Matcha boom – level 2
06-05-2025 15:00
Kagoshima region in Japan wants to sell more tencha tea to other countries. Tencha is used to make matcha, a tea that many people love because it is very healthy. Matcha is now very popular in Japan and overseas as well.
A farmer named Kamimuro grows tea in Shibushi City. He used to grow sencha, a common green tea. But now, he grows tencha because it sells for a better price. To grow tencha, he must block sunlight for three weeks. He also invested 1.4 million dollars in a big machine to dry the leaves.
Many people around the world want to buy matcha, but there isn’t enough tencha. A company in Kagoshima helps farmers talk to buyers from other countries. They want to make matcha in Kagoshima and ship it from there.
Difficult words: common (usual, normal), block (to stop something or someone from getting somewhere), invest (to put money into something to make more money in the future).
You can watch the original video in the Level 3 section.
Why did Kamimuro switch from growing sencha to cultivating tencha?
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