Uji tea

E517563
Japanese green tea regional specialty food

Uji tea is a renowned Japanese green tea celebrated for its high quality and long history of production in the Uji region near Kyoto.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Uji Tea Festival 1
Uji matcha 1
Uji-cha 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese green tea ⓘ
regional specialty food ⓘ
associatedWith Byodo-in Temple vicinity ⓘ
Japanese tea ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ
Uji City NERFINISHED ⓘ
brewingTemperature relatively low water temperature compared to black tea ⓘ
climateRequirement mild climate ⓘ
color vivid green liquor ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Japan ⓘ
cultivationMethod shaded cultivation for matcha and gyokuro ⓘ
culturalSignificance featured in Japanese literature and art ⓘ
symbol of traditional Kyoto tea culture ⓘ
exportedTo various countries worldwide ⓘ
flavorProfile low astringency ⓘ
mellow ⓘ
umami-rich ⓘ
harvestSeason first flush in spring ⓘ
multiple flushes through early summer ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfDevelopment Edo period NERFINISHED ⓘ
Muromachi period NERFINISHED ⓘ
irrigationSource Uji River vicinity ⓘ
knownFor high quality ⓘ
long history of production ⓘ
refined flavor ⓘ
leafProcessing dried ⓘ
rolled ⓘ
steamed ⓘ
locatedNear Kyoto NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainCultivar Gokou NERFINISHED ⓘ
Samidori NERFINISHED ⓘ
Uji-hikari NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yabukita NERFINISHED ⓘ
marketPosition premium tea segment ⓘ
placeOfOrigin Uji NERFINISHED ⓘ
productionMethod careful shading before harvest for high-grade teas ⓘ
hand-picked for premium grades ⓘ
region Kansai region ⓘ
Kyoto Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
reputation one of Japan's most famous teas ⓘ
soilRequirement well-drained soil ⓘ
teaCategory gyokuro ⓘ
kabusecha ⓘ
matcha ⓘ
sencha NERFINISHED ⓘ
tencha ⓘ
teaType green tea ⓘ
usedFor ceremonial matcha ⓘ
everyday drinking tea ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Uji → teaProductionRegion → Uji tea ⓘ
Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan → teaTypeAssociated → Uji tea ⓘ
subject surface form: Uji
this entity surface form: Uji-cha
Uji City → famousProduct → Uji tea ⓘ
Uji City → famousProduct → Uji tea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uji matcha
Uji City → hasFestival → Uji tea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uji Tea Festival