Green tea mainly comes from China and Japan. Although Japan is more commonly associated with green tea, China is actually the bigger producer. Its most popular green tea is Longjing or Dragon Well, and it comes from the Longjin No. 43 cultivar.
Meanwhile, in Japan, the most common green tea is Sencha, and the cultivar mainly responsible for producing it is the Yabukita. It comprises about 85 percent of the country's entire tea production. Farmers favor it for large-scale production because of its high yield, frost resistance, and ability to thrive in various locations.
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