Japan
日本 · nihon
Japanese tea culture centers on green tea processed by steaming rather than pan-firing. Major styles include sencha, gyokuro, matcha, hojicha, genmaicha, and bancha. Key prefectures: Shizuoka, Uji (Kyoto), Kagoshima.
Tea styles
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Origin regions
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Teas from Japan (13)
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Awabancha (Tokushima Lacto-Fermented Bancha)
阿波晩茶 · あわばんちゃ · Awabancha
Tokushima Japan
green · awabancha
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Bancha (Common-Grade Sencha)
番茶 · ばんちゃ · Bancha
Shizuoka Japan
green · bancha
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Benifuuki Wakoucha (Japanese Black Tea)
べにふうき和紅茶 · べにふうきわこうちゃ · Benifuuki Wakoucha
Kagoshima Japan
red · wakoucha
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Genmaicha (Brown Rice Tea)
玄米茶 · げんまいちゃ · Genmaicha
Kyoto Japan
green · genmaicha
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Goishicha (Go-Stone Tea)
碁石茶 · ごいしちゃ · Goishicha
Kochi Japan
dark · goishicha
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Hōjicha (Roasted Green Tea)
ほうじ茶 · ほうじちゃ · Hōjicha
Kyoto Japan
green · hojicha
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Kagoshima Fukamushi Sencha (Deep-Steamed)
鹿児島深蒸し煎茶 · かごしまふかむしせんちゃ · Kagoshima Fukamushi Sencha
Kagoshima Japan
green · sencha
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Karigane Kukicha (Gyokuro Stem Tea)
雁ヶ音 · かりがね · Karigane Kukicha
Uji Japan
green · kukicha
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Nishio Matcha
西尾抹茶 · にしおまっちゃ · Nishio Matcha
Nishio Japan
green · matcha
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Shizuoka Sencha
静岡煎茶 · しずおかせんちゃ · Shizuoka Sencha
Shizuoka Japan
green · sencha
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Uji Gyokuro (Jade Dew)
宇治玉露 · うじぎょくろ · Uji Gyokuro
Uji Japan
green · gyokuro
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Uji Matcha (Koicha grade)
宇治抹茶(濃茶) · うじまっちゃ(こいちゃ) · Uji Matcha Koicha
Uji Japan
green · matcha
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Yame Gyokuro
八女玉露 · やめぎょくろ · Yame Gyokuro
Yame Japan
green · gyokuro
Tea regions (10)
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Kagoshima
鹿児島 · かごしま · Kagoshima
Japan
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Kochi
高知 · こうち · Kochi
Japan
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Kyoto
京都 · きょうと · Kyoto
Japan
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Nishio
西尾 · にしお · Nishio
Aichi · Japan
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Sayama
狭山 · さやま · Sayama
Saitama · Japan
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Shizuoka
静岡 · しずおか · Shizuoka
Japan
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Tokushima
徳島 · とくしま · Tokushima
Japan
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Uji
宇治 · うじ · Uji
Kyoto · Japan
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Wazuka
和束 · わづか · Wazuka
Kyoto · Japan
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Yame
八女 · やめ · Yame
Fukuoka · Japan
Tea cultivars (6)
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Asahi
朝日 · あさひ · Asahi
Origin region: Uji
green
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Benifuuki
红富贵 · べにふうき · Benifuuki
Origin region: Kagoshima
red
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Okumidori
奥緑 · おくみどり · Okumidori
Origin region: Shizuoka
green
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Saemidori
早緑 · さえみどり · Saemidori
Origin region: Kagoshima
green
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Samidori
五月緑 · さみどり · Samidori
Origin region: Uji
green
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Yabukita
薮北 · やぶきた · Yabukita
Origin region: Shizuoka
green
Tea vendors (2)
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