Collection: Sencha

Sencha (煎茶) is produced from the first and second flushes of the stem, shoot, and part of the opened leaves from the green tea plant and then steam-pressed. The tea plant for sencha is grown under full sunlight which gives the tea leaves a greenish-golden color with natural tasting notes. 

Sencha is the most well-known variety of green tea and the most popular kind in Japan. To make sencha, tea leaves are steamed within a few hours after harvest, thus stopping the oxidation process, then rolled into needles, thus making sure that the leaves' natural green color is preserved.

This process also helps the leaves retain their fragrance and components. Our premium collection of sencha comes from all over Kyushu, directly sourced from small single-estate farmers who have spent years pouring their skills and knowledge into their tea. Thanks to a mild climate, sencha from the Kyushu region is usually sweeter and richer in umami than in other areas in Japan.