Shincha tea is one of the most popular green teas. Find out why and which ones we have on offer in 2024.

Our prices will rise on Jan. 1, 2022 - background & details

As of 1.1.2022, we will generally increase the prices. Background & details of the increase you can read in this article.

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Toshimi-san - 60 hectares pollution-free tea farm

Toshimi-san produces for us the sweet and aromatic Genmaicha without pesticides or chemical fertilizers. He runs his large tea farm in Kirishima, Kagoshima.

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Iwakura-san - Traditional tea cultivation in Shizuoka

Iwakura-san produces for us the aromatic & sweet Kabusecha without pesticides or chemical fertilizers. Together with his son, he runs his tea farm in Shimada, Shizuoka

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Green tea from Japan - what varieties are there?

In Japan there is a great variety of green teas. One more reason to tell you about the most important varieties and their variants.

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Hasegawa-san from Shizuoka: our matcha and its story

Yoshiaki Hasegawa has been growing his own tea for over 60 years. He has had his own small tea farm in the famous Shizuoka province since 1979. Shizuoka is famous for green tea...

Mr. Yoshiharu from Kakegawa- against the tide with organic matcha in Japan

Mr. Yoshiharu Matushita produces Matcha No2 for us. Not only has he been growing green tea for over 40 years, but he is constantly researching organic tea cultivation.

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Mr. Haruki - son of green tea pioneers from Miyazaki

Haruki-san is the youngest tea farmer SHO CHA has worked with. He has been running his own farm on the island of Kyushu in southwestern Japan for 17 years.

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Mr. Takayuki from Miyazaki - Shincha & Sencha

Mr. Takayuki was the first tea farmer for whose Sencha we immediately decided. This fruity Sencha is produced by Mr. Takayuki on his own tea farm....