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Kagoshima Opens Prefecture's Largest Matcha Processing Facility, Targeting 300 Tons Annual Production
JA Kagoshima Tea Industry and Kagoshima City have signed a location agreement for a matcha processing facility within the Kagoshima Tea Distribution Center, set to open December 2027. The prefecture's largest such facility will perform contract processing—refining, sterilization, and grinding of tencha into matcha—for local tea merchants. Kagoshima's tencha output is rising sharply, but most processing has moved out of the prefecture; the new facility aims to retain value wit…
鹿児島県・かごしま茶流通センター内に「抹茶加工施設」が誕生 鹿児島県産抹茶を年間300トン生産へ - AMP[アンプ]
Key points
- Kagoshima's largest matcha processing facility will handle 300 tons annually via contract work for local tea traders.
- Facility opens December 2027 (planned) with 2,568 m² floor space; 8 planned staff (6 new hires by year 5).
- Tencha production rising in Kagoshima, but most grinding done outside the prefecture; new facility keeps processing in-r…
- JA Kagoshima Tea Industry (100% subsidiary of JA Kagoshima Prefecture Economic Federation) aims to raise value of Kagosh…
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The numbers
Annual matcha production capacity: 300 tonnes
Facility floor area: 2,567.52平方メートル
Planned employees (year 5): 8 people
New hires planned (year 5): 6 people
What they said
“Rather than finished tea, we create the tea consumers want by establishing factories for final processing of sencha and matcha under rigorous quality control, working to supply safe, trustworthy, and clean Kagoshima tea.”
「できたお茶」ではなく、消費者ニーズに対応した「お望みのお茶」を創造するため、徹底した品質管理のもと、煎茶や抹茶の仕上加工の工場を整備し、安全・安心でクリーンな「かごしま茶」の供給に努めている
“While tencha production is surging, few processing facilities exist to convert tencha to matcha, and most processing occurs outside the prefecture.”
抹茶原料である碾茶の生産量が急増している一方、碾茶から抹茶への加工施設が少なく、多くが県外で加工されている実態
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