INSTRUCTIONS (How to make Japanese Green tea)     

SENCHA (way at tea break) How to make 4 cups
Put two heaping teaspoons(about 5g) into a teapot. Cool down boiled water (about 50cc) to about 80digrees before pouring into teapot. Let the leaves soak for one minute in the water before serving into very small cups.
This is a standard type of green tea. It has distinctive strong , bitter taste , and has delicate sweet taste too. Enjoy with cakes or cookies , or sometimes only tea.

SENCHA (way at meal time or after meal) How to make 4 cups
Put four heaping teaspoons (about 10g) into a teapot. Boiled water (about 200cc), letting it cool down to about 85digrees before pouring into the teapot. Let the leaves soak for one minute or over in the water before serving into small cups, such as tea cup.
This is a standard type of green tea. Enjoy bitter taste and fresh aroma.
Drink with a meal or after meal.

GYOKURO How to make 4 cups
Place two heaping teaspoons (about 5g) into a tea pot. Make boiled water (about 30~40cc)cool down to about40digrees before pouring into teapot. Serve after 2~4minutes keeping into very small cups.
Ten persons has ten ways. You can make various taste and flavor by changing balance of quantity of leaves, water and temperature of water. Please look for your balance.
Enjoy tea alone or with cookies. If you felt it too sweet, please try Sencha way.

MATCHA (Powdered tea) How to make 1 bowl

Place two heaping Chashaku (Matcha spoonfuls) into a tea bowl. Let boiled water cool down to about 90~95digrees,then pour about 50cc. Powdered tea must be whipped with a Chasen (tea whisk) to mix properly. It should develop a thin layer of forth on top from whipping.
Matcha is tasted not only at the Japanese Tea Ceremony (The way of tea) but also at every days tea break. High grade Matcha is sweet and mild, but low grade can be bitter.
Matcha is quite delicious mixed or served with ice cream, cakes and cookies.
You will not able to store Matcha well, and will lose it's quality after short time. It's best to use within one month of purchase.

BANCHA kind (Houjicha, Genmaicha or Kawayanagi) How to make 4 cups
Pour 4 cups boiling water over 10g leaves in large tea pot. Then serve it into large cups after 30 seconds waiting. Many people drink this tea at meal time or instead of water.
Houjicha   Roasted tea, goes best with a meal (especially oily foods).
Genmaicha   Roasted rice is mixed in. Enjoy light taste and flavor. Our shop invented this tea.
Kawayanagi  Light type of tea. Many people use it for Ochazuke (Rice with tea mixed in).