Green tea

緑茶

The first tea was introduced into Japan more than 1000 years ago.
Since then, the long history of Japanese tea has always been with green teas.

Kamairicha

釜炒り茶

A cup of fresh wind — "清風の茶 seifu-no-cha" — loved by Japanese litterateurs in the 17th century.

Kamairicha Yamacha 02 Kochi 50 g

30.00 €

Kamairicha Yamacha 01 Kochi 50 g

46.00 €

Kamairicha Nagomiyutaka Miyazaki 50 g

26.00 €

Kamairicha Zairai Miyazaki 50 g

14.00 €

Kamairicha Zairai Miyazaki 30 g

9.00 €

Kamairicha Nagomiyutaka Miyazaki 25 g

14.00 €

Kamairicha Yamacha 01 Kochi 25 g

24.00 €

Kamairicha Yamacha 02 Kochi 25 g

16.00 €

Sencha

煎茶

The green tea which established the standards of the current Japanese tea.

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What is green tea?

緑茶ってなに？

Green tea is the group of non-oxydized tea characterized with its green color.

When you pick a plant leaf and leave it for a while, the color of the leaf changes from vivid green to something yellowish. This is the oxydization, and it happens because of the enzymes in the plant leaf itself.

To keep the beautiful green color, you can kill these enzymes by heating the leaves for a very short time. This is the basic principle of making green tea.

In Japan, green tea is the biggest and the most diverse category. Sencha (steemed), Matcha (shaded, steemed and milled), Kamairicha (pan-fired), Gyokuro (shaded and steemed).......these taste and look very different to each other, but they are all green teas. Such wide variation is closely related to the history and regional culture, making this tea category quite fascinating.