Since the middle ages, however, teas were produced with various methods in various places in Japan including the method in which the leaves were steamed or boiled, then dried with sunlight, or using 'hoiro,' while in the early-modern times, the crumpling process was added.
しかし、世以降、全国各地では多様な製法による茶が生産されており、茶葉を蒸したり、湯がいたものを、日光や「ほいろ」で乾燥させ、近世には「揉む」工程が加わっていた。