Kyusu HAMON






Kyusu HAMON
"Hamon" refers to the fine ripples on the surface of water. This unique teapot features this pattern across its entire surface. Thanks to its integrated, all-around strainer, it is perfect for brewing all types of green tea, such as sencha, kabusecha, gyokuro, and even Chinese teas.
Origin: Tokoname, Japan
Dimensions: 10 cm wide (excluding handle), 6 cm high (excluding knob)
Capacity: approx. 370 ml
Material: glazed Tokoname clay
Weight: approx. 235 g
Strainer: built-in stainless steel strainer
Delivery: approx. 2-3 working days (Germany, other countries)
This traditional teapot is handcrafted in Japan and features a hand-applied "ripple" effect. The kyusu has a built-in tea strainer.
Weighing just 275 grams but with a 360-milliliter capacity, this teapot is particularly light yet still very generous.
Tokoname has been known worldwide for over 1000 years for its natural clay pottery. Throughout the city you can admire sights made of clay.
🌟 New 2026 harvest has arrived 💚 Fruity, slightly sweet, with notes of passion fruit and white peach 💚🌟
Our most popular green tea. This fruity, aromatic green tea from the first harvest of 2026 comes from Mr. Takayuki of Kobayashi (Miyazaki) on the southern island of Kyushu, Japan. Even the tea leaves themselves have a sweet, fruity aroma reminiscent of passionfruit or mango. The flavor is well-balanced, mild, fruity, and sweet. In addition to its sweetness and a hint of umami, this premium green tea also offers notes of white peach and passionfruit. Like all of our green teas, it is completely pesticide-free.
Variety: Sencha (loose-leaf green tea, unshaded)
Characteristics: aromatic, sweet & fruity, notes of passion fruit & white peach, top quality
Producer: Mr. Takayuki
Cultivation: No pesticides, herbicides, or chemical fertilizers
Origin: Kobayashi (Miyazaki), Japan
Harvest: 1st picking 2026
Cultivar: Yabukita
Content: 100g
Delivery: approx. 2-3 working days (Germany, other countries)
A set of 4 different Sencha green teas sourced directly from individual tea farmers in Japan: from Sencha to Kabusecha to Gyokuro, you can sample a wide range of our selection. Each package (30 g) is resealable and easily yields 4–5 teapots’ worth. And, of course, as always: 1 tea : 1 tea farmer, plus certified pesticide-free. This way, you can discover which green tea best suits your taste.
Varieties: 1x Sencha No. 1, 1x Kabusecha, 1x Hana Sencha, 1x Gyokuro No. 2
Cultivation: No pesticides, herbicides, or chemical fertilizers
Origin: Shizuoka , Miyazaki, and Kagoshima, Japan
Harvest: 2026
Contents: 120 g (4 × 30 g)
Delivery: approx. 2–3 business days (Germany, other countries)
🌟NEW🌸Hana (花) means “flower” or “blossom” in Japanese, and the name says it all: this green tea has a natural aroma of cherry blossoms thanks to the special Shizu cultivar (tea plant variety). A floral, aromatic premium green tea with a slightly sweet, fruity aftertaste and notes of light-colored grapes. The tea is as natural as possible to preserve its fresh flavor with floral notes: coarsely sorted, it contains some tea blossoms and stems, and the tea leaves have an almost wild appearance. It is produced by Susumu San from the small town of Kawane in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Variety: Sencha (loose-leaf green tea, unshaded)
Characteristics: floral, aromatic and mild, slightly fresh, good umami, delicate fruity notes in the aftertaste
Producer: Susumu San
Cultivation: no pesticides, herbicides, or chemical fertilizers
Origin: Kawane (Shizuoka), Japan
Harvest: 1st harvest 2026
Cultivar: Shizu
Content: 100g
Delivery: approx. 2-3 working days (Germany, other countries)
🌟NEW💚This Fukamushi Gyokuro is the premium green tea from Masayuki-san in Asahina, Shizuoka 🇯🇵 Traditionally shaded for 30 days using straw mats (komoto coverage cultivation). Asahina in Shizuoka is considered one of the three best regions for Gyokuro in Japan. Typical of high-quality green tea from this region, it is deeply steamed to produce an intense aroma, strong umami, and a full-bodied flavor. Particularly well-suited for multiple infusions.
Variety: Gyokuro (loose-leaf green tea, traditionally fully shaded for 30 days, 1–2 months of Kuradashi aging)
Characteristics: smooth, richly aromatic, high umami, slightly sweet/spicy, finely balanced
Producer: Masayuki San
Cultivation: JP (Japan)—Certified Organic, no pesticides, herbicides, or chemical fertilizers
Origin: Asahina , Shizuoka, Japan
Harvest: 1st picking 2026
Cultivar: Yabukita
Shading: traditional method using straw mats, 30 days
Steaming: Fukamushi (long)
Content: 100g
Delivery: approx. 2-3 working days (Germany, other countries)
🌟NEW💚This premium green tea is produced by Akane San in Kagoshima, off the volcanic island of Sakurajima 🇯🇵 The tea leaves and the infusion have a fruity passion fruit aroma. Thanks to the Okumidori cultivar, this Gyokuro has a very sweet and pleasantly mellow flavor with notes of pastries, almonds, and dried fruit. Compared to Gyokuro No. 1, it’s significantly fruitier and has a very well-balanced umami. Due to its unique combination of the umami typical of Gyokuro and its fruitiness, it’s one of the best naturally grown Gyokuro teas we’ve ever had the pleasure of tasting.
Variety: Gyokuro (loose-leaf green tea, 30% fully shaded)
Characteristics: sweet and mellow, fruity, full-bodied aroma, balanced umami, notes of pastries and dried fruit, subtle, refined bitterness
Producer: Akane San
Cultivation: JP (Japan)—Certified Organic, no pesticides, herbicides, or chemical fertilizers
Origin: Makizono (Kagoshima), Japan
Harvest: 1st picking 2026
Cultivar: Okumidori
Shading: 3–4 weeks
Steaming: Asamushi (short)
Content: 100g
Delivery: approx. 2-3 working days (Germany, other countries)
🌟 New 2026 harvest has arrived 💚 Awarded at the 2025 Great Taste Awards in London.
A smooth, full-bodied, aromatic, and slightly sweet premium green tea with the fruitiness typical of Kyushu and the umami typical of Shizuoka. Akane-san, a young tea farmer, runs the tea farm together with her family right at the foot of the active volcano Sakurajima. Akane San trained in Shizuoka and is now gradually taking over her father’s tea farm. Completely atypical for a green tea grown exclusively with natural fertilizer, this kabusecha has a very intense flavor with strong umami and no bitterness or grassy notes whatsoever. It is a kabusecha that is already highly sought after in Japan due to its strong umami.
Variety: Kabusecha ( semi-shaded)
Characteristics: full-bodied, strong umami, soft and slightly sweet, mild and fruity aftertaste, very complex
Producers: Akane San
Cultivation: No pesticides, herbicides, or chemical fertilizers
Origin: Makizono (Kagoshima), Japan
Harvest: 1st picking 2026
Cultivar: Meiryoku
Contents: 100g
Preparation: 1 teaspoon per 100ml / 60-70°C / 60-90 seconds
Delivery: approx. 2-3 working days (Germany, other countries)
Sweet, very full-bodied and smooth with a pleasant umami flavor and light notes of vanilla and sweet pastries. Virtually no astringency or bitter notes, making it one of the highest-quality green teas in our lineup. Strictly limited! Produced by Okada-san in the small village of Wazuka in the Uji tea-growing region. The Goko tea plant variety is grown exclusively in Uji, Kyoto, and is used almost exclusively for matcha tea; as a sencha, it is therefore one of the rarest green teas in Japan. The tea plants are harvested entirely by hand and nurtured with fertilizer made from the farm’s own compost.
Variety: Sencha (loose-leaf Goko green tea, unshaded)
Characteristics: sweet, full-bodied and smooth, notes of vanilla, slightly mineral and spicy, scent of conifers, very easy to drink
Producers: Okada San
Cultivation: No pesticides, herbicides, or chemical fertilizers
Origin: Wazuka (Uji, Kyoto), Japan
Harvest: 1st picking 2026
Cultivar: Goko (ごこう)
Contents: 100 g
Preparation: 1 tsp per 100 ml / 70°C / 60 seconds or 60°C / 90 seconds
Shipping: approx. 2–3 business days (Germany, other countries)
NEW HARVEST NOW AVAILABLE! 💚🍵 Awarded 2 stars at the Great Taste Awards in London 🌟🌟
This highly aromatic and full-bodied Kabusecha green tea from the first harvest of 2026 comes from Mr. Iwakura in Shimada (Shizuoka). The new harvest is particularly notable for its enhanced sweetness and perfect balance. Thanks to its extended shading with nets and its exceptionally natural cultivation methods, it is highly aromatic, unique, and full-bodied in flavor. Natural fertilization with tea grass (Chagusaba) is a traditional method from Shizuoka Prefecture and ensures a broad, complex aroma. Despite its intensely aromatic flavor, this premium green tea has no astringency and is not bitter at all. Like all of our green teas, it is, of course, completely pesticide-free.
Variety: Kabusecha (Aracha, loose-leaf green tea, semi-shaded, unsorted)
Characteristics: intensely aromatic, sweet, deep umami
Producer: Iwakura San
Cultivation: Chagusaba, no pesticides, herbicides, or chemical fertilizers
Processing: medium-steamed (Chuumushi), unsorted
Origin: Shimada (Shizuoka), Japan
Harvest: 1st picking 2026
Cultivar: Yabukita
Content: 100g
Delivery: approx. 2-3 working days (Germany, other countries)