\nProduction capacity: About 1300 kg per year. The family only harvests the spring first flush harvest.
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Farm Introduction
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According to Hiroki Murakami, who will become the farm's 4th generation master, the family doesn't know exactly when they started farming tea, though his great-grandfather was the one who built their first processing factory in the late 19th century.
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Based in the Yoshiwara district, a mountainous region famous for its sea of clouds within the municipality of Shizuoka City, the family produces about 2 tons of tea altogether per year (first and second flushes).
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Their leaves are mostly processed as a near-fukamushi (deep steamed), a steaming technique that creates a tea that has fukashimicha's deep, opaque green color and sweetness, but while also retaining much of the leaf's shape.
Osada Tea helped us place bids at the 2024 National Tea Competition auction providing Yunomi Tea Enthusiasts access to the 5th place winning Kabusecha cultivated by the tea farmers of the Konishi Tea Coop in Ayabe Village in northern Kyoto.
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The 5th place award is the 全国茶商工業協同組合連合会理事長賞 (Japan Tea Association Chairman's Award)
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The coop has won many awards over the years at all levels of Japan's tea competitions including the National level.
Osada Tea helped us place bids at the 2024 National Tea Competition auction providing Yunomi Tea Enthusiasts access to the 5th place winning Kabusecha cultivated by the tea farmers of the Konishi Tea Coop in Ayabe Village in northern Kyoto.
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The 5th place award is the 全国茶商工業協同組合連合会理事長賞 (Japan Tea Association Chairman's Award)
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The coop has won many awards over the years at all levels of Japan's tea competitions including the National level.
From the fields of family-operated tea farm, Tomizawa Tea Garden, a shincha shaded for 24 days before early May harvest (making it a gyokuro).
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Kumamoto Prefecture is not known for its gyokuro, but it is the largest producer of Tamaryokucha. After the earthquake that hit Tomizawa-san's town, Mashiki, Tomizawa-san took over a tea field for a farmer who decided to give up on tea farming. Instead of simply making tea as with his other fields, he decided to experiment with making gyokuro, something almost unheard of in the region, as a small effort to help revitalize the region. The umami, bitterness, astringency in this tea is representative of the terroir of Mashiki Village, Kumamoto.
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Tomizawa-san's actually words for those who want to study tea in Japanese: 玉露を作ろうと思った理由：地震で離農した農家さんの茶畑を引き継ぐことになり、ただ普通に作るのではなく、復興の第一歩になるような取り組みをしたく、今まで熊本では殆ど作られていなかった玉露の栽培に取り組み始めました。さらに、熊本という地域柄、玉緑茶の国内最大の産地であることから、玉緑茶での玉露製造に挑戦しています。旨みや、苦み、渋み、熊本益城の地域、テロワールを感じて頂けると思います。
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As a steamed tamaryokucha (or guricha), the leaves are not rolled into straight needles as you would see with sencha, but rather left slightly curled by skipping the last rolling step
3rd to 4th - Time: 30-60 sec. Water 80C/175F, 200 ml.
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The umami flavor is mostly extracted after the 1st steeping, and you steep at a hotter temperature afterward in order to extract the more bitter flavors (and the last of the umami). We recommend the second steep to be quick -- in and out, since the leaves are primed for extraction.
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In general, use hotter temperature & longer steeping time for a more astringent tea, use cold water or ice steeping for a very sweet tea.
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Product Info
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\nIngredients: Green tea \n
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Cultivar: Yabukita
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Harvest: May 14, 2020 (Shaded for 24 days)
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Processing: Regular steaming, last step to straighten leaves skipped (creating a tamaryokucha or more specifically guricha)
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\nRegion: Mashiki, Kumamoto
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This tea is grown without pesticides or chemical fertilizers. Enjoy pure, natural flavors with every sip, knowing you're supporting sustainable farming practices.
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Vendor Info
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The Tomizawa Tea Garden has over 85 years of tea farming history in Kumamoto Prefecture, and have received many famous tea awards in Japan. The family grows tea with a lot of sunlight and Kumamoto’s natural ground water famous for its clean and beautiful taste.
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In April 2016, Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture affected by the Kumamoto Earthquakes with main shock at magnitude 7.0. The earthquakes have resulted in 48 deaths, 3000 injuries, and nearly 200,000 people evacuated to shelters in the aftermath.
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Tomizawa Tea garden also had been affected by this earthquake losing their tea shop. However, they used this opportunity to rebuild their shop in 2018, calling it the Greentea.Lab.
From the fields of family-operated tea farm, Tomizawa Tea Garden, a shincha shaded for 24 days before early May harvest (making it a gyokuro).
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Kumamoto Prefecture is not known for its gyokuro, but it is the largest producer of Tamaryokucha. After the earthquake that hit Tomizawa-san's town, Mashiki, Tomizawa-san took over a tea field for a farmer who decided to give up on tea farming. Instead of simply making tea as with his other fields, he decided to experiment with making gyokuro, something almost unheard of in the region, as a small effort to help revitalize the region. The umami, bitterness, astringency in this tea is representative of the terroir of Mashiki Village, Kumamoto.
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Tomizawa-san's actually words for those who want to study tea in Japanese: 玉露を作ろうと思った理由：地震で離農した農家さんの茶畑を引き継ぐことになり、ただ普通に作るのではなく、復興の第一歩になるような取り組みをしたく、今まで熊本では殆ど作られていなかった玉露の栽培に取り組み始めました。さらに、熊本という地域柄、玉緑茶の国内最大の産地であることから、玉緑茶での玉露製造に挑戦しています。旨みや、苦み、渋み、熊本益城の地域、テロワールを感じて頂けると思います。
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As a steamed tamaryokucha (or guricha), the leaves are not rolled into straight needles as you would see with sencha, but rather left slightly curled by skipping the last rolling step
3rd to 4th - Time: 30-60 sec. Water 80C/175F, 200 ml.
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The umami flavor is mostly extracted after the 1st steeping, and you steep at a hotter temperature afterward in order to extract the more bitter flavors (and the last of the umami). We recommend the second steep to be quick -- in and out, since the leaves are primed for extraction.
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In general, use hotter temperature & longer steeping time for a more astringent tea, use cold water or ice steeping for a very sweet tea.
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Product Info
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\nIngredients: Green tea \n
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Cultivar: Yabukita
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Harvest: May 14, 2020 (Shaded for 24 days)
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Processing: Regular steaming, last step to straighten leaves skipped (creating a tamaryokucha or more specifically guricha)
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\nRegion: Mashiki, Kumamoto
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This tea is grown without pesticides or chemical fertilizers. Enjoy pure, natural flavors with every sip, knowing you're supporting sustainable farming practices.
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Vendor Info
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The Tomizawa Tea Garden has over 85 years of tea farming history in Kumamoto Prefecture, and have received many famous tea awards in Japan. The family grows tea with a lot of sunlight and Kumamoto’s natural ground water famous for its clean and beautiful taste.
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In April 2016, Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture affected by the Kumamoto Earthquakes with main shock at magnitude 7.0. The earthquakes have resulted in 48 deaths, 3000 injuries, and nearly 200,000 people evacuated to shelters in the aftermath.
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Tomizawa Tea garden also had been affected by this earthquake losing their tea shop. However, they used this opportunity to rebuild their shop in 2018, calling it the Greentea.Lab.
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The uji midori cultivar was selected in 1985 from a seed of zairai (native) tea bushes from Uji. It is a cultivar that was developed to suit the terroir of Kyoto Prefecture.
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Grown on a south facing hillside, the fields have good exposure to the sun and wind. Combining the strong summer sun, more mature leaves, and the two-week covering technique used in producing Obubu's Kabuse Sencha, the characteristic of Kirameki no Sencha leaves is that its sweetness is light and refreshing.
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Kabusecha, sometimes called Kabuse Sencha, is a tea that is shaded for approximately two weeks. Shading the tea leaves cuts out the sunlight that reaches the plant and forces the plant to retain more L-theanine (creating the savory umami flavor), and reduces catechins (the antioxidant which produces astringency). This results in a balanced tea that is rich and savory.
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Kabusecha was most often used as a blender -- combined with sencha to increase the quality of a large volume of sencha, or with gyokuro (tea shaded for approximately 3 weeks) to increase the quantity of gyokuro. Recently, it is sold by itself as more farmers attempt to create unique products for the market.
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Tea farmer Shinichi Kihara inherited his farm from his father and follows an agricultural philosophy that prohibits the use of fertilizer and pesticides (synthetic, natural, organic or otherwise). This type of agricultural, called Shumei Natural Agriculture, aims to produce food that is as natural as possible. For this reason, the flavor profile attained will be different from other Kabusecha found on this site.
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Flavor Guide
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\nSavoriness (umami): ★★★
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\nSweetness (amami): ★★★
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\nAstringency (shibumi): ★★
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\nBrewed Leaves: After steeping 3-4 times, the used leaves will be soft and can be eaten as a salad.
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Product Info
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\nIngredients: Green tea
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\nCultivar: Gokou (御香）
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\nHarvest Season: Spring
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\nCultivation Notes: Shaded for 2 weeks before harvesting. Harvested by machine.
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\nProcessing Notes: New spring leaves are steamed, rolled, and dried immediately after harvesting.
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\nProducer: Shinichi Kihara (farmer, processor)
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\nLocation: Uji City, Kyoto
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\nSize / # of Fields: 3500 sq meters / 3 fields
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\nAltitude: Approx 500 meters
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\nPhoto from 2022 harvest
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Kabusecha, sometimes called Kabuse Sencha, is a tea that is shaded for approximately two weeks. Shading the tea leaves cuts out the sunlight that reaches the plant and forces the plant to retain more L-theanine (creating the savory umami flavor), and reduces catechins (the antioxidant which produces astringency). This results in a balanced tea that is rich and savory.
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Kabusecha was most often used as a blender -- combined with sencha to increase the quality of a large volume of sencha, or with gyokuro (tea shaded for approximately 3 weeks) to increase the quantity of gyokuro. Recently, it is sold by itself as more farmers attempt to create unique products for the market.
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Tea farmer Shinichi Kihara inherited his farm from his father and follows an agricultural philosophy that prohibits the use of fertilizer and pesticides (synthetic, natural, organic or otherwise). This type of agricultural, called Shumei Natural Agriculture, aims to produce food that is as natural as possible. For this reason, the flavor profile attained will be different from other Kabusecha found on this site.
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Flavor Guide
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\nSavoriness (umami): ★★★
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\nSweetness (amami): ★★★
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\nAstringency (shibumi): ★★
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\nBrewed Leaves: After steeping 3-4 times, the used leaves will be soft and can be eaten as a salad.
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\nIngredients: Green tea
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\nCultivar: Gokou (御香）
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\nHarvest Season: Spring
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\nCultivation Notes: Shaded for 2 weeks before harvesting. Harvested by machine.
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\nProcessing Notes: New spring leaves are steamed, rolled, and dried immediately after harvesting.
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\nProducer: Shinichi Kihara (farmer, processor)
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\nLocation: Uji City, Kyoto
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\nSize / # of Fields: 3500 sq meters / 3 fields
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\nAltitude: Approx 500 meters
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\nPhoto from 2022 harvest
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Osada Tea helped us place bids at the 2024 National Tea Competition auction providing Yunomi Tea Enthusiasts access to the 2nd place winning Kabusecha cultivated by the tea farmers of the Nakata Tea Garden (両丹いきいきファーム) in Ayabe Village in northern Kyoto.
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Product Info
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Osada Tea helped us place bids at the 2024 National Tea Competition auction providing Yunomi Tea Enthusiasts access to the 5th place winning Kabusecha cultivated by the tea farmers of the Konishi Tea Coop in Ayabe Village in northern Kyoto.
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The 5th place award is the 全国茶商工業協同組合連合会理事長賞 (Japan Tea Association Chairman's Award)
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Osada Tea helped us place bids at the 2024 National Tea Competition auction providing Yunomi Tea Enthusiasts access to the 2nd place winning Kabusecha cultivated by the tea farmers of the Nakata Tea Garden (両丹いきいきファーム) in Ayabe Village in northern Kyoto.
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The 2nd place award is the Ministry of Agriculture Farming Division Manager Award 農林水産省農産局長賞 at the National Tea Competition
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\n3rd+ Steeping -Time: 30 sec. Water: 70C/158F degrees, 200 ml.\n
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This set includes 30 grams of each of the following teas packaged in beautiful gift cans and a gift box.
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\n2nd Place Kamairicha at the 2024 National Tea Competition from the award winning Kai Tea Garden in Miyazaki
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\n2nd Place Kabusecha at the 2024 National Tea Competition from the award winning Nakata Tea Garden in Ayabe, Kyoto
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\n5th Place Kabusecha at the 2024 National Tea Competition from the award winning Konishi tea cooperative in Ayabe, Kyoto
The amounts above are guidelines. Adjust to preference. More leaf or less water creates a more concentrated tea; higher temperature creates a more bitter tea.
The 7th Tea Master of Chikumeido Shizuoka Tea, Nishimura Eiji, nearly a century ago was one of the first tea purveyors to begin selling kabusecha. Then it was known as hot water gyokuro (netto gyokuro) and farmers covered their tea plants with straw (warakake) to shade the leaves. Today, Chikumeido continues the tradition with their warakake series.
\nBest by date: We always ship with at least 3 months left. (Standard period for best recommended quality is 9 months after production.)
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About Chikumeido Shizuoka Tea
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Chikumeido Shizuoka Tea itself is one of Japan's oldest companies, established in 1781 at the beginning of the reign of the 11th Tokugawa Shogun, Ienari, by founder Nishimura Shoatsu Tadazane. The 7th tea master, Nishimura Eiji, who created this product, is also credited with popularizing the term \"hot water gyokuro\" - what we call today Kabusecha (Warakake series from Chikumeido).
The 7th Tea Master of Chikumeido Shizuoka Tea, Nishimura Eiji, nearly a century ago was one of the first tea purveyors to begin selling kabusecha. Then it was known as hot water gyokuro (netto gyokuro) and farmers covered their tea plants with straw (warakake) to shade the leaves. Today, Chikumeido continues the tradition with their warakake series.
\nBest by date: We always ship with at least 3 months left. (Standard period for best recommended quality is 9 months after production.)
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About Chikumeido Shizuoka Tea
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Chikumeido Shizuoka Tea itself is one of Japan's oldest companies, established in 1781 at the beginning of the reign of the 11th Tokugawa Shogun, Ienari, by founder Nishimura Shoatsu Tadazane. The 7th tea master, Nishimura Eiji, who created this product, is also credited with popularizing the term \"hot water gyokuro\" - what we call today Kabusecha (Warakake series from Chikumeido).
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The 7th Tea Master of Chikumeido Shizuoka Tea, Nishimura Eiji, nearly a century ago was one of the first tea purveyors to begin selling kabusecha. Then it was known as hot water gyokuro (netto gyokuro) and farmers covered their tea plants with straw (warakake) to shade the leaves. Today, Chikumeido continues the tradition with their warakake series.
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Ryoku-oh or Green king is the second highest grade in the Warakake series.
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\nIngredients: Green Tea
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\nStorage: Store airtight in cool, dry location.
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\nBest by date: We always ship with at least 3 months left. (Standard period for best recommended quality is 9 months after production.)
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About Chikumeido Shizuoka Tea
\n
Chikumeido Shizuoka Tea itself is one of Japan's oldest companies, established in 1781 at the beginning of the reign of the 11th Tokugawa Shogun, Ienari, by founder Nishimura Shoatsu Tadazane. The 7th tea master, Nishimura Eiji, who created this product, is also credited with popularizing the term \"hot water gyokuro\" - what we call today Kabusecha (Warakake series from Chikumeido).
The 7th Tea Master of Chikumeido Shizuoka Tea, Nishimura Eiji, nearly a century ago was one of the first tea purveyors to begin selling kabusecha. Then it was known as hot water gyokuro (netto gyokuro) and farmers covered their tea plants with straw (warakake) to shade the leaves. Today, Chikumeido continues the tradition with their warakake series.
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Ryoku-oh or Green king is the second highest grade in the Warakake series.
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\nIngredients: Green Tea
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\nStorage: Store airtight in cool, dry location.
\n
\nBest by date: We always ship with at least 3 months left. (Standard period for best recommended quality is 9 months after production.)
\n
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About Chikumeido Shizuoka Tea
\n
Chikumeido Shizuoka Tea itself is one of Japan's oldest companies, established in 1781 at the beginning of the reign of the 11th Tokugawa Shogun, Ienari, by founder Nishimura Shoatsu Tadazane. The 7th tea master, Nishimura Eiji, who created this product, is also credited with popularizing the term \"hot water gyokuro\" - what we call today Kabusecha (Warakake series from Chikumeido).
The 7th Tea Master of Chikumeido Shizuoka Tea, Nishimura Eiji, nearly a century ago was one of the first tea purveyors to begin selling kabusecha. Then it was known as hot water gyokuro (netto gyokuro) and farmers covered their tea plants with straw (warakake) to shade the leaves. Today, Chikumeido continues the tradition with their warakake series.
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Kaorisenri - a thousand miles (a ) of aroma - is the 3rd highest grade in the Warakake series and uses a blend of slightly more deeply steamed regularly steaming leaf from the Makinohara plains of shizuoka.
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\nIngredients: Green Tea
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\nStorage: Store airtight in cool, dry location.
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\nBest by date: We always ship with at least 3 months left. (Standard period for best recommended quality is 9 months after production.)
\n
\n
About Chikumeido Shizuoka Tea
\n
Chikumeido Shizuoka Tea itself is one of Japan's oldest companies, established in 1781 at the beginning of the reign of the 11th Tokugawa Shogun, Ienari, by founder Nishimura Shoatsu Tadazane. The 7th tea master, Nishimura Eiji, who created this product, is also credited with popularizing the term \"hot water gyokuro\" - what we call today Kabusecha (Warakake series from Chikumeido).
The 7th Tea Master of Chikumeido Shizuoka Tea, Nishimura Eiji, nearly a century ago was one of the first tea purveyors to begin selling kabusecha. Then it was known as hot water gyokuro (netto gyokuro) and farmers covered their tea plants with straw (warakake) to shade the leaves. Today, Chikumeido continues the tradition with their warakake series.
\n
Kaorisenri - a thousand miles (a ) of aroma - is the 3rd highest grade in the Warakake series and uses a blend of slightly more deeply steamed regularly steaming leaf from the Makinohara plains of shizuoka.
\n
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\nIngredients: Green Tea
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\nStorage: Store airtight in cool, dry location.
\n
\nBest by date: We always ship with at least 3 months left. (Standard period for best recommended quality is 9 months after production.)
\n
\n
About Chikumeido Shizuoka Tea
\n
Chikumeido Shizuoka Tea itself is one of Japan's oldest companies, established in 1781 at the beginning of the reign of the 11th Tokugawa Shogun, Ienari, by founder Nishimura Shoatsu Tadazane. The 7th tea master, Nishimura Eiji, who created this product, is also credited with popularizing the term \"hot water gyokuro\" - what we call today Kabusecha (Warakake series from Chikumeido).
The 7th Tea Master of Chikumeido Shizuoka Tea, Nishimura Eiji, nearly a century ago was one of the first tea purveyors to begin selling kabusecha. Then it was known as hot water gyokuro (netto gyokuro) and farmers covered their tea plants with straw (warakake) to shade the leaves. Today, Chikumeido continues the tradition with their warakake series.
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Tenmei - light of heaven - is the 4th highest grade in the Warakake series and is a blend that creates a perfect balance between umami savoriness and grassy bitternes.
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\nIngredients: Green Tea
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\nStorage: Store airtight in cool, dry location.
\n
\nBest by date: We always ship with at least 3 months left. (Standard period for best recommended quality is 9 months after production.)
\n
\n
About Chikumeido Shizuoka Tea
\n
Chikumeido Shizuoka Tea itself is one of Japan's oldest companies, established in 1781 at the beginning of the reign of the 11th Tokugawa Shogun, Ienari, by founder Nishimura Shoatsu Tadazane. The 7th tea master, Nishimura Eiji, who created this product, is also credited with popularizing the term \"hot water gyokuro\" - what we call today Kabusecha (Warakake series from Chikumeido).
The 7th Tea Master of Chikumeido Shizuoka Tea, Nishimura Eiji, nearly a century ago was one of the first tea purveyors to begin selling kabusecha. Then it was known as hot water gyokuro (netto gyokuro) and farmers covered their tea plants with straw (warakake) to shade the leaves. Today, Chikumeido continues the tradition with their warakake series.
\n
Tenmei - light of heaven - is the 4th highest grade in the Warakake series and is a blend that creates a perfect balance between umami savoriness and grassy bitternes.
\n
\n
\nIngredients: Green Tea
\n
\nStorage: Store airtight in cool, dry location.
\n
\nBest by date: We always ship with at least 3 months left. (Standard period for best recommended quality is 9 months after production.)
\n
\n
About Chikumeido Shizuoka Tea
\n
Chikumeido Shizuoka Tea itself is one of Japan's oldest companies, established in 1781 at the beginning of the reign of the 11th Tokugawa Shogun, Ienari, by founder Nishimura Shoatsu Tadazane. The 7th tea master, Nishimura Eiji, who created this product, is also credited with popularizing the term \"hot water gyokuro\" - what we call today Kabusecha (Warakake series from Chikumeido).
Kabusecha refers to green tea leaves that have been shaded for enough time to create a strong umami flavor though not as strong as gyokuro. This is generally about two weeks of shading before harvest, and generally the shading is a direct covering for machines harvesting though some farms do handpick the leaf. Generally, it also refers to steamed leaves, so it may be considered a form of sencha, including fukamushicha if deep steamed or asamushicha if light steamed.
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