About this episode
Remy travels to Mie Prefecture, where endless rows of tea bushes sway under the Suzuka mountains. At Hagimura Seicha, she meets third-generation farmer Hagimura-san and learns how climate, water, and soil breathe life into kabusecha and matcha. They dive into the beauty of shaded cultivation, the sweetness and umami it creates, and why organic production isn’t always simple. In the fields, surrounded by fresh leaves and quiet wind, Remy discovers not only how tea grows — but why it matters. A gentle, heartfelt journey into Japanese tea, told from the farm where it begins.