Minamoto (Then & Now)

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Where is the place you go to begin? No matter how many iterations come about, follow them back along that innermosttrack and you find Minamoto: the source, the headwaters, the fert ile soul of creation. For matcha, that place is the Uji river valley where one finds the richest riverine clay soils, marked diurnal shift, ample rainfall and bespoke granite milling. Through a rich cultural exchange with China, the craft of powdered tea came to Japan and never stopped spreading. Without a millennium of continuous innovation, we would not have the matcha we love today. Sometimes, the old ways are not improved upon. Show more