{"title":"Shizuoka","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrowse our Shizuoka collection. Best Price.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"0832s5-murata-tea-garden-hashiri-shincha-yabukita-from-kikugawa-shizuoka","title":"#0832.S5 Murata Tea Garden: Hashiri Shincha (Yabukita) From Kikugawa, Shizuoka","description":"\u003cp\u003eSingle origin, single estate, single cultivar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe term \"hashiri\" means \"running\" literally. It implies that the farmers have run out to the tea fields to harvest the leaves at earliest point possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular tea was cultivated by tea farmer Yuya Murata using the Chagusaba Tea Agriculture Method, a UNESCO designated Agricultural Heritage. Deep steamed into a fukamushicha for a strong bodied taste.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTea field photo above from 2019\/04\/10.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFlavor Notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStrong body, grassy astringency, complex vegetal flavors. This profile is likely a result of the lack of shading. Slightly buttery aftertaste with very slight hints of umami. Suitable for those who dislike the umami of shaded teas. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSteeping Notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a fukamushi, this product steeps very fast. We recommend \u003cstrong\u003etea\u003c\/strong\u003e: 5 grams, \u003cstrong\u003etime\u003c\/strong\u003e: 60 seconds, \u003cstrong\u003ewater\u003c\/strong\u003e: 70C\/160F, 200 ml. But if this is too strong for you, reduce the amount of leaves or the time. Use a hotter temperature for even stronger body, lower temperature (or even cold steeping) for a sweeter profile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct Info\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIngredients\u003c\/strong\u003e: Green Tea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCultivar\u003c\/strong\u003e: Yabukita\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest\u003c\/strong\u003e: Early May\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion\u003c\/strong\u003e: Kikugawa, Shizuoka\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Tea Farmer Yuya Murata\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMurata-san is a 4th generation tea farmer, certified Japanese tea instructor, and father, based in Kikugawa, Shimada City, Shizuoka, Japan. He is a member of the Kikusui Tea Cooperative and utilizes the Coop's factory to process his fukamushi or deep-steamed sencha green tea. 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A product developed by the Kunitaro tea factory, it was powdered in a process that prevents clumping for easy mixing with water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003emakes about 50 cups.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNet weight\u003c\/b\u003e: 40 grams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIngredients\u003c\/strong\u003e: green tea extract (Shizuoka fukamushicha deep steamed green tea, dextrin), dectrin, matcha \/ vitamin C\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInstructions\u003c\/strong\u003e: Use 0.7 grams (about 1\/2 teaspoon) per 100 ml of hot water, or use 1.5 grams per 500 ml of cold water, and mix well until clumps are dissolved.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Kunitaro\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKunitaro is a tea company based in Saitama Prefecture with about 71 employees and an office and factory in Kikugawa, Shizuoka. 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