Yamadori Houjicha 50g

• Style: roasted green tea
• Cultivar: Yabukita and zairai
• Region: Shirakawa, Gifu
• Altitude: 450–500 meters
• Stimulation: light

Through masterful roasting, this houjicha develops a gently sweet, nutty and earthy flavor with a subtle smoky undertone that warms you in the winter months and refreshes when prepared cold. Yamadori Houjicha is a calm, approachable and friendly tea – it doesn’t demand strict discipline in preparation, yet it always rewards you with a full flavor.

It yields up to three infusions, each revealing a slightly different face – from the intense first sip to a lightly sweet finish that lingers like a pleasant memory.

Yamadori Houjicha takes its name from the copper pheasant, yamadori – an extremely rare bird that only a lucky few ever get to see.

Nengancha 念願茶 is the name of the tea garden located in the village of Higashishirakawa (“Eastern White River”) in Gifu Prefecture. At an altitude of 450–500 meters, surrounded by dense forests and facing south, the garden benefits from a unique microclimate ideal for tea cultivation. High annual rainfall (approx. 2,500 mm), frequent mists and significant temperature differences between day and night create perfect conditions for producing excellent tea.