・Kagoshima Prefecture is the nation’s second largest(35%) producing place of tea.(1st Shizuoka 40%, 3rd Mie 8%, 4th Miyazaki, 5th Kyoto)
・The production of Minami-Kyushu City, located Chiran, is ranked Grade One by the municipality in both quantity and area.
・Because of well drained fertile soil created by the ash of the volcano, mild climate and rich sunshine, Chiran can produce high–brand specialty tea.
・First-grade Chiran cha has a special featured method, “kabuse-cha” . It is a way of covering directly tea leaves with soft black gauzelike cloth a week before picking. That makes tea stronger in flavor and less in bitterness.
