#0994.E1 Meiji Shrine Museum Naturally Grown Ehime Yamacha Roasted Bancha Green Tea starry night stems of the leaves are

stems of the leaves are separated

Tsuji-san creates a very small micro-lot of tencha leaves for submission to tea competitions each year

white paper

If approved for a Lite

Harvest: Early May (88th day from the start of spring on the lunar calendar)

#0994.E1 Meiji Shrine Museum Naturally Grown Ehime Yamacha Roasted Bancha Green Tea starry night stems of the leaves are~Grown without the use of pesticides or chemical fertilizers~ This is a specially cultivated roasted bancha tea made using traditional farming methods that were used throughout Japan until the Meiji period. Grown in the mountainous regions of Ehime Prefecture, Yoshiichiro Onishi's tea leaves are fully matured until autumn and then sun dried. This tea is grown without the use of pesticides or chemical fertilizers.