About the Tea
The best quality green tea in the world! Grown and processed by farmers in the community of Yada (the "Valley of Tea") in beautiful Shizuoka prefecture near Mt. Fuji in central Japan. This tea comes in handy tea bags so you can enjoy the tea without a Japanese tea pot. Available in ten or fifteen bag pouches for a very limited time and only while supplies last. Please see the attached videos for a glimpse of how this tea is made and to learn a little about the lifestyle of tea farming in Japan's premier tea growing region.
Preparation
This purchase includes individual tea bags filled with high quality Shizuoka green tea. To prepare, simply heat water to boiling, add a tea bag to your cup and then just a small amount of cold water to slow and offset the steeping process. Then fill your cup with hot water and allow to steep for another thirty seconds before enjoying.
Green Tea History
The true origins of tea are lost in pre-history. However, some interesting legends do exist to explain how humanity came to acquire this culinary treasure. One Chinese story tells how a famous herbalist was preparing medicine next to a large tea plant when some leaves did fall into a pot of boiling water. Upon sampling the brew and realizing the stimulating benefits, the herbalist then added tea to his list of medicines. Another story gives credit to the Indian sage Bodhidarma (aka Daruma) who is the recognized founder of Zen Buddhism. Daruma-san is thought to have achieved enlightenment only after meditating for seven years straight without blinking or moving his eyes. At one point during his long vigil Daruma apparently became so overcome by fatigue that he tore off his eyelids and threw them to the ground. The eyelids are then thought to have sprouted into China's first green tea plants.
Buddhist priests are normally credited with introducing tea to Japan during the 6th century where it was first popular with priests trying to stay alert during long sessions of meditation. Tea was later adopted by the ruling and military classes where elaborate ceremonies for the preparation and serving of tea were developed and refined over many centuries. The Japanese tea ceremony (sadou) is today appreciated as one of the most beautiful and intriguing of the traditional Japanese arts. Tea is certainly one of the defining elements of contemporary Japanese lifestyle; important in family and social settings and providing catalyst for a wide range of art forms, from ceramic and iron ware, to bamboo craft as well as the very act of drinking. And while practitioners of the tea ceremony may spend a lifetime mastering the art of tea, Japanese from every walk of life do appreciate on a daily basis the delicious flavor and invigorating effect of this most important drink.
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Japanese Green Tea - High Quality from Shizuoka
Shizuoka, Japan is located about an hour and half by bullet train south of Tokyo, in the shadow of Mt. Fuji and in one of the most scenic and historic areas of Japan. Shizuoka was the retirement home to the great Tokunaga Shoguns, who ruled Japan for over two and a half centuries before the country opened its doors to the west in 1868. One reason the Shoguns chose Shizuoka is due to the mild climate, where snowfall is rare and summer heat and humidity are less severe than in other parts of Japan; a climate perfect for the growing of green tea. And green tea farms can be found everywhere in Shizuoka, tracing the landscape in patchwork farms across flatlands and mountainsides with the distinct, carefully rounded look of manicured hedges, bringing livelihood and sustenance to entire communities, and the pleasure of high quality green tea throughout Japan and across the world.