【Japanese Green Tea】OKUMIDORI (Sencha / Kyoto)

Okumidori is a Japanese green tea cultivar known for its refined balance of gentle bitterness and floral aroma. At YUGEN, we carefully craft our Okumidori to achieve harmony between its crisp astringency and deep sweetness, resulting in a smooth and elegant character.

The second infusion reveals a softer taste, where the bitterness gently fades into a pleasant depth. Its clear green color is calming, and it can be enjoyed several times by adjusting the water temperature. This tea pairs beautifully with Japanese cuisine and is also served at traditional restaurants across Japan.

・Wazuka, Kyoto — 800 Years of Tea and Morning Mist

Wazuka, a small town in southern Kyoto Prefecture, has been cultivating tea for over 800 years. It is known as one of Japan’s leading tea-producing regions, highly regarded for the quality of its tea in flavor, aroma, and the beautifully needle-shaped form of the leaves.

Surrounded by mountains, Wazuka sits in a basin with a large difference between day and night temperatures. This climate often brings a deep morning mist over the tea fields. More than a beautiful scene, the mist acts like a natural cover, softening the sunlight and creating a gentle environment for the tea plants.

The amino acids that give tea its sweetness and umami can turn into bitter and astringent compounds when exposed to strong sunlight. In Wazuka, however, the morning mist helps protect the leaves from direct sun, allowing them to retain their rich flavor. The land, the climate, and the mist all come together to create tea with a smooth, mellow taste and deep umami.

【 Tea Leaf Storage Instructions 】

・Store unopened tea in a cool, dark place away from direct sunlight, heat, and humidity. For extended storage, keep it sealed, freeze, and let it return to room temperature before opening.

・After opening, place the tea in an airtight, opaque container and keep it in a cool, dark place. For best quality, enjoy as soon as possible, ideally within one month.

・Avoid storing near strongly scented items, as tea easily absorbs odors.