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Hoiro, a hot drying plate for kneading tea buds to make sencha. 74 viewsIt produced excellent color, aroma, and taste of sencha tea. He taught his technique to anybody who flocked to his home. It spread nationwide and his basic technique is still in wide use today.
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In 1738, Nagatani Soen basically invented sencha green tea by using a kneading process for young tea leaves. He used a hot drying plate called hoiro to knead the steamed tea buds by hand to dry them. The process is called aosei sencha seiho. 45 views
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His birthplace house is a replica in Yuyadani, Ujitawara. Open only on Sat. and Sun. 44 views
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Grid underneath the hoiro.44 views
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Nagatani Soen's birthplace home (replica).43 views
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Nagatani Soen's birthplace is not easily accessible unless you have a car.42 views
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Inside Nagatani Soen's birthplace home (replica). There's a video explaining the process.41 views
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