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Uji dominates tencha at National Tea Competition; Kyoto prefecture sweeps top rankings

The 80th National Tea Competition, judged August 25–28 in Saga Prefecture, awarded its top tencha honors to Uji City producers. Kyoto Prefecture took the top five places in the tencha category and the top four in kabusecha, with Uji City claiming the regional award for tencha and Ayabe City for kabusecha. A total of 814 entries from eight categories competed nationally; Kyoto submitted 140 entries across four categories.

Uji dominates tencha at National Tea Competition; Kyoto prefecture sweeps top rankings
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Key points
  • Uji City tencha swept the top five places in the tencha division, including the Minister of Agriculture award.
  • Kyoto Prefecture took five of the top five tencha rankings and four of the top four kabusecha rankings.
  • 80th National Tea Competition judged August 25–28 in Saga; 814 entries total from eight categories.
  • Regional awards based on combined scores of the top three entries in each category by municipality.

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The numbers
National Tea Competition edition: 80th Total entries: 814 Kyoto Prefecture entries: 140 Competition categories: 8
What they said
“Kyoto Prefecture occupied the top five places in the tencha category and the top four in kabusecha.”
「てん茶」の部の上位5位、「かぶせ茶」の上位4位を府勢が独占。
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