
PREORDER available in late May 🍵 #0323.S2 Hiraoka Tea Garden: Shincha - Premium Grade Sencha "Murasaki" - Single Cultivar Yabukita 特上煎茶「紫」
PREORDER available in late May 🍵 #0323.S2 Hiraoka Tea Garden: Shincha - Premium Grade Sencha "Murasaki" - Single Cultivar Yabukita 特上煎茶「紫」
A high quality spring sencha, regular steaming, from the region north of Tokyo - Sayama. Cultivated by Hiraoka Tadahito, and harvested while the leaf is still young and tender for a delicate, sweet tea.
Note that the package may change from year to year, and if we procure the package outside the shincha season (generally May - July), Hiraoka-san will use his standard packaging.
Steeping Notes
- Tea: 5 grams
- Time: 60 seconds
- Water: 70C/160F, 200 ml
- Use hotter temperature for more astringency, cooler temperature for more sweetness. Also take a look at our steeping techniques section for info on cold steeping and ice steeping, etc.
Product Info
- Ingredients: Green Tea
- Cultivar: Yabukita only
- Shaded for a few days for extra umami flavor
- Harvest: Spring
- Region: Sayama, Saitama

Producer Info
- Name: Hiraoka Tea Garden
- CEO: Tadahito Hiraoka
- Location: Sayama, Saitama
- Established: During the Edo Period (1600 - 1868, exact date unknown)
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$0.01PREORDER available in late May 🍵 #0323.S2 Hiraoka Tea Garden: Shincha - Premium Grade Sencha "Murasaki" - Single Cultivar Yabukita 特上煎茶「紫」
A high quality spring sencha, regular steaming, from the region north of Tokyo - Sayama. Cultivated by Hiraoka Tadahito, and harvested while the leaf is still young and tender for a delicate, sweet tea.
Note that the package may change from year to year, and if we procure the package outside the shincha season (generally May - July), Hiraoka-san will use his standard packaging.
Steeping Notes
- Tea: 5 grams
- Time: 60 seconds
- Water: 70C/160F, 200 ml
- Use hotter temperature for more astringency, cooler temperature for more sweetness. Also take a look at our steeping techniques section for info on cold steeping and ice steeping, etc.
Product Info
- Ingredients: Green Tea
- Cultivar: Yabukita only
- Shaded for a few days for extra umami flavor
- Harvest: Spring
- Region: Sayama, Saitama

Producer Info
- Name: Hiraoka Tea Garden
- CEO: Tadahito Hiraoka
- Location: Sayama, Saitama
- Established: During the Edo Period (1600 - 1868, exact date unknown)
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Description
A high quality spring sencha, regular steaming, from the region north of Tokyo - Sayama. Cultivated by Hiraoka Tadahito, and harvested while the leaf is still young and tender for a delicate, sweet tea.
Note that the package may change from year to year, and if we procure the package outside the shincha season (generally May - July), Hiraoka-san will use his standard packaging.
Steeping Notes
- Tea: 5 grams
- Time: 60 seconds
- Water: 70C/160F, 200 ml
- Use hotter temperature for more astringency, cooler temperature for more sweetness. Also take a look at our steeping techniques section for info on cold steeping and ice steeping, etc.
Product Info
- Ingredients: Green Tea
- Cultivar: Yabukita only
- Shaded for a few days for extra umami flavor
- Harvest: Spring
- Region: Sayama, Saitama

Producer Info
- Name: Hiraoka Tea Garden
- CEO: Tadahito Hiraoka
- Location: Sayama, Saitama
- Established: During the Edo Period (1600 - 1868, exact date unknown)
























