Tea has been a vital part of Japan's heritage and culture for hundreds of years. The Japanese tea ceremony - which celebrates green matcha tea - is one of the most elaborate and sacred tea ceremonies in the world. Today, Japan is known around the globe for its clean, light green tea. Japan also produces high quality black teas and flavored teas.
Out of Stock Quick Shop Japanese Sencha
Delicate but brisk, this splendid green tea has a clean vegetal flavor. Rapidly gaining the recognition it deserves, this tea refreshes the palate with a hint of sweetness.
Out of Stock Quick Shop Gen-mai Cha
Literally, Gen-mai Cha means brown rice tea. Toasted and partially puffed rice is blended with large-leaf Sencha.
Out of Stock Quick Shop Season's Pick Japanese Sencha Organic
A sweet, delicate fragrance introduces this organic Japanese Sencha tea. The yellow-jade cup has a light vegetal character with savory hints of umami. A gentle sweetness complements the clean finish. A great value.
Out of Stock Quick Shop Sencha Special Grade Yamato
A superior grade of Sencha, with a brighter flavor and smoother finish than basic Sencha. Highly recommended.
Out of Stock Quick Shop Bancha First Grade Organic
First grade Bancha, produced during peak season, is a tea with herbaceous aroma, smooth character, and pale jade liquor. This is a tea with a full mouth feel, bright cup, and clean finish.
Out of Stock Quick Shop Organic Ho-ji Cha Kamakura
This roasted, organic tea is produced from first grade, bold-leaf Bancha. The flavorful infusion has a rich character, with complex, toasty notes.
Out of Stock Quick Shop Japanese Matcha Gen-mai Cha Premium Organic
This extraordinary grade of Matcha Gen-mai Cha is seldom seen outside of Japan. The components are of exceptional quality, and produce a harmonious, well-balanced infusion, which is eminently smooth. Toasted rice add a soothing, mellow quality to the complex vegetal flavor.
Out of Stock Quick Shop Organic KuKi Cha Green Kamakura
This is an organic green tea, produced from Camellia sinensis twigs. The mellow cup has delicate, fresh hay flavor notes. Naturally low in caffeine.
Out of Stock Quick Shop Gen-mai Cha Kamakura Organic
An organic version of this very popular tea. The liquor is aromatic and has the classic toasty, nutty flavor of this unique tea.
Out of Stock Quick Shop Organic Fukamushi Cha
This offering was grown using the Saemidori cultivar in Miyazaki prefecture, located on the island of Kyushu. Both the leaf and cup have a deep, dark green color and heady, rich aroma. The exquisite liquor has sweet, vegetal notes, a brothy mouth feel and pleasing, light astringency. The leaves are typical of the Fukamushi style, with both larger and small leaf pieces.
Out of Stock Quick Shop Kagoshima Kabuse Sencha
This top quality Kabuse Sencha is crafted in Kagoshima prefecture, located in the southern part of Kyushu. Processed in the traditional style, the leaves are shaded for the last 2-3 weeks before harvest. The result is a flavorful, brothy cup, with a sweet character and full, clean aftertaste. Produced from the Okumidori cultivar.
Out of Stock Quick Shop Sencha Yabukita Organic #2
This selection from Kirishima, in Kagoshima prefecture, is crafted from the Yabukita cultivar and usually reserved for the domestic market. The mouth feel has a decidedly brothy character, and the flavor has a classic "umami" aspect. A superb specimen of this style and grade.