Matcha is a green tea made by grinding tencha (tea leaves that have been steamed and dried without rolling) into a powder using a stone mill or similar equipment. It differs from common sencha and other teas in its cultivation method and processing steps, and is consumed by drinking the powder itself. This definition is also explained by organizations such as the Japan Matcha Association.[^1]
Tea culture was established in Japan from the Kamakura period onward, and it is said that the tea brought from Song China by the Zen monk Eisai became its foundation. Cultivation developed in Uji, and the current tea ceremony culture was formed from the Muromachi period through the Azuchi-Momoyama period.[^2]
