{"product_id":"japanese-tea-selection-3-varieties","title":"Japanese Tea Selection — 3 Varieties","description":"\u003c!-- ① 冒頭ラベル --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin: 0 0 20px;\"\u003eJapanese green tea · Smoked black tea · GIAHS farming · Kaneroku Matsumoto-en · Shizuoka\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- ② キャッチフレーズ --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; margin: 0 0 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 16px; padding: 13px 0; border-bottom: 0.5px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1);\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.25); min-width: 20px;\"\u003e01\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75);\"\u003eThree teas from a century-old farm in Shizuoka — grown using a traditional farming method recognized as a UNESCO-designated Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 16px; padding: 13px 0; border-bottom: 0.5px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1);\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.25); min-width: 20px;\"\u003e02\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75);\"\u003eIncludes Japan's first smoked tea — black tea leaves smoked in a domestic whisky barrel, awarded silver at the 2014 International Tea Competition.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 16px; padding: 13px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.25); min-width: 20px;\"\u003e03\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75);\"\u003eThe genmaicha won first place in its category at the Japan Tea Award 2014 — made with rice from another GIAHS-designated region.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ③ 本文 --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA tea farm in Shizuoka with more than a century of history\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKaneroku Matsumoto-en has been growing tea in Shimada City, Shizuoka Prefecture — Japan's most celebrated tea-producing region — for over a hundred years, since the Edo period. The farm practices Chagusaba farming, a traditional method of cultivating tea that involves cutting and spreading grass from nearby meadows (susuki pampas grass, bamboo grass, and others) beneath the tea plants as mulch. This builds a rich, biodiverse soil that enhances the flavor and fragrance of the leaves. In 2013, Chagusaba farming was designated a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations — one of the few traditional farming methods in Japan to receive this recognition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/kaneroku_1_8bfc7164-e9f8-43ed-919f-5aa8119908ed_1024x1024.jpg?v=1648101555\" alt=\"Tea fields at Kaneroku Matsumoto-en, Shimada, Shizuoka\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/kaneroku_2_9a231e2e-8e8e-4584-a21a-19a9f6622c06_1024x1024.jpg?v=1648101583\" alt=\"Chagusaba farming — spreading grass mulch beneath the tea plants\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eChagusaba farming — grass mulch spread beneath the tea plants to build soil quality\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eThis set brings together three teas from Kaneroku Matsumoto-en — each distinct in character, and one of them entirely without precedent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGoku Sencha — premium green tea\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSencha is Japan's most widely drunk green tea — made from the first flush of young shoots, steamed to stop oxidation, then rolled and dried. Kaneroku's Goku Sencha (\"goku\" meaning \"supreme\") focuses on the youngest, most umami-rich shoots. The steaming follows the traditional standard method, which preserves a balance of fragrance, umami, and the gentle astringency that distinguishes a well-made sencha from a flat one. The result is smooth on the palate — round rather than sharp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenmaicha — green tea with roasted brown rice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGenmaicha is a traditional Japanese blend of green tea and roasted brown rice — the rice adds a toasty, nutty quality that softens the grassiness of the tea and makes it approachable at any time of day. This version is a collaboration between two UNESCO GIAHS-designated farming traditions: Kaneroku's Chagusaba tea from Shizuoka, and brown rice grown in the Senmaida terraced rice paddies of Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture — themselves a designated heritage site. The pairing of two heritage-method ingredients in a single cup is not incidental. At the Japan Tea Award 2014, this genmaicha placed first in its category.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSmoked black tea — Japan's first\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2014, Kaneroku Matsumoto-en introduced Japan's first smoked tea: a Japanese black tea (wakocha) with leaves smoked in a domestic whisky barrel. Japanese black tea is already a niche product — most Japanese tea is green, and the small proportion that is oxidized into black tea is made in a style quite different from Indian or Chinese varieties: lighter in body, cleaner in finish. The addition of whisky barrel smoking gives these leaves a rich, fragrant smokiness that dissipates into a clean, uncluttered aftertaste. There is nothing quite like it. The International Tea Competition 2014 awarded it silver. The Fujinokuni New Product Selection 2014 awarded it gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/kaneroku3_a28bfeb7-452e-43ab-88bf-143ee9b0e9cd_1024x1024.jpg?v=1648101320\" alt=\"Kaneroku Matsumoto-en — three-tea selection set\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 32px; text-align: right;\"\u003eThe three-tea selection set\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- ⑥ Specificationsブロック --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1); padding-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0;\"\u003eSet contents:\u003cbr\u003eGoku Sencha (premium green tea) · 80 g\u003cbr\u003eGenmaicha (green tea with roasted brown rice) · 80 g\u003cbr\u003eSmoked black tea (whisky barrel-smoked wakocha) · 50 g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProducer: Kaneroku Matsumoto-en · Shimada City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan\u003cbr\u003eFarming method: Chagusaba — GIAHS designated (FAO, 2013)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAwards:\u003cbr\u003eGenmaicha — Japan Tea Award 2014, 1st place (genmaicha category)\u003cbr\u003eSmoked black tea — International Tea Competition 2014, Silver · Fujinokuni New Product Selection 2014, Gold\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- Ingredientsブロック --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1); padding-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eIngredients\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0;\"\u003eGoku Sencha: Tea (Shizuoka, Japan)\u003cbr\u003eGenmaicha: Tea (Shizuoka, Japan) · brown rice (Ishikawa, Japan)\u003cbr\u003eSmoked black tea: Tea (Shizuoka, Japan)\u003cbr\u003eNo additives\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- Storageブロック --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1); padding-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eStorage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0;\"\u003eStore away from direct sunlight, heat, and humidity.\u003cbr\u003eBest before: approximately 2 years from packing (Goku Sencha · Genmaicha) · approximately 1 year from packing (Smoked black tea)\u003cbr\u003ePlease refer to the label on the purchased product for the exact best-before date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ⑦ Shippingブロック --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1); padding-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eShipping\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0;\"\u003eShips within 10 days · Shipping cost included in price\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- Noteブロック --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1); padding-top: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eNote\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0;\"\u003ePlease note that import duties, taxes, and customs clearance fees are the responsibility of the buyer. We cannot guarantee customs clearance in all countries. Products are shipped from Japan as personal imports.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTea is subject to food import regulations in some countries. Australia requires declaration of all food products at the border, and items may be subject to inspection. Buyers are encouraged to check the import regulations applicable to their country before placing an order.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all product labels and packaging are written in Japanese only. 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