Room puppets were toys of Japanese feudal lords during the Edo period. This one serves tea to guests. Manual Tea Processing . Tea Production . The Crystal Leaf Tea Factory .
Photos show the garden, the factory, and a series of pictures on withering, sorting and packaging.
Ekanayaka's Tea Garden . Interesting graphic shows how long it takes for the various chemicals in tea to be released into water. A German site from a commercial vendor. Frames are disconcerting, but the one in the top, left-hand side has general information about tea. Tea-bag Collecting .