#0261.F2 Chiyonoen Tea Garden : 2026 #11: Mountain-Grown Fukamushicha, Deep Steamed Green Tea 煎茶「深蒸し茶」 (Naturally Grown) fujisou Time: 3-5 minutes

Time: 3-5 minutes

leaves that have aged over the past year will be more mellow and perfect for balancing the fresh leaf

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and "ocha" (the Japanese word for "tea")

A beautiful series of decorative panels made from Japanese washi paper and hand crafted into modern Japanese designs

#0261.F2 Chiyonoen Tea Garden : 2026 #11: Mountain-Grown Fukamushicha, Deep Steamed Green Tea 煎茶「深蒸し茶」 (Naturally Grown) fujisou Time: 3-5 minutesPerhaps the most popular tea in Japan today, fukamushicha is a variant of sencha in which the leaves are steamed for 60 seconds or longer (vs 30 40 seconds for normal sencha). It is said that this deep steaming method is appropriate for thick mountainous tea leaves and because of the longer steaming, the leaves become extremely soft and break apart easily. When the tea is steeped, it results in a thick deep green color with a rich flavor with little