Trails to Tsukiji S2015E01 - Green Tea

This program features green tea, a popular Japanese drink with 1,000 years of history. The Japanese enjoy green tea in various occasions in their everyday lives: with meals, at tea breaks during working hours, and even when they have visitors at their homes and offices. Our reporter visits traditional tea stores in Tsukiji, a huge green tea field at the foot of Mt. Fuji, and introduces the traditional process of tea making and tea culture, which is deeply rooted in Japanese society.