Ranking of Japanese Black Tea Producing Brands: What Are the Characteristics and Taste of Japanese Black Tea?

Last updated 2026-11-08 — Although rarely mentioned in the world of black tea, Japan is also one of the black tea producing regions. Though production is limited, black tea is grown from as far north as Nagano to as far south as Okinawa. As a result, locally produced black tea can occasionally be found in Japanese tea shops and specialty black tea stores. The cultivation of black tea in Japan began in the early Meiji period during the 1870s. At that time, the global trend had already...