Tea picking

宇治の茶畑で茶摘に専念する婦人達を撮影する｡宇治茶の誕生は13世紀中頃に後嵯峨天皇が宇治行幸の際に平等院小松茶園と木幡西浦茶園を開設したことに由来すると伝えられる｡近代には輸出用の茶が増加し､京都府や農商務省の指導により同業組合や製茶会社が創立され､品種の改良と増産がはかられた｡背後に見える寺院の場所は不明である｡This photo captures women picking tea leaves at a tea farm in Uji. It is reported that Uji tea started when the Emperor Gosaga visited here in the mid thirteenth century and opened Komatsu and Kohata Nishiura Tea Garden. In recent years the tea for exporting purposes has increased. Consequently the tea union and the tea processing companies were established by the instruction of Kyoto Prefecture and the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce. Because of the efforts, the quality improvement and production increase were made. The location of the temple visible in the back is not clear