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 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 Competition Temomi Shincha
This tea is currently unavailable. For an excellent alternative, please try our popular Kagoshima Saemidori Sencha Organic offering. Kagoshima Saemidori Sencha Organic. Long, thin needles of lustrous dark emerald produce a yellow jade liquor exhibiting a wonderful balance of complex sweet and savory notes. A very sweet, buttery mouth feel complements rich umami notes and a fresh vegetal quality that lingers into the finish.
Out of Stock Quick Shop Complete Competition Grade Matcha Gift Set
Perfect for the Matcha lover, this complete gift set includes a 30g tin of our Organic Competition Grade Matcha, an 8 oz. white Matcha bowl, a bamboo whisk and a bamboo Matcha scoop. Beautifully packaged in a white gift box.
Please note that the tin label cannot be personalized.
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 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 Gyokuro (lit. Jewel Dew)
The finest Japanese green tea, only shade-grown tips are used for Gyokuro. Prized for its delicate flavor and natural sweetness.
Out of Stock Quick Shop Japanese Black Benifuki Organic
Although somewhat rare, black tea has been cultivated and produced in Japan for almost 150 years. Production is limited and seldom exported. This offering is produced in Kagoshima prefecture from the Benifuki cultivar. The neat, dark brown leaves yield a smooth, rich liquor with no astringency. A light grape-like sweetness may be found in the aroma. The cup is lively, with a light spicy/woody hint and a honey note that develops over time. Best enjoyed plain.
Out of Stock Quick Shop Japanese Cherry Green Tea
Japanese green tea provides the premium tea base for this naturally flavored selection. Notes of sweet cherry are pronounced in both the aroma and the cup, lingering long into the finish. A whisper of vanilla complements the cherry flavor. Great hot or iced.
Out of Stock Quick Shop Japanese Gabalong
This unique selection is created using nitrogen during the production process. The resulting leaves contain the substance GABA (Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid). The bright green leaves infuse a rich yellow-jade liquor with intense buttery notes and oceanic hints. A truly satisfying cup.
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 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 Japanese Sun Rouge
This selection has an interesting pedigree, being a mix of two special varietals. The result is a cup somewhat akin to a Kenyan purple tea, with its lavender-brown colored liquor. The aroma has a toasty/nutty sweetness. The cup is delicate and smooth with sweet herbaceous notes and hints of flowers and melon.