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Together with Nugizaka46, let's learn about domestic products!
What we eat is made in our own country as much as possible.
We call it "domestic product".
Current food supply rate in Japan is 37% calorie- based.
We rely on import about 60%.
If we have fewer fields and fields in Japan, and if import from overseas is restricted due to disasters,
we may lose what we eat.
In this program, we will learn about how domestic ingredients we eat are made and where they are made.
Members of Nogizaka46, who support J.A. Group's domestic and international activities, will report on the site.
A quiz about domestic and international issues is being released on the special page.
Today's mission is to learn about domestic tea's charms and enjoy tea that brings out the deliciousness of food.
These two came to Kominka in Tokyo to learn about tea's charms.
Hello, everyone. I'm Mizuki Yamashita of Nagizaka46.
I'm Yuri Kuroshi.
Today we came to Kominka and we'd like to learn about tea here.
- Tea... - Yes.
- You're an adult. - Yes, I am.
- I've never had a chance to learn about it. - That's right.
- So I'm very interested in it. - Oh!
Before I came to Nagizaka, I was the deputy manager of the tea club in high school.
- Oh, I see. - So I'd like to do my best as a tea manager in Nagizaka.
- Then let's take a good picture of you with this GoPro. - Oh!
- Please take a lot of pictures of me. - Oh, cute!
- I'd like you to take pictures of me making tea. - Oh!
- I'd like you to teach me. - Yes!
- Then let's go! - Let's go!
- Excuse me. - Oh!
Excuse me.
- It's Japanese style. - Yes, it is.
- It's nice. - It's calming.
- I haven't been to a place like this for a long time. - It's like a grandma's house.
- That's right. It feels like a parent's house. - It does.
- I'm having a meeting with a tea expert here. - Oh!
- You're the one who's going to teach me today, right? - Yes.
While waiting for the tea expert, they have a tea talk.
- It's nice, but... - What?
- I always drink tea. - I have the image of drinking tea all the time.
During the live show, everyone drinks water, but I always drink tea alone.
- I thought so. - Yes, everyone calls it "yama tea".
- Yes, it's usually called "yama tea". - It's nice.
- But I usually drink it without knowing how it's made. - That's right.
I can't imagine how it's harvested or how it's harvested.
- I don't know how it's made. - Me neither.
- I'd like you to tell me about it. - I'm curious.
And now, we have a guest.
- Would you like some tea? - What?
- I can hear you. - What?
- Hello. - Hello.
- Nice to meet you. - Wow!
You look...
I'm Norihiko Yamada, the second generation of Seicha Yamada.
- Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.
She's a tea farmer in Shizuoka Prefecture and the second generation of Seicha Yamada.
Her name is Norihiko Yamada.
Why is she dressed like this?
I have another face.
I play a role in "Namami no Yurukera", which I play in "Fujii-san no Hobuta".
- You play a role in "Namami no Yurukera"? - Yes, I do.
- I've never heard of "Namami no Yurukera". - I think you're the only one in Japan.
- Yes, you're the only one. - Yes.
- Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.
Yamada-san's tea class for today.
First, we'll learn about tea production sites.
I've never seen a tea production site, so I don't know much about it.
How is tea produced?
I'll explain it to you while looking at the video, so please take a look.
This is a tea plantation in Sedogen.
It's a tea plantation on one side.
There are various slopes and various landscapes are made in the mountains.
It's already green in May.
It's a green carpet and it's very beautiful.
I want to go there.
This is hand-picked.
They pick them one by one by hand and harvest them.
In the past, it really started from this.
After this evolved, it's called machine-picked.
They do it together, but if they don't work together, the tea won't be picked up neatly.
It's often done by a couple, so if it's done by a couple, it won't work.
That's what happened.
I've never seen this style before.
In this video, you can see this black part, right?
We don't use sunlight now, but we increase amino acids and carotene and make tea color bright.
It takes a lot of work.
It's called "hifuku", which means to raise good tea further up.
The leaves are completely different from green.
This is the tea I picked up with my hands earlier.
The first step of making tea is to steam the tea.
You steam the tea?
Yes, you steam the tea.
If the tea is good, you steam it for about 30 seconds.
This is called "juunenki", which means to evenly moisturize the tea.
Tea has a lot of moisture, so it's mainly dried.
But we moisturize the leaves one more time.
It's getting drier and drier.
This is the last step of making tea, which is called "seijuuki", which means to stretch the tea like a needle.
I didn't know there was such a process.
Yes, there is a process.
Then, the tea becomes better and better.
I've seen it before.
This time, we made "ara-cha", which means rough tea.
We made "ara-cha" at the factory.
Wow, it's a lot of work.
Yes, it is.
The video you're watching now is from Shizuoka.
We make tea all over the world, including Kagoshima, Mie, and Kyoto.
We are working on the production progress of Japanese traditional tea.
The taste varies depending on the production area.
The tea we usually drink is truly domestic.
Yes, it is.
What kind of work do you do every season?
The most expensive tea is "ichiban-cha", which is from April to May.
From February to March, we harvest "ichiban-cha".
We prepare for the next season of "ichiban-cha" by harvesting "ichiban-cha" in autumn.
Wow, it takes a lot of work and care.
Yes, it does.
The most scary thing is "shimo", which happens in April.
The core of "ocha" will wither and turn brown.
Then "ocha" won't be produced.
If "shimo" doesn't fall, we have to do something about it.
We have to find good ones.
Farmers have been working hard for a year to find good "shimo".
Wow, it's a severe world.
Yes, because nothing can be done anymore.
It's amazing.
It was a world I didn't know about.
I'm glad you know about it.
No, I'm glad you know about it.
From now on, we will teach you how to make delicious tea according to Mr. Yamada's lecture.
First of all, I'd like you to pour the tea here.
Who will do it?
I'll do my best.
First of all, Ms. Yamashita will pour the tea in her own style.
Please pour it as you like.
I'm a little nervous.
I've never cared about the amount of tea I usually pour.
Next, I'll pour hot water in the cup.
It's steaming.
Is it okay?
Is Mr. Yamada laughing?
Who will do it?
My mother always tells me to soak the tea in hot water.
I'll soak it in hot water.
In the meantime...
Make it delicious! Make it delicious!
This is delicious.
Make it delicious.
That's my style.
It's Mr. Yamada's way of putting it in.
I'll pour the tea in.
It looks delicious.
The thickness of the tea is different, so I was taught to pour it alternately.
Does it look good?
The color is very beautiful.
It's very beautiful.
It's done.
Ms. Yamashita style tea.
It's done.
Let's eat.
How does it taste?
Let's eat.
It's delicious.
It smells good.
It smells very good.
It's delicious.
Will it be more delicious?
Yes, it will.
I'll pour hot water for you.
Please try it.
Actually, we pour hot water only for hot water.
Really?
When we pour hot water,
bitter ingredients come out of hot water.
So, we pour hot water only for hot water first.
I didn't know that!
It also warms up hot water.
Wow!
It was different from the beginning.
That's why you were laughing.
It makes hot water more delicious.
Even if we use the same teapot,
we can change the taste just by cooling down the oil temperature.
I didn't know that.
We also have a tea-making class.
We don't put anything in it.
But we do it once.
Do you put it in first?
We do it first, but now we let it boil.
Let it boil?
Yes, we let it boil.
It's hot.
The sea is hot now.
But it's 100 degrees now, so we do it about 5 to 10 times.
Then we let it boil again.
Wow!
The temperature of hot water decreases by hitting the air.
So we do it about two times.
At times like this, we can have a conversation by talking and doing it.
I see.
I'm going to put a bunch of tea leaves in it.
She put a lot of tea leaves in it.
Oh, really?
It's about 10 grams.
That's a lot of tea leaves.
We put it in like this.
Then we put hot water back in.
I see.
When the temperature of hot water decreases, the tea leaves open slowly.
As I said earlier, we let it soak for a while.
I do it for about one minute.
Oh, one minute.
I see.
There are different ways of putting it in.
One, two, three.
Then you put it in three, two, one.
I see.
It doesn't go back?
No, it doesn't.
If you put it in like this, the color won't change.
I see.
You put it in little by little.
I closed it up a little.
Then you put it in little by little.
It's that little?
Yes, you put it in like this.
Wow, the color is changing.
It's different!
And the taste is the same.
The last drop is the most delicious.
It's called "golden drop".
The most delicious part comes out.
Wow!
And it's done.
And the amount is the same and the color is the same.
Wow, the color is completely different from mine.
It's so different!
Wow!
Let's eat.
It's so different.
Wow!
To be honest, it's different.
It's completely different.
The color is the same.
Yes, it is.
Wow, it's deep.
But it's not bitter.
I can feel the taste of tea better.
The most important thing is the temperature of water.
When you take a hot bath, you get burned.
When you boil tea, you get burned.
When the water gets warm, it opens slowly.
So you can drink delicious tea with a lot of sauce and umami ingredients.
I want to drink it all the time.
The umami of tea remains all the time.
Is mineral water okay for drinking water?
To be honest, tap water always contains calcium.
Mineral water doesn't contain calcium, so it doesn't interfere with the taste of tea.
You can drink it deliciously.
How many times can we drink tea in one session?
You can drink it up to two or three times.
I didn't know you could drink it that much.
It's completely different.
Now that we know it, we like tea a lot.
We want to drink it in the dressing room.
Delicious tea is delicious when it's brewed.
I want young people to spread it.
As a tea farmer and producer, I want you to drink it in a tea room.
I want you to make delicious tea for your members.
I want you to cook here.
Cook? Suddenly?
Yes.
Fresh tea turns into fermented tea.
I want you to experience it and make it.
I've never seen it before.
You can do it with a frying pan.
Yes, you can do it with a frying pan at home.
Anyone can do it.
I'll try it.
Please try it.
Good luck.
Can I put it in now?
Yes, you can.
Turn on the heat and roast it so that it doesn't get burnt.
How much should I roast it?
You can roast it on medium heat or high heat.
It's like you're cooking.
You're cooking tea.
If you look at it now, you can see that there wasn't anything white at first, but now you can see it.
You can see it now.
It smells good.
It's pretty easy to make.
How is it?
It's getting better and better.
It doesn't smell like anything.
That's about it.
The color is completely different.
That's amazing.
It smells like this.
It doesn't smell like anything anymore.
The color is pretty, too.
It smells really good.
It's healing.
That's amazing.
When I put out the tea earlier, it turned out like this.
It transformed.
It smells really good.
The whole room is covered in scent.
I want to send it to the other side of the camera.
I really want to send it.
I want to send it.
I really want you to send it.
Then I will immediately put in the roasted tea.
By all means.
Mr. Yamada will put in the roasted tea made by Kubo.
In this case of roasted tea, I will pour boiling water.
That's right.
It's different.
The aroma of boiling water stands out.
Even more.
Yes.
It takes about 30 seconds to soak.
It's short.
It's short and okay.
It contains boiling water.
I see.
Thank you very much.
Please try it.
It's true.
The color is completely different.
Thank you very much.
It's beautiful.
It's different.
I don't think it's the same tea as before.
I don't think so.
Mmm!
It's different!
It's good!
It's changed.
It's totally different.
It's very fragrant.
Yes.
Really.
The taste changes so easily.
Yes.
It's a little deeper than before.
Hojicha doesn't have much caffeine, so it's good for children.
You can drink it before bed, too.
Yes.
It's good.
I had her try it.
Next time...
I'd like to use a flip to explain it.
It's cool.
Did you know?
You can make green tea, oolong tea, black tea, and tea leaves from one tea.
I didn't know that.
You can make black tea and oolong tea.
If you make tea leaves, you can make tencha, gyokuro, and kabusecha.
You can also make sencha, bancha, and tamarikucha.
You prepared various kinds of teapots.
What kind of teapots are they?
The first one is sencha, which is commonly drunk.
I see.
Next is tencha.
Tencha!
It's before matcha.
Oh, I see.
If you make it with tencha, it will turn into matcha.
This is brown rice tea.
This is matcha brown rice tea.
Brown rice is mixed with tea leaves.
It's totally different.
This is brown tea.
This is black tea.
It's roasted and heated.
You can tell the difference just by looking at it.
But there is only one basic tea.
There are many kinds of tea.
There are many kinds of tea, but there are also varieties of tea.
That's interesting.
That means there are more kinds of tea.
Yes, there are more kinds of tea.
You are a human being.
You have a deep knowledge.
Is Japanese tea drunk all over the world?
Yes, Japanese tea is becoming popular.
Matcha is also sold overseas.
I see.
Is all Japanese tea we drink domestic?
Yes, I think it's 100% domestic.
I see.
It's something that Japan is proud of.
Yes.
That's amazing.
This time, we were surprised at the production site of tea, its deliciousness, and the variety of tea.
Next time, we will introduce recipes using tea.
Please watch the next episode as well.
Please.