nathanp5990
    @nathanp5990 Před rokem +1

    High quality as usual John. Thanks for such fascinating content

  • @expertcritic7704
    @expertcritic7704 Před rokem

    Another great video as always John 👍🏻

  •  Před rokem +2

    Gained an appreciation of Green Tea! Thanks!!

  • @scottieh6542
    @scottieh6542 Před rokem +1

    As always, great job John! Beautifully produced, entertaining and informative!

  • @Pebbles2639
    @Pebbles2639 Před rokem +2

    Great new Video John! Very interesting and informative! Had no idea so much went into Tea!

  • @czarodzi9967
    @czarodzi9967 Před rokem +2

    That was a great overview of the work to make green tea, very cool to see all the specialized equipment that they use. It was a little scary seeing the worker reach into the one machine that rolls around the dried leaves.

  • @papaalphaoscar5537
    @papaalphaoscar5537 Před rokem +1

    Top notch and informative as usual. You can really see that effort has really been put in to making the video.

  • @japanvibes315
    @japanvibes315 Před rokem

    Tq for making documentary about japan. I luv vide whenever is about japan content

  • @kirkbest3238
    @kirkbest3238 Před rokem

    I’m a tea drinker and it clears the mind

  • @awesomeadamfrom2099
    @awesomeadamfrom2099 Před rokem

    I love green tea John thumb up

  • @nxrm
    @nxrm Před rokem

    Outstanding video about the green tea harvest. Looking forward to the next episode: Matcha ne! :)

  • @thedude8046
    @thedude8046 Před rokem

    I love green tea! I drink it every day!

  • @Jdmjunkie001
    @Jdmjunkie001 Před rokem

    I almost forgot this channel existed, glad I am subscribed!

  • @icyaki
    @icyaki Před rokem

    These videos are so therapeutic

  • @RosettaStonedd
    @RosettaStonedd Před rokem

    I was looking forward to the new episode! Thank you!

  • @Zojirushi.2.16
    @Zojirushi.2.16 Před rokem

    I’ve seen the first one a few times as it was good, I imagine I’ll watch this a few times too.

  • @ramsessilent
    @ramsessilent Před rokem +2

    love green tea this farm is awesome! thanks for the share! stay awesome!

  • @JennyverseLive
    @JennyverseLive Před rokem

    I'll happily move there and drive the green tea monorail! 😄

  • @Gimmeanamepls959
    @Gimmeanamepls959 Před měsícem

    Yummy green tea

  • @matttdb
    @matttdb Před rokem +1

    Wow! You always bring a smile to my brain when you teach us new things from Japan. You truly are a master at production. Thank you. Those shots in the machines and the slow drone pull back while following the tea cutters were amazing. Not to mention the epic aerial shots. Can’t wait for your next video.

  • @rainerlovesjapan9468
    @rainerlovesjapan9468 Před rokem +1

    Matcha Heaven💙😇

  • @akey1920
    @akey1920 Před rokem +1

    Thanks!

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO Před rokem

      Thank you Ake!

    • @akey1920
      @akey1920 Před rokem

      @@onlyinjapanGO You're welcome. I'm still waiting for the next episode : Japanese Matcha Production Farm to Table

  • @kianaekong3552
    @kianaekong3552 Před rokem

    Thanks for showing us the process, now I know how my fav sencha get it's vivid green colour. In fact I am sipping a mug right now while watching this video. Cheers 🍵

    • @kianaekong3552
      @kianaekong3552 Před rokem

      @@babazeropointer Do agree the video release on his main channel is few and far between. That is the disadvantage of a one man show where he do everything from planning and negotiating access permission to editing and releasing video notifications across various social medias all by himself. All that work on top of his duties as a husband and father plus managing the postcard and parcels of his patreon supporters. I like his main channel videos as the quality is good showing a lot of details other CZcamsrs left out in their rush to churn out videos. As for recycled old topic, we know the green tea topic spans across multiple episodes since John brought us all with him to the various shooting locations via his OIJ Go streaming channel and we look forward to the next tea video on matcha. Cheers 🍻

  • @japanvali7001
    @japanvali7001 Před rokem

    Green Tea ......... such a Great thing to exist
    I love drinking a cup or two
    And after watching this great episode i know the exact process....now the tea will taste a lot better.
    The mini Shinkansen🚄 at the field was the best
    Thank you for this informative Dokumentation

  • @InTheWind_
    @InTheWind_ Před 11 měsíci

    We are farmers in Scotland and love farm-to-table videos!!