Best tea growing regions in Japan?

[Kunkali]

I was wondering what your favorite tea regions in japan are. Which region produces the best tea...both in quality and in flavor?

[Chip]

Kagoshima is numero uno for me!

Then Uji, Yame, Shizuoka in no particular order.

[Kunkali]

Good because my next two teas coming in are from Kagoshima

[togei]

I love tea from Nara.
Dave

[TwoPynts]

Does Okinawa produce any teas, or is it too hot there

[olivierco]

I don't care about the region teas are coming from as long the tea is good.

Most of the best teas I have had come from Uji but not exclusively.

[Tead Off]

Uji teas have been the best I've had, especially Gyokuro, but, some good sencha from Kagoshima I've also had. I think a lot has to do with who is the tea maker.

[Chip]

I don't care about the region teas are coming from as long the tea is good.

I could almost agree with this ... it just so happens that the teas I tend to like most come from Kagoshima. I think this has more to do with the more southern varietals like Yutaka Midori which do not appear to grow well north of Kyushu.

I went through a phase of wanting to try by region, this was interesting and educational. However I did not always like what I learned.

Good because my next two teas coming in are from Kagoshima

VERY Good, I hope!

Does Okinawa produce any teas, or is it too hot there

Interesting question ... I have never searched specifically.

[Chip]

Uji teas have been the best I've had, especially Gyokuro, but, some good sencha from Kagoshima I've also had. I think a lot has to do with who is the tea maker.

Uji seems to have the edge in Gyokuro, but I also like their traditional approach to sencha.

[entropyembrace]

My favourites for sencha have been from Kagoshima and Shizuoka

for matcha Uji

[edkrueger]

Uji for matcha and gyokuro for sure. Other areas are starting to make –or maybe just starting to export– good sencha, but I still prefer Uji sencha and its the best. Second place is a tie between Honyama and Shizuoka. I think the Kagoshima lovers are mostly fukamushi lovers, while Uji is still the king of asamushi.

[Chip]

... just opened a bag of Uji gyo Kame-Jiru-Shi ... freakin' bangin'!

[JeiKun4114]

Uji For Gyokuro and Shizuoka for sencha.

[Tead Off]

Uji for matcha and gyokuro for sure. Other areas are starting to make –or maybe just starting to export– good sencha, but I still prefer Uji sencha and its the best. Second place is a tie between Honyama and Shizuoka. I think the Kagoshima lovers are mostly fukamushi lovers, while Uji is still the king of asamushi.

Can't disagree. I was just given some fukamushi superior from Hibiki-an which I think is terrible, a gloppy, bitter, mess of a tea.

[Chip]

Uji for matcha and gyokuro for sure. Other areas are starting to make –or maybe just starting to export– good sencha, but I still prefer Uji sencha and its the best. Second place is a tie between Honyama and Shizuoka. I think the Kagoshima lovers are mostly fukamushi lovers, while Uji is still the king of asamushi.

Can't disagree. I was just given some fukamushi superior from Hibiki-an which I think is terrible, a gloppy, bitter, mess of a tea.

... well the Fuka Superior is low grade, cheap fuka.

This was one of my first fuka and back then it was not bad at all, though this might have been a relativity thing.

But I tend to agree, Uji has uber good asa.