Similar to wine and coffee, the geographic region and the exact species of the tea plant is important Each region has distinctive characteristics, depending on the soil, elevation and farming methods of the individual grower

Located on the east coast of Japan's Kii Peninsula, Mie 三重県 is part of the Kansai region and borders well-known places such as Aichi, Nara and Kyoto. It is home to some of the holiest Shinto shrines with the Suzuka mountains to the north-west and Nunobiki Mountains. 

Mie experiences temperatures differences over the year and even daily over their first harvest season. We have been told the seasons are important for the plants to hibernate over winter, holding the nutrients so that when Spring arrives the sweet and umami flavours produced are unique to them. The nutrients held from Winter are hibernating and so the best nutrients come from the first growth/harvest in Spring With their soil being located at the bottom of the mountains and natural water running through them it is a rich soil that has a deliciously sweet flavour and aroma to it.