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Pure Japanese Green Tea

Pure Japanese Green Tea offers a unique and exquisite tea experience, known for its vibrant green color and umami-rich flavor. The teas are carefully steamed to preserve their freshness, producing a distinct taste profile that sets them apart from other green teas.

Brewing Instructions:

To brew pure Japanese Green Tea, heat water to 160-180°F (70-80°C) and pour it over 1 teaspoon of tea leaves per 8 ounces of water. Steep for 1-2 minutes, then strain the leaves and enjoy your tea.

History:

Green tea has been a part of Japanese culture for centuries, tracing its roots back to the arrival of tea seeds from China during the 9th century. The Japanese tea industry evolved independently, developing unique cultivation and processing techniques, such as the use of steaming to prevent oxidation, which helped create the characteristic flavor of Japanese green tea.

Possible Health Benefits:

Japanese Green Tea is packed with antioxidants, particularly catechins, which are believed to provide numerous health benefits. Research suggests that regular consumption of green tea may help lower the risk of heart disease, support weight loss, and improve cognitive function.

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Gyokuro (meaning "precious dew") is a shaded green tea and considered one of the finest green teas in Japan. Infusion produces a light green color and a deep, complex flavor. Gyokuro has a unique sweetness since shade allows the tea to retain a high Theanine and chlorophyll content.
$10.50 Gyokuro
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Because Hojicha is roasted it gives this tea a mellow, slightly nutty flavor. The roasting process also produces low-caffeine, making it a wonderful evening tea.
$3.75 Hojicha
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Kirameki Sencha ( ) - now called Kabuse Cha - carries the nuance of shimmering light as it dances on and through cool, refreshing water. The leaves produce tea that is light and refreshing, perfect as a cool drink to quench your thirst on hot summer days.

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 Kabuse Sencha, the characteristic of the tea leaves is that its sweetness is light and refreshing.

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Blend of tea leaves and roasted rice. The nutty and bright flavor of this tea makes it an American favorite.
$4.25 Genmai Cha
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Steamed japanese sencha with roasted rice and matcha. This tea is high in caffeine and goes wonderfully with sushi and sashimi. The rice gives it a toasty taste and the matcha adds a deep sweet green tea flavor.
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Organic Premium Sencha brews a bright, vegetal flavor that is slightly savory with a clean mineral finish. Robust enough to serve with food but is also delicious chilled. The second or third infusion yields a smooth, almost buttery mid-note.
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Kukicha, or twig tea, is a Japanese blend of green tea made of stems, stalks, and twigs, and has a nutty, slightly creamy flavor.

Uniquely flavorful, kukicha is also one of the preferred teas of the macrobiotic diet. Kukicha can also be added to juice to make a children's drink. Kukicha is a powerful antioxidant and is very low in caffeine, in fact the lowest in caffeine of all traditional teas.

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Compared to Sencha, Bancha has a more robust flavor and vivid yellow color. Additionally, leaves harvested in late summer receive more sunlight and thus contain more Catechin, which has a high antioxidant effect. Due to the second harvest quality of the leaves, the resulting tea is considered more of an affordable everyday tea in Japan that is enjoyed by young and old alike.
$3.25 Bancha
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Green Kukicha is a bright, fresh tea from Japan consisting of the yellow stems and green leaves of the tea plant. The resulting tea has less caffeine than green tea from leaves alone. In the cup, this tea produces a sweet vegetal taste true to Japanese teas with a hint of the ocean flavor.