About Tea In Toyama Prefecture
Toyama Prefecture is a region with a topographical range of approximately 4,000 meters, stretching from the 3,000-meter-class Tateyama mountain range down to Toyama Bay, which has a depth exceeding 1,000 meters.
Regarding tea, it is known for the rare post-fermented tea “Batabata-cha,” uncommon even within Japan. Additionally, “Job’s tears tea,” made using Job’s tears (coix seed), for which Toyama boasts Japan’s highest production volume, is another specialty.
The culture of Batabata tea, said to date back to the Muromachi period, continues to be passed down today through places like the Batabata Tea Heritage Hall in Asahi Town, Shimoniikawa District.