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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)
· 阿波晚茶
awabancha
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Bancha (Common-Grade Sencha)
· 番茶
bancha
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Benifuuki Wakoucha (Japanese Black Tea)
· 红富贵和红茶
wakoucha
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Genmaicha (Brown Rice Tea)
· 玄米茶
genmaicha
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Goishicha (Go-Stone Tea)
· 碁石茶
goishicha
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Hōjicha (Roasted Green Tea)
· 焙茶
hojicha
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Kagoshima Fukamushi Sencha (Deep-Steamed)
· 鹿儿岛深蒸煎茶
sencha
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Karigane Kukicha (Gyokuro Stem Tea)
· 雁音茎茶
kukicha
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Nishio Matcha
· 西尾抹茶
matcha
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Shizuoka Sencha
· 静冈煎茶
sencha
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Uji Gyokuro (Jade Dew)
· 宇治玉露
gyokuro
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Uji Matcha (Koicha grade)
· 宇治抹茶浓茶
matcha
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Yame Gyokuro
· 八女玉露
gyokuro