Kurihara Tea Farm: Premium Blended Sencha 'Genji'

Award Winning Premium Sencha 'GENJI' 50g / 30g This premium Genji Sencha is Akio Kurihara's special blend created from spring harvested Saemidori and Ooiwase cultivars. The tea leaves are shaded for a little over a week before harvesting resulting in a beautiful delicate umami flavour in the tea. This tea was submitted to the Nihoncha Awards in 2026. Winning the top Platinum Award in the Mellow Tea/Fukamushi Sencha" category. This is the second time Genji has won a platinum award at the nihoncha Awards. The first was in 2024 in the blended category. This sencha has a delicate balance of vegetal sweetness, umami, and astringent flavours. Steeping Notes: 5g | 150-200ml | 60-70°C | 60sec Re-steep multiple times at cooler temperatures before raising the temperature and reducing steeping time for the last few steeps. Ingredients: Green tea Harvest: May 2026 Cultivars: Saemiori + Ooiwase Region: Yabemura village, Yame, Fukuoka Notes: Machine Harvested, Shaded for just over a week About Kurihara Tea Farm: Specialists in gyokuro tea leaf cultivation and processing, the Kurihara family began in 1922 as a wholesaler. In 1942 the first master decided to move his wholesale business to the Yame region, famed for its Yamecha, and start growing tea himself. His son, Kippei Kurihara is now a respected member of the Yame City legislature while sons Yuji and Akio begin to take over the tea agriculture business.