▁Green ▁Te a ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁bl ended ▁tea ▁for ▁other ▁places ▁of ▁production , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁getting ▁famous ▁as ▁its ▁own ▁brand ▁with ▁more ▁rig orous ▁standards ▁these ▁days . ▁The ▁name , ▁K ag osh ima ▁Green ▁Te a , ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁since ▁about ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁Production ▁The ▁largest ▁cultiv ation ▁area ▁of ▁tea ▁which ▁is ▁around ▁the ▁N ans ats u ▁plate au ▁r anging ▁from ▁Min ami - K y ush u ▁City ▁to ▁Mak ur az aki ▁account ▁for ▁ 4 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁cultiv ation ▁area ▁of ▁tea ▁in ▁K ag osh ima . ▁Other ▁important ▁areas ▁are ▁around ▁K ag osh ima , ▁from ▁S ats uma ▁town ▁to ▁Kir ish ima ▁and ▁from ▁Sh ib ush i ▁to ▁So o . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁chief ▁priest ▁from ▁U ji ▁started ▁growing ▁tea ▁at ▁temple ▁in ▁Y osh im ats u , ▁K ag osh ima .( 1 3 1 9 ▁– ▁ 1 3 2 0 ) ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁to ▁grow ▁tea ▁in ▁K ag osh ima . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁E do ▁period ▁( 1 6 0 3 ▁– ▁ 1 8 6 7 ), ▁S ats uma ▁cl an ▁encourag ed ▁tea ▁cultiv ation ▁so ▁many ▁people ▁started ▁growing ▁tea ▁at ▁each ▁place ▁in ▁S ats uma ▁Province . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁the ▁northern ▁part ▁of ▁K ag osh ima , ▁from ▁Ak une ▁to ▁Y osh im ats u