This section offers unique tea products other than from featured farmers.
Sencha Yama no Ibuki – Yame, Fukuoka
¥1,900This tea tastes like a breath of fresh mountain air. Please also enjoy the savory taste and aroma of firing. It has a refreshing taste and a clean, crisp aftertaste.
Matcha – Handpicked Tsuyuhikari – Ceremonial Grade – Nishio, Aichi
¥6,710This handpicked tsuyuhikari matcha was offered at the Japanese Tea Marathon in 2021, and many were fascinated with the tastes. The sweet fragrance like sakura mochi, a Japanese pink rice cake filled with sweet bean paste wrapped with a salted cherry leaf. Strong umami and sweetness, and comfortable aftertaste like avocado.
Gyokuro Sou – Shibushi, Kagoshima
¥4,860The area where Mr. Sakamoto’s tea field is said to have been cultivated by monks(僧=sou) to relieve famine in the past. Enjoy its milky flavor, grain-like aroma, and refreshing aftertaste that lingers on your tongue.
Matcha Zen -Ceremonial Grade – Shibushi, Kagoshima
¥6,480This is Mr. Sakamoto’s highest grade Matcha. Savor its rich umami taste across your entire palate. Its color is beautiful, making it a matcha that delights your heart. First, savor the umami flavor, followed by a hint of bitterness. Finally, enjoy the wonderful aftertaste.
Matcha – Handpicked Saemidori – Ceremonial Grade – Nishio, Aichi
¥6,710This sweetness surpasses any of Akahori-san’s matcha teas. Intense and long shading period preserved more umami and green chlorophyll. Creamy and rich egg-like flavor. Floral scent. Suppressed bitterness and astringency.
Sencha Kirari – Yame, Fukuoka
¥2,650Harashima-san’s new single cultivar sencha is now available. The color of the tea is very beautiful and full of umami. It has a fresh taste, high aroma, and a long-lasting aftertaste.
Handpicked Gyokuro Bud Tea Mecha – Shibushi, Kagoshima
¥3,780Bud tea is made from the buds produced when hand-picked tea leaves are made into final products. Since it is the bud of one bud and two leaves, it is rarely available due to its small quantity. Please enjoy the rich umami taste by brewing with lower-temperature water.
Tencha – Usuore – Kyoto
¥3,680This tea is made from overlapping Tencha leaves. Tencha leaves are thin like flakes, but if they overlap, the tea farmers cannot grind the leaves well with a mill to make a matcha powder. So they are taken out. The tea leaves taken out have a lot of umami and taste like refined Uji gyokuro. Please brew it in the same way as gyokuro and enjoy.
Matcha – Tsuki – Ceremonial Grade – Kyoto
¥6,800This matcha is produced by a Uji tea farmer who is one of the top-ranked organic tencha growers in Japan.
Blend of mainly “Asahi”, “Samidori”, and “Yama no Ibuki”. The tea has a beautiful watercolor appearance, sweet aroma, and well-balanced taste. Please enjoy the sweetness of “Asahi,” the mildness of “Samidori,” and the bitterness of “Yama no Ibuki”.
Gyokuro Tenmei – Award-winning Tea – Shibushi, Kagoshima
¥9,820This tea won an award at the National Tea Competition. It has a wonderful aroma and a taste that delights the entire mouth. No matter how many times you brew it, you will find yourself murmuring, “Delicious…”.
Black Tea Benifuki Spring Harvest – Yame, Fukuoka
¥1,800This tea won a five-star award at a Japanese premium tea contest. The last remaining tea was specially provided to us. Please try Mr. Harashima’s best black tea. Limited quantity.
Matcha – Saemidori – Ceremonial Grade – Nishio, Aichi
¥4,460Nishio Matcha harvested by machine and Saemidori cultivar. Mr. Akabori’s matcha is carefully ground on millstones. The tea is light in taste and has a low level of astringency and bitterness.
