A single cultivar, single estate micro batch carefully picked by the Kaneta Ota Tea Garden and processed into light steamed sencha or asamushicha. Cultivar: Yume Suruga. 

Growing tea on the steep hills of the Tenryu region in Western Shizuoka for over 50 years, tea farmer Ota Masataka is a master farmer and tea craftsman, producing award winning teas sought after by tea connoisseurs throughout Japan. 

Steeping Recommendation - Warm Water Steeping

• 1st Steeping - Tea: 5g. Time: 2 min. Water: 60C/140F degrees, 100 ml.
• 2nd Steeping - Time: 10 sec. Water: 70C/158F degrees, 100 ml.
• 3rd+ Steeping - Time: 30 sec. Water: 70C/158F degrees, 200 ml.

Product Info

• Ingredients: Green tea
• Cultivar: Yume Suruga
• Harvest: Spring
• Batch: 10kg micro batch
• Farm: Kaneta Ota Tea Garden
• Refinement: Maruyama Tea
• Packing: Yunomi
• Region: Shizuoka, Japan
• Steaming: Light
  

Kaneta Ota Tea Garden

Included among the 130+ awards that Ota Masataka, the tea garden master, has won over the years, are the Emperor's Cup awarded as a special honor to the country's top farmers, and the top National Tea Competition Minister's Award...3 years straight from 2017 - 2019 in the 4kg Sencha category.