Sencha Toshiharu 50g

• Style: Asamushi – light steaming
• Stimulation: higher
• Cultivar: Yabukita
• Region: Shirakawa, Gifu
• Altitude: 450–500 meters
• Plantation: Yamanakacha

Sencha Toshiharu is an excellent sencha from the highest part of the Yamanakacha 山中茶 plantation (400 m above sea level). In the farmer’s own words:

“This plantation has a unique microclimate. It is a long, narrow valley with a river running through it that provides constant humidity, surrounded by dense forests that give natural shade. The soil is very stony, which ensures the excellent drainage tea plants need. Sencha Toshiharu is my wife Sachi’s favorite tea this season. I hope you will enjoy it too…”

Nengancha 念願茶, Gokacha 五加茶 and Yamanakacha 山中茶 are the names of our plantations in the village of Higashishirakawa (“Eastern White River”) in Gifu Prefecture. They lie in two neighboring mountain valleys at 300–500 meters above sea level, surrounded by steep forested slopes, and all of them face south or southwest. We make use of the unique local microclimate with high rainfall (approx. 2,500 mm per year), frequent mists and significant temperature differences between day and night – ideal conditions for growing excellent tea.