Yama Houjicha 50g

• Style: lightly roasted houjicha
• Cultivar: Yabukita / zairai
• Region: Higashi-Shirakawa, Gifu
• Shiage – final refining: 02/2026
• Stimulation: low – little caffeine

Crafted by Mr Yasue in the beautiful mountain village of Higashi-Shirakawa, this lightly roasted houjicha brings warmth, softness and well-being to the cup. The gentle roast brings out the tea’s natural sweetness and develops notes of toasted nuts.

Low in caffeine and gentle on the body, it is an ideal tea for slow evenings, relaxed conversations or quiet moments alone.

Like his father before him, Mr Yasue farms in harmony with the surrounding nature, without pesticides or synthetic fertilizers. He grows, picks and processes the tea himself – first into aracha and then through the final refining (shiage) – in the smallest tea factory I have ever seen. He is the local Shinto priest, a beekeeper, a tea farmer and a tea maker all in one person.