Yamane-en: 2023 Kakegawa Fukamushicha Black Label 特選ブラック掛川茶 Yamane-en

Fukamushi sencha from Kakegawa region in Shizuoka Prefecture, famous throughout Japan as one of the major tea production regions.

This farm cooperative that made this deep steamed sencha has won the Regional Award at the 67th (2013) and 75th (2021) National Tea Competition under the division of Fukamushi Sencha. It has won 17+ awards over the last decade.

PRODUCT INFO

• Name: Kakegawa Fukamushicha
• Ingredients: green tea
• Cultivar: Blended (Yabukita main)
• Harvest: Spring
• Region: Kakegawa, Shizuoka
• Production notes: Deep steamed (steamed for 40-60 seconds in the initial processing phase resulting in more powder-like broken leaves and creating a fast-steeping, deep green, translucent tea).

Steeping Notes

• First steeping: Tea: 5g. Time: 30 sec. Water: 70C/158F, 240 ml.
• Second steeping: Time: 10 sec. Water: 80C/176F, 240 ml.
• Third steeping: Time: 40 sec. Water: 80C/176F, 240 ml.

Vendor Info

• Name: Yamane-en Tea Shop, a small tea shop in Tokyo operated by the Shiobara family.
• Location: 3-34-1 Sugamo, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN
• Established: About 60 years ago.

Yamane-en is a family-operated tea shop based near Sugamo Station on the Yamanote Loop Line in Tokyo and run by tea master Michio Shiobara. With 40 years of experience in the Japanese tea industry behind him, Shiobara-san offers unique teas sourced from small villages throughout Japan as well as a number of tisanes popular in Japan for their health benefits.