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Sayama Black Tea Seminar at Japan Tea Collection 2026; Three Producers Discuss Sayama Wakocha Ahead of National Summit
Three Sayama tea producers will conduct a seminar on September 27, 2026 at Japan Tea Collection in Tokyo, discussing the history, cultivars, and methods of Sayama wakocha (Japanese black tea). The event precedes the 24th National Japanese Black Tea Summit, scheduled for January 30–31, 2027 in Sayama City, where producers from across Japan will gather to showcase regional black teas and build the domestic market.
9月27日（日）、東京・新宿「日本茶コレクション2026」にて狭山和紅茶セミナーを開催！2027年1月「第24回 全国地紅茶サミット in SAYAMA」に向けて生産者3園が登壇狭山市2026年9月19日 掲載
Key points
- Three Sayama producers (Sugano Masashi, Okutomi Masahiro, Shimizu Tomoya) will panel on wakocha terroir, cultivars, and…
- Public tasting session features the three producers sampling and discussing each other's black teas on stage.
- Seven Sayama tea gardens and TEA-RIN teapot exhibiting at Japan Tea Collection 2026 (Sept. 26–27); rotating daily booth…
- 24th National Japanese Black Tea Summit in Sayama City (Jan. 30–31, 2027) will bring producers nationwide to a single ve…
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The numbers
Seminar fee and capacity: 3,000円 / 定員16名
National Black Tea Summit edition: 第24回
Sayama tea gardens exhibiting: 7茶園
What they said
“Producers will explore in their own words the history and context of Sayama wakocha production, each garden's methods, flavor differences by cultivar, and their commitment to black tea craft.”
狭山茶産地における和紅茶づくりの歴史や背景をはじめ、それぞれの茶園が取り組む製法や、品種による味わいの違い、和紅茶へのこだわりまで、生産者自身の言葉で深く掘り下げていきます。
“Even black teas made in the same Sayama region vary in aroma and flavor by garden, cultivar, and method.”
同じ狭山茶産地でつくられる和紅茶でも、茶園や品種、製法によって香りや味わいは異なります。
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