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Professional Sayama Tea Masters
Ryoichi Wada
Sayama farm
Sayama farm was established in 1951. The farm, where located close to Sayama hills called “Totoro’s forest”, grows excellent tea leaves planted in a fertile soil containing full of mineral. Wada attracts everyone with slight-steamed and aromatic Sayama tea which is brewed by himself. You can find an old Japanese house near the farm, and a big Totoro may peek out from there.
Masahiro Okutomi
Okutomi farm
Okutomi farm was opened in the mid of Edo era, which is more than 200 years ago. When you visit the farm, then, you must feel admiration for the history and the tradition. Masahiro Okutomi, 15th generation of the family, will brew an incredibly tasty tea with his smooth handling like magic. There is very few matcha production farm in Sayama, but one of them is Okutomi farm. His matcha was awarded as a high prize in Europe, and its taste brings us a relaxing moment, escaping from a busy daily life.
Due to circumstances, this year's event has been postponed.
Thank you for your understanding.
Takahiro Yokota
Yokota farm
Yokota farm is a historical tea farm which was recorded for offering their tea to Emperor Yoshihito, in Taisho era. In the farm, you can see a well-kept lawn and a pine trees in the garden, and a cozy tea shop with an attractive house gate. Takahiro Yokota, 6th generation of the family, will welcome us with his friendly smile. He will tell us a deep knowledge of green tea with simple words, and serve an authentic Sayama tea brewed by his well-trained skill.
Due to circumstances, this year's event has been postponed.
Thank you for your understanding.
Hideki Ikeya
Ikenoya farm
Ikeya family has been keeping their tea farm in Kaneko since 200 years ago. Hideki Ikeya, current head of the family, is a young and skillful tea producer who inherits the tradition of Sayama tea. The tea in Ikenoya farm has been highly evaluated in overseas country, and they are confident of their skill cultivated in Sayama area and committed to the quality with the sprit called “Ichiyo Nyukon”. If you drink it, it makes you feel like staying in a perfectly rich and prosperous world.
Shoma Ishio
Sasaraya
Sasaraya is located in Miyadera, Iruma City, where there is a stone monument that marks the revival of Sayama tea. Originally, it was a fresh leaf farm that mainly cultivated tea leaves, but in 2018, it started selling green tea, Japanese black tea, and stem roasted tea. As the shop name is derived from the western Saitama dialect "Sasara Hosara", which means "work like crazy", we deliver new ways to enjoy tea with the sensibility of a new generation while inheriting the good old tradition of tea cultivation.
Shinichiro Arai
Araien Honten
The Araien Honten was founded in 1924. For nearly a century, this tea farm has continued to produce genuine tea in Sayama, and has made many achievements, such as winning the Emperor's Cup and presenting their own tea to the Pope. Shinichiro Arai, the 4th generation, will firmly inherit the spirit of his predecessor, "using the best raw materials and making it with sincerity," and will steadily connect the spirit of "Sayama chadokoro" or ”Sayama, historical tea producing region” to the future.