Are all of the tea leaves sold at Hibiki-an grown only in the Uji region of Kyoto or are they mixed with tea leaves grown in other locations?
All of Hibiki-an’s tea leaves are grown only in the Uji region of Kyoto, Japan. Though Uji tea is very precious and envied, it represents only about 3 to 5 percent of all Japanese tea. The Kyoto Tea Cooperative Association does allow Kyoto tea to be mixed with teas of similar flavor and quality from surrounding areas of Kyoto, as long as it is less than half of the tea mixture. However, Hibiki-an does not mix our teas with teas from other regions. The excellent flavor of Hibiki-anfs top grade Uji teas can only be created in Uji, not by mixing teas with the surrounding regions. Therefore, all of the teas sold at Hibiki-an are grown only in Uji.
