Remember, these are just guidelines (and may differ on our label). You can and should adjust according to your preference. More tea / less water / longer time for a stronger flavor; lower temperature for more sweetness / hotter temperature for more bitterness.
\n
\n
Product Info
\n
\n
\nIngredients: Black tea
\n
\nCultivar: Benifuuki
\n
\nHarvest: May
\n
\nRegion: Yame, Fukuoka
\n
","published_at":"2022-08-01T00:56:54+09:00","created_at":"2018-09-04T11:58:44+09:00","vendor":"Kuma Tea Gardens","type":"Black Tea","tags":["benifuuki","black tea","family business","farm","Fukuoka","Harvest_Spring","hvala black tea","mountain","Notes_Single Cultivar","Notes_Single Estate","Price_2 - Premium","Region_Fukuoka","single cultivar","single estate","single field","single tea field","spring","Subregion_Fukuoka > Yame","under-10","Vendor Type_Family Business","Vendor Type_Farm","wakoucha","wholesale50","womenintea","Yame","Yamecha"],"price":651,"price_min":651,"price_max":41354,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":12596731084905,"title":"10g / 0.35 oz / Harvested May 2023","option1":"10g / 0.35 oz / Harvested May 2023","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"kmtbfk-010","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"#0441.F2 Kuma Tea Garden FK038: Yamecha Mountain-Grown First Flush Spring Benifuuki Black Tea. - 10g / 0.35 oz / Harvested May 2023","public_title":"10g / 0.35 oz / Harvested May 2023","options":["10g / 0.35 oz / Harvested May 2023"],"price":651,"weight":14,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":0,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"31084905","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":12596731117673,"title":"100g / 3.5 oz / Harvested 9 May 2021","option1":"100g / 3.5 oz / Harvested 9 May 2021","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"kmtbfk-100","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"#0441.F2 Kuma Tea Garden FK038: Yamecha Mountain-Grown First Flush Spring Benifuuki Black Tea. - 100g / 3.5 oz / Harvested 9 May 2021","public_title":"100g / 3.5 oz / Harvested 9 May 2021","options":["100g / 3.5 oz / Harvested 9 May 2021"],"price":4331,"weight":100,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"31117673","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":40739435708521,"title":"100g / 3.5 oz / Harvested May 2023","option1":"100g / 3.5 oz / Harvested May 2023","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"kmtbfk-100-y23","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"#0441.F2 Kuma Tea Garden FK038: Yamecha Mountain-Grown First Flush Spring Benifuuki Black Tea. - 100g / 3.5 oz / Harvested May 2023","public_title":"100g / 3.5 oz / Harvested May 2023","options":["100g / 3.5 oz / Harvested May 2023"],"price":4331,"weight":100,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":2,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"31117673","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":40726011707497,"title":"1kg / 2.2 lbs / Harvested May 2023","option1":"1kg / 2.2 lbs / Harvested May 2023","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"kmtbfk-1kg","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"#0441.F2 Kuma Tea Garden FK038: Yamecha Mountain-Grown First Flush Spring Benifuuki Black Tea. - 1kg / 2.2 lbs / Harvested May 2023","public_title":"1kg / 2.2 lbs / Harvested May 2023","options":["1kg / 2.2 lbs / Harvested May 2023"],"price":41354,"weight":1000,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"31117673","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/1CE2B68D-1184-4AF4-A11A-2B9F3EC782F7.jpg?v=1692081006","//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/products/kuma-tea-garden-yamecha-mountain-grown-first-flush-spring-benifuuki-black-tea-730736.jpg?v=1692081006","//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/products/kuma-tea-garden-yamecha-mountain-grown-first-flush-spring-benifuuki-black-tea-667603.jpg?v=1692081006","//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/products/kuma-tea-garden-yamecha-mountain-grown-first-flush-spring-benifuuki-black-tea-706917.jpg?v=1692081006","//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/products/kuma-tea-garden-yamecha-mountain-grown-first-flush-spring-benifuuki-black-tea-198757.jpg?v=1692081006","//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/products/kuma-tea-garden-yamecha-mountain-grown-first-flush-spring-benifuuki-black-tea-515701.jpg?v=1692081006","//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/products/kuma-tea-garden-yamecha-mountain-grown-first-flush-spring-benifuuki-black-tea-932401.jpg?v=1692081006","//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/products/kuma-tea-garden-yamecha-mountain-grown-first-flush-spring-benifuuki-black-tea-712053.jpg?v=1692081006"],"featured_image":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/1CE2B68D-1184-4AF4-A11A-2B9F3EC782F7.jpg?v=1692081006","options":["Net Weight"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":23425857454185,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.999,"height":1081,"width":1080,"src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/1CE2B68D-1184-4AF4-A11A-2B9F3EC782F7.jpg?v=1692081006"},"aspect_ratio":0.999,"height":1081,"media_type":"image","src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/1CE2B68D-1184-4AF4-A11A-2B9F3EC782F7.jpg?v=1692081006","width":1080},{"alt":"Kuma Tea Garden: Yamecha Mountain-Grown First Flush Spring Benifuuki Black Tea. - Yunomi.life","id":22781387767913,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1,"height":2048,"width":2048,"src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/products/kuma-tea-garden-yamecha-mountain-grown-first-flush-spring-benifuuki-black-tea-730736.jpg?v=1692081006"},"aspect_ratio":1,"height":2048,"media_type":"image","src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/products/kuma-tea-garden-yamecha-mountain-grown-first-flush-spring-benifuuki-black-tea-730736.jpg?v=1692081006","width":2048},{"alt":"Kuma Tea Garden: Yamecha Mountain-Grown First Flush Spring Benifuuki Black Tea. - Yunomi.life","id":22781387800681,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1,"height":2048,"width":2048,"src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/products/kuma-tea-garden-yamecha-mountain-grown-first-flush-spring-benifuuki-black-tea-667603.jpg?v=1692081006"},"aspect_ratio":1,"height":2048,"media_type":"image","src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/products/kuma-tea-garden-yamecha-mountain-grown-first-flush-spring-benifuuki-black-tea-667603.jpg?v=1692081006","width":2048},{"alt":"Kuma Tea Garden: Yamecha Mountain-Grown First Flush Spring Benifuuki Black Tea. - Yunomi.life","id":22781387833449,"position":4,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1,"height":2048,"width":2048,"src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/products/kuma-tea-garden-yamecha-mountain-grown-first-flush-spring-benifuuki-black-tea-706917.jpg?v=1692081006"},"aspect_ratio":1,"height":2048,"media_type":"image","src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/products/kuma-tea-garden-yamecha-mountain-grown-first-flush-spring-benifuuki-black-tea-706917.jpg?v=1692081006","width":2048},{"alt":"Kuma Tea Garden: Yamecha Mountain-Grown First Flush Spring Benifuuki Black Tea. - Yunomi.life","id":22781387866217,"position":5,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1,"height":2048,"width":2048,"src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/products/kuma-tea-garden-yamecha-mountain-grown-first-flush-spring-benifuuki-black-tea-198757.jpg?v=1692081006"},"aspect_ratio":1,"height":2048,"media_type":"image","src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/products/kuma-tea-garden-yamecha-mountain-grown-first-flush-spring-benifuuki-black-tea-198757.jpg?v=1692081006","width":2048},{"alt":"Kuma Tea Garden: Yamecha Mountain-Grown First Flush Spring Benifuuki Black Tea. - Yunomi.life","id":22781387898985,"position":6,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1,"height":2048,"width":2048,"src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/products/kuma-tea-garden-yamecha-mountain-grown-first-flush-spring-benifuuki-black-tea-515701.jpg?v=1692081006"},"aspect_ratio":1,"height":2048,"media_type":"image","src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/products/kuma-tea-garden-yamecha-mountain-grown-first-flush-spring-benifuuki-black-tea-515701.jpg?v=1692081006","width":2048},{"alt":"Kuma Tea Garden: Yamecha Mountain-Grown First Flush Spring Benifuuki Black Tea. - Yunomi.life","id":22781387931753,"position":7,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.33,"height":700,"width":931,"src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/products/kuma-tea-garden-yamecha-mountain-grown-first-flush-spring-benifuuki-black-tea-932401.jpg?v=1692081006"},"aspect_ratio":1.33,"height":700,"media_type":"image","src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/products/kuma-tea-garden-yamecha-mountain-grown-first-flush-spring-benifuuki-black-tea-932401.jpg?v=1692081006","width":931},{"alt":"Kuma Tea Garden: Yamecha Mountain-Grown First Flush Spring Benifuuki Black Tea. - Yunomi.life","id":22781387964521,"position":8,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1,"height":2048,"width":2048,"src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/products/kuma-tea-garden-yamecha-mountain-grown-first-flush-spring-benifuuki-black-tea-712053.jpg?v=1692081006"},"aspect_ratio":1,"height":2048,"media_type":"image","src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/products/kuma-tea-garden-yamecha-mountain-grown-first-flush-spring-benifuuki-black-tea-712053.jpg?v=1692081006","width":2048}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"
A single cultivar (benifuuki) black tea with light, sweet, floral notes of citrus and a hint of cinnamon. Enjoy straight, or steep stronger for making milk tea.
\n
Winner of the 2022 Nihoncha Awards Platinum Medal! This award is held by the Nihoncha (\"Japanese tea\") Instructor's Association. Unlike regional and national tea competitions held throughout Japan featuring the unrefined tea leaves that come from farmers, the Nihoncha Awards accepts entries from farms, factories and sellers that are commercial products, refined teas meant for drinking by consumers. Awards are given out in August judged by a select panel of experts while they over winners in several categories are chosen after tea tastings are held for the general public (several hundred tasters) in December—a people’s choice type of award.
Remember, these are just guidelines (and may differ on our label). You can and should adjust according to your preference. More tea / less water / longer time for a stronger flavor; lower temperature for more sweetness / hotter temperature for more bitterness.
\n
\n
Product Info
\n
\n
\nIngredients: Black tea
\n
\nCultivar: Benifuuki
\n
\nHarvest: May
\n
\nRegion: Yame, Fukuoka
\n
"},{"id":7038552014953,"title":"#0426.K2 Koukien Tea Garden: Wakocha Benifuuki Single Cultivar Black Tea from Kirishima, Kagoshima","handle":"koukien-tea-garden-wakocha-benifuuki-single-cultivar-black-tea-from-kirishima-kagoshima","description":"\n
Organically produced wakocha (Japanese black tea) from a small family-run farm, Koukien Tea Garden. This single cultivar tea was grown at the foot of the mountains in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture. Sisters Yurie and Akane Kawaguchi are continuously working hard to make their wakochas more delicious and enjoyable.
\n
About the cultivar:The benifuuki cultivar is well known in Japan for its high level of catechin which converts into the flavorful tannins that give black tea its characteristic flavor. This gives benifuuki cultivar black tea a stronger flavor closer to Assam tea than lighter oolong teas.
\nLocation: Makizonocho Santaido, Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan
\n
","published_at":"2023-08-08T22:33:26+09:00","created_at":"2023-08-08T22:33:26+09:00","vendor":"Koukien Tea Garden","type":"Black Tea","tags":["2023autumn","2309","benifuuki","Black / Oolong / Dark Teas","black tea","Cultivar_Benifuuki","featured202308","Kagoshima","Kirishima","Notes_Single Cultivar","Notes_Single Estate","Notes_Women in Tea","Region_Kagoshima","single cultivar","single estate","Subregion_Kagoshima > Kirishima","Tea Type_Black Tea","Vendor Type_Family Business","Vendor Type_Farm","wakocha","wholesale50","women in tea","womenintea"],"price":544,"price_min":544,"price_max":15236,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40705568178281,"title":"10g / 0.35 oz","option1":"10g / 0.35 oz","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"kouki-blk03-010","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"#0426.K2 Koukien Tea Garden: Wakocha Benifuuki Single Cultivar Black Tea from Kirishima, Kagoshima - 10g / 0.35 oz","public_title":"10g / 0.35 oz","options":["10g / 0.35 oz"],"price":544,"weight":16,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":40705568211049,"title":"100g / 3.5 oz","option1":"100g / 3.5 oz","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"kouki-blk03-100","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"#0426.K2 Koukien Tea Garden: Wakocha Benifuuki Single Cultivar Black Tea from Kirishima, Kagoshima - 100g / 3.5 oz","public_title":"100g / 3.5 oz","options":["100g / 3.5 oz"],"price":3264,"weight":100,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":2,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":40705568243817,"title":"500g / 1.1 lbs","option1":"500g / 1.1 lbs","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"kouki-blk03-500","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"#0426.K2 Koukien Tea Garden: Wakocha Benifuuki Single Cultivar Black Tea from Kirishima, Kagoshima - 500g / 1.1 lbs","public_title":"500g / 1.1 lbs","options":["500g / 1.1 lbs"],"price":15236,"weight":500,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/IMG_1756.jpg?v=1739758187","//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/IMG_1759.jpg?v=1739758187","//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/IMG_1744.jpg?v=1739758187","//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/IMG_1753.jpg?v=1739758187","//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/312828693_631984038623056_6539823099834516263_n_1000x_c1f2a82e-915c-4128-86b1-849e4c20811e.jpg?v=1739758186","//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/YunomiBag-Generic-jpg.jpg?v=1741232960"],"featured_image":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/IMG_1756.jpg?v=1739758187","options":["Size"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":25307634401385,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1,"height":4000,"width":4000,"src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/IMG_1756.jpg?v=1739758187"},"aspect_ratio":1,"height":4000,"media_type":"image","src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/IMG_1756.jpg?v=1739758187","width":4000},{"alt":null,"id":25307634434153,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1,"height":4000,"width":4000,"src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/IMG_1759.jpg?v=1739758187"},"aspect_ratio":1,"height":4000,"media_type":"image","src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/IMG_1759.jpg?v=1739758187","width":4000},{"alt":null,"id":25307634303081,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1,"height":4000,"width":4000,"src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/IMG_1744.jpg?v=1739758187"},"aspect_ratio":1,"height":4000,"media_type":"image","src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/IMG_1744.jpg?v=1739758187","width":4000},{"alt":null,"id":25307634335849,"position":4,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1,"height":4000,"width":4000,"src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/IMG_1753.jpg?v=1739758187"},"aspect_ratio":1,"height":4000,"media_type":"image","src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/IMG_1753.jpg?v=1739758187","width":4000},{"alt":null,"id":23419254145129,"position":5,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1,"height":1000,"width":1000,"src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/312828693_631984038623056_6539823099834516263_n_1000x_c1f2a82e-915c-4128-86b1-849e4c20811e.jpg?v=1739758186"},"aspect_ratio":1,"height":1000,"media_type":"image","src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/312828693_631984038623056_6539823099834516263_n_1000x_c1f2a82e-915c-4128-86b1-849e4c20811e.jpg?v=1739758186","width":1000},{"alt":null,"id":24169912828009,"position":6,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1,"height":1000,"width":1000,"src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/YunomiBag-Generic-jpg.jpg?v=1741232960"},"aspect_ratio":1,"height":1000,"media_type":"image","src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/YunomiBag-Generic-jpg.jpg?v=1741232960","width":1000}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\n
Organically produced wakocha (Japanese black tea) from a small family-run farm, Koukien Tea Garden. This single cultivar tea was grown at the foot of the mountains in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture. Sisters Yurie and Akane Kawaguchi are continuously working hard to make their wakochas more delicious and enjoyable.
\n
About the cultivar:The benifuuki cultivar is well known in Japan for its high level of catechin which converts into the flavorful tannins that give black tea its characteristic flavor. This gives benifuuki cultivar black tea a stronger flavor closer to Assam tea than lighter oolong teas.
\nLocation: Makizonocho Santaido, Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan
\n
"},{"id":7071419957353,"title":"#0582.S5 Murakami Tea Garden: Mountain-Grown First Flush Wakocha Benifuuki Black Tea 和紅茶べにふうき","handle":"murakami-tea-garden-mountain-grown-first-flush-wakocha-benifuuki-black-tea","description":"
\n
Award Winning
\n
Harvested in spring in the cold mountain air of Yoshiwara, Shizuoka, this first flush single cultivar (benifuuki), single estate black tea or wakocha from tea farmer Haruki Murakami has been winning awards throughout Japan including a Gold Medal at the 2023 Nihoncha Awards.
\n
\n
Steeping Info
\n
\n
\nTea: 3 grams
\n
\nTime: 5 min
\n
\nWater: 95˚C/203˚F, 200 ml
\n
\n
Flavor Notes
\n
\n
Beautiful smooth, sweet flavor with hints of cherry.
\n
\n
Product Info
\n
\n
\nIngredients: Black Tea
\n
\nCultivar: Benifuuki
\n
\nHarvest: Spring
\n
\nRegion: Yoshiwara, Shizuoka, Japan
\n
\nTerrain: Mountain-grown, single tea field
\n
\n
\n
Farm Introduction
\n
\n
According to Hiroki Murakami, who will become the farm's 4th generation master, the family doesn't know exactly when they started farming tea, though his great-grandfather was the one who built their first processing factory in the late 19th century.
\n
Based in the Yoshiwara district, a mountainous region famous for its sea of clouds within the municipality of Shizuoka City, the family produces about 2 tons of tea altogether per year (first and second flushes).
\n
Murakami-san began producing black tea just a few years ago but has been winning awards in Japan for his production.
\n
Farm Info
\n
\n
\nName: Murakami Tea Garden
\n
\nType: Family-owned and operated farm
\n
\nEstablished: Late 19th century
\n
\nProduction capacity: About 1300 kg per year. The family only harvests the spring first flush harvest.
","published_at":"2023-10-31T06:19:33+09:00","created_at":"2023-10-31T06:19:33+09:00","vendor":"Murakami Tea Garden","type":"Black Tea","tags":["award winning","benifuuki","Black / Oolong / Dark Teas","black tea","Cultivar_Benifuuki","family business","featured202308","handpicked","Harvest_Spring","Limited Edition","mountain","Mountain-grown","Notes_Award Winning","Notes_Handpicked","Notes_Mountain-grown","Notes_Single Cultivar","Notes_Single Estate","Price_3 - Affordable","Region_Shizuoka","shizuoka","single estate","single tea field","spring","Spring harvest","staff selections","Subregion_Shizuoka > Yoshiwara","Tea Type_Black Tea","Vendor Type_Family Business","Vendor Type_Farm","wakocha","wakoucha","wholesale50"],"price":490,"price_min":490,"price_max":10861,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40810881351785,"title":"10g / 0.35 oz / May 2023","option1":"10g / 0.35 oz / May 2023","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"mrkwkbeni1-010","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"#0582.S5 Murakami Tea Garden: Mountain-Grown First Flush Wakocha Benifuuki Black Tea 和紅茶べにふうき - 10g / 0.35 oz / May 2023","public_title":"10g / 0.35 oz / May 2023","options":["10g / 0.35 oz / May 2023"],"price":490,"weight":15,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":40810881384553,"title":"80g / 2.8 oz / May 2023","option1":"80g / 2.8 oz / May 2023","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"mrkwkbeni1-080","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"#0582.S5 Murakami Tea Garden: Mountain-Grown First Flush Wakocha Benifuuki Black Tea 和紅茶べにふうき - 80g / 2.8 oz / May 2023","public_title":"80g / 2.8 oz / May 2023","options":["80g / 2.8 oz / May 2023"],"price":2155,"weight":80,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":0,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":40810900357225,"title":"500g / 1.1 lbs / May 2024","option1":"500g / 1.1 lbs / May 2024","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"mrkwkbeni1-500","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"#0582.S5 Murakami Tea Garden: Mountain-Grown First Flush Wakocha Benifuuki Black Tea 和紅茶べにふうき - 500g / 1.1 lbs / May 2024","public_title":"500g / 1.1 lbs / May 2024","options":["500g / 1.1 lbs / May 2024"],"price":10861,"weight":500,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/FullSizeRender_80121350-6968-4eb1-833c-10641dc156fe.heic?v=1699415237","//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/YunomiBag-Generic-jpg.jpg?v=1741232960","//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/murakami-tea-garden-2022-limited-edition-handpicked-mountain-grown-kabusecha-from-yoshiwara-shizuoka-197489_e67add8e-aa93-41d8-bb16-0a092f68b1aa.jpg?v=1713513658","//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/1383c97cc5b2e8ee4c4ec1c4ac19b232.jpg?v=1734962842"],"featured_image":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/FullSizeRender_80121350-6968-4eb1-833c-10641dc156fe.heic?v=1699415237","options":["Size"],"media":[{"alt":"benifuuki cultivar wakocha japanese black tea, first flush spring harvest from Shizuoka, Japan","id":23582146822249,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1,"height":3024,"width":3024,"src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/FullSizeRender_80121350-6968-4eb1-833c-10641dc156fe.heic?v=1699415237"},"aspect_ratio":1,"height":3024,"media_type":"image","src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/FullSizeRender_80121350-6968-4eb1-833c-10641dc156fe.heic?v=1699415237","width":3024},{"alt":null,"id":24169912828009,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1,"height":1000,"width":1000,"src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/YunomiBag-Generic-jpg.jpg?v=1741232960"},"aspect_ratio":1,"height":1000,"media_type":"image","src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/YunomiBag-Generic-jpg.jpg?v=1741232960","width":1000},{"alt":"Murakami Tea Garden: 2022 Limited Edition - Handpicked Mountain-Grown Kabusecha from Yoshiwara, Shizuoka かぶせ茶 - Yunomi.life","id":23567190687849,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.334,"height":743,"width":991,"src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/murakami-tea-garden-2022-limited-edition-handpicked-mountain-grown-kabusecha-from-yoshiwara-shizuoka-197489_e67add8e-aa93-41d8-bb16-0a092f68b1aa.jpg?v=1713513658"},"aspect_ratio":1.334,"height":743,"media_type":"image","src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/murakami-tea-garden-2022-limited-edition-handpicked-mountain-grown-kabusecha-from-yoshiwara-shizuoka-197489_e67add8e-aa93-41d8-bb16-0a092f68b1aa.jpg?v=1713513658","width":991},{"alt":null,"id":23567545139305,"position":4,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1,"height":640,"width":640,"src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/1383c97cc5b2e8ee4c4ec1c4ac19b232.jpg?v=1734962842"},"aspect_ratio":1,"height":640,"media_type":"image","src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/1383c97cc5b2e8ee4c4ec1c4ac19b232.jpg?v=1734962842","width":640},{"alt":null,"id":23567542943849,"position":5,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":360,"width":480,"src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/preview_images/hqdefault_299fe0fb-7cfd-451f-ab13-9293599d6193.jpg?v=1698709393"},"aspect_ratio":1.77,"external_id":"XUNcDfYYeww","host":"youtube","media_type":"external_video"}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"
\n
Award Winning
\n
Harvested in spring in the cold mountain air of Yoshiwara, Shizuoka, this first flush single cultivar (benifuuki), single estate black tea or wakocha from tea farmer Haruki Murakami has been winning awards throughout Japan including a Gold Medal at the 2023 Nihoncha Awards.
\n
\n
Steeping Info
\n
\n
\nTea: 3 grams
\n
\nTime: 5 min
\n
\nWater: 95˚C/203˚F, 200 ml
\n
\n
Flavor Notes
\n
\n
Beautiful smooth, sweet flavor with hints of cherry.
\n
\n
Product Info
\n
\n
\nIngredients: Black Tea
\n
\nCultivar: Benifuuki
\n
\nHarvest: Spring
\n
\nRegion: Yoshiwara, Shizuoka, Japan
\n
\nTerrain: Mountain-grown, single tea field
\n
\n
\n
Farm Introduction
\n
\n
According to Hiroki Murakami, who will become the farm's 4th generation master, the family doesn't know exactly when they started farming tea, though his great-grandfather was the one who built their first processing factory in the late 19th century.
\n
Based in the Yoshiwara district, a mountainous region famous for its sea of clouds within the municipality of Shizuoka City, the family produces about 2 tons of tea altogether per year (first and second flushes).
\n
Murakami-san began producing black tea just a few years ago but has been winning awards in Japan for his production.
\n
Farm Info
\n
\n
\nName: Murakami Tea Garden
\n
\nType: Family-owned and operated farm
\n
\nEstablished: Late 19th century
\n
\nProduction capacity: About 1300 kg per year. The family only harvests the spring first flush harvest.
"},{"id":7072059621481,"title":"#0846.S5 Murakami Tea Garden: Mountain-Grown Second Flush Wakocha Benifuuki Black Tea 和紅茶べにふうき","handle":"murakami-tea-garden-mountain-grown-second-flush-wakocha-benifuuki-black-tea","description":"
\n
Nature's Gift
\n
Harvested in June, tea farmer Haruki Murakami crafted this single cultivar (benifuuki), single estate black tea or wakocha from the second flush of leaves in June.
\n
Steeping Info
\n
\n
\n
\n
\nTea: 3 grams
\n
\nTime: 5 min
\n
\nWater: 95˚C/203˚F, 200 ml
\n
\n
Product Info
\n
\n
\nIngredients: Black Tea
\n
\nCultivar: Benifuuki
\n
\nHarvest: Summer
\n
\nRegion: Yoshiwara, Shizuoka, Japan
\n
\nTerrain: Mountain-grown, single tea field
\n
\n
\n
Farm Introduction
\n
\n
According to Hiroki Murakami, who will become the farm's 4th generation master, the family doesn't know exactly when they started farming tea, though his great-grandfather was the one who built their first processing factory in the late 19th century.
\n
Based in the Yoshiwara district, a mountainous region famous for its sea of clouds within the municipality of Shizuoka City, the family produces about 2 tons of tea altogether per year (first and second flushes).
\n
Murakami-san began producing black tea just a few years ago but has been winning awards in Japan for his production.
\n
Farm Info
\n
\n
\nName: Murakami Tea Garden
\n
\nType: Family-owned and operated farm
\n
\nEstablished: Late 19th century
\n
\nProduction capacity: About 1300 kg per year. The family only harvests the spring first flush harvest.
","published_at":"2023-10-31T08:55:26+09:00","created_at":"2023-10-31T08:55:26+09:00","vendor":"Murakami Tea Garden","type":"Black Tea","tags":["benifuuki","Black / Oolong / Dark Teas","black tea","Cultivar_Benifuuki","family business","featured202308","Harvest_Summer","Limited Edition","mountain","Mountain-grown","Notes_Handpicked","Notes_Mountain-grown","Notes_Single Cultivar","Notes_Single Estate","Price_3 - Affordable","Region_Shizuoka","shizuoka","single estate","single tea field","Subregion_Shizuoka > Yoshiwara","summer","Tea Type_Black Tea","Vendor Type_Family Business","Vendor Type_Farm","wakocha","wakoucha","wholesale50"],"price":435,"price_min":435,"price_max":8706,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40811646615657,"title":"10g / 0.35 oz / Summer 2023","option1":"10g / 0.35 oz / Summer 2023","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"mrkwkbeni2-010","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"#0846.S5 Murakami Tea Garden: Mountain-Grown Second Flush Wakocha Benifuuki Black Tea 和紅茶べにふうき - 10g / 0.35 oz / Summer 2023","public_title":"10g / 0.35 oz / Summer 2023","options":["10g / 0.35 oz / Summer 2023"],"price":435,"weight":15,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":8,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":40811646648425,"title":"80g / 2.8 oz / Summer 2023","option1":"80g / 2.8 oz / Summer 2023","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"mrkwkbeni2-080","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"#0846.S5 Murakami Tea Garden: Mountain-Grown Second Flush Wakocha Benifuuki Black Tea 和紅茶べにふうき - 80g / 2.8 oz / Summer 2023","public_title":"80g / 2.8 oz / Summer 2023","options":["80g / 2.8 oz / Summer 2023"],"price":1741,"weight":80,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":2,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":40811646681193,"title":"500g / 1.1 lbs / Summer 2023","option1":"500g / 1.1 lbs / Summer 2023","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"mrkwkbeni2-500","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"#0846.S5 Murakami Tea Garden: Mountain-Grown Second Flush Wakocha Benifuuki Black Tea 和紅茶べにふうき - 500g / 1.1 lbs / Summer 2023","public_title":"500g / 1.1 lbs / Summer 2023","options":["500g / 1.1 lbs / Summer 2023"],"price":8706,"weight":500,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/FullSizeRender_fd2bc5d0-bbd2-441c-b8c1-d2753b815740.heic?v=1699416704","//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/murakami-tea-garden-2022-limited-edition-handpicked-mountain-grown-kabusecha-from-yoshiwara-shizuoka-197489_94ebad6f-4fa9-4f7e-bf4c-2c4ca26f42ae.jpg?v=1709796549","//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/1383c97cc5b2e8ee4c4ec1c4ac19b232_88f27025-a4f5-4796-95a8-05f9c1c54f4c.jpg?v=1709796549","//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/YunomiBag-Generic-jpg.jpg?v=1741232960"],"featured_image":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/FullSizeRender_fd2bc5d0-bbd2-441c-b8c1-d2753b815740.heic?v=1699416704","options":["Size"],"media":[{"alt":"benifuuki cultivar wakocha japanese black tea, second flush summer harvest from Shizuoka, Japan","id":23582189781097,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1,"height":3024,"width":3024,"src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/FullSizeRender_fd2bc5d0-bbd2-441c-b8c1-d2753b815740.heic?v=1699416704"},"aspect_ratio":1,"height":3024,"media_type":"image","src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/FullSizeRender_fd2bc5d0-bbd2-441c-b8c1-d2753b815740.heic?v=1699416704","width":3024},{"alt":"Murakami Tea Garden: 2022 Limited Edition - Handpicked Mountain-Grown Kabusecha from Yoshiwara, Shizuoka かぶせ茶 - Yunomi.life","id":23567582625897,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.334,"height":743,"width":991,"src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/murakami-tea-garden-2022-limited-edition-handpicked-mountain-grown-kabusecha-from-yoshiwara-shizuoka-197489_94ebad6f-4fa9-4f7e-bf4c-2c4ca26f42ae.jpg?v=1709796549"},"aspect_ratio":1.334,"height":743,"media_type":"image","src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/murakami-tea-garden-2022-limited-edition-handpicked-mountain-grown-kabusecha-from-yoshiwara-shizuoka-197489_94ebad6f-4fa9-4f7e-bf4c-2c4ca26f42ae.jpg?v=1709796549","width":991},{"alt":null,"id":23567582658665,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1,"height":640,"width":640,"src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/1383c97cc5b2e8ee4c4ec1c4ac19b232_88f27025-a4f5-4796-95a8-05f9c1c54f4c.jpg?v=1709796549"},"aspect_ratio":1,"height":640,"media_type":"image","src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/1383c97cc5b2e8ee4c4ec1c4ac19b232_88f27025-a4f5-4796-95a8-05f9c1c54f4c.jpg?v=1709796549","width":640},{"alt":null,"id":24169912828009,"position":4,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1,"height":1000,"width":1000,"src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/YunomiBag-Generic-jpg.jpg?v=1741232960"},"aspect_ratio":1,"height":1000,"media_type":"image","src":"//yunomi.life/cdn/shop/files/YunomiBag-Generic-jpg.jpg?v=1741232960","width":1000}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"
\n
Nature's Gift
\n
Harvested in June, tea farmer Haruki Murakami crafted this single cultivar (benifuuki), single estate black tea or wakocha from the second flush of leaves in June.
\n
Steeping Info
\n
\n
\n
\n
\nTea: 3 grams
\n
\nTime: 5 min
\n
\nWater: 95˚C/203˚F, 200 ml
\n
\n
Product Info
\n
\n
\nIngredients: Black Tea
\n
\nCultivar: Benifuuki
\n
\nHarvest: Summer
\n
\nRegion: Yoshiwara, Shizuoka, Japan
\n
\nTerrain: Mountain-grown, single tea field
\n
\n
\n
Farm Introduction
\n
\n
According to Hiroki Murakami, who will become the farm's 4th generation master, the family doesn't know exactly when they started farming tea, though his great-grandfather was the one who built their first processing factory in the late 19th century.
\n
Based in the Yoshiwara district, a mountainous region famous for its sea of clouds within the municipality of Shizuoka City, the family produces about 2 tons of tea altogether per year (first and second flushes).
\n
Murakami-san began producing black tea just a few years ago but has been winning awards in Japan for his production.
\n
Farm Info
\n
\n
\nName: Murakami Tea Garden
\n
\nType: Family-owned and operated farm
\n
\nEstablished: Late 19th century
\n
\nProduction capacity: About 1300 kg per year. The family only harvests the spring first flush harvest.
"},{"id":5730903621,"title":"#0301.K2 Furuichi Seicha: #16 Benifuuki Green Tea Powder 50g","handle":"furuichi-seicha-benifuuki-green-tea-powder-50g","description":"
Methylated Catechins, found abundantly in benifuuki green tea, is an antioxidant that is marketed in Japan for relieving symptoms hay fever allergies. Drinking benifuuki green tea seems to work for many Japanese, so has been very popular in recent years.
\n
Use 1/3 teaspoon worth of powder, and mix well with 500 ml of water, hot or cold. More powder or less water will increase the strength of the tea, cooler water will lessen the bitterness but hot water extracts more catechin (which is bitter).
\n
\n
\nIngredients: Green tea
\n
\nNet weight: 50 grams
\n
\nCultivar: Benifuuki
\n
\nHarvest: Spring
\n
\nRegion: Kagoshima
\n
\nVendor: Furuichi Seicha, family operated tea factory
Methylated Catechins, found abundantly in benifuuki green tea, is an antioxidant that is marketed in Japan for relieving symptoms hay fever allergies. Drinking benifuuki green tea seems to work for many Japanese, so has been very popular in recent years.
\n
Use 1/3 teaspoon worth of powder, and mix well with 500 ml of water, hot or cold. More powder or less water will increase the strength of the tea, cooler water will lessen the bitterness but hot water extracts more catechin (which is bitter).
\n
\n
\nIngredients: Green tea
\n
\nNet weight: 50 grams
\n
\nCultivar: Benifuuki
\n
\nHarvest: Spring
\n
\nRegion: Kagoshima
\n
\nVendor: Furuichi Seicha, family operated tea factory
\n
\n
"},{"id":7372513116265,"title":"#0590.N2 Oishi Tea Farm: Handpicked Benifuuki Tsushima Black Tea","handle":"oishi-tea-farm-handpicked-benifuuki-tsushima-black-tea","description":"
This benifuuki cultivar black tea comes from a small family farm on the pristine island of Tsushima between Japan and Korea, where 90% of the island is still virgin forest. The Oishi family has been farming tea there for over a decade now, learning to specialize in organic cultivation and processing of black tea.
\n
The tea leaves grown in the rich nature of Tsushima were carefully handpicked and hand-processed. This black tea is gentle and soft with a fruity aroma and a honey-like sweetness. You may want to try it straight first without adding milk or sugar to simply delight in its pure color and taste. This item was the earliest product of Oishi Farms and is still a popular representative product.
This benifuuki cultivar black tea comes from a small family farm on the pristine island of Tsushima between Japan and Korea, where 90% of the island is still virgin forest. The Oishi family has been farming tea there for over a decade now, learning to specialize in organic cultivation and processing of black tea.
\n
The tea leaves grown in the rich nature of Tsushima were carefully handpicked and hand-processed. This black tea is gentle and soft with a fruity aroma and a honey-like sweetness. You may want to try it straight first without adding milk or sugar to simply delight in its pure color and taste. This item was the earliest product of Oishi Farms and is still a popular representative product.
"}],"collections":[93005317,93104078953,271899557993,79848767593,386398725,269024985193,549781509,271243509865,271707242601,20656947241,56754110569,33195589737,268453740649,57050300521,79820488809,169897066601],"taxes_included":true}
Skip to content
2025 Shincha (the new spring harvest) preordering — Your order won't ship until all items are available. Separate orders required for split shipments. Scheduled shipment dates are estimates only. SHOP HERE.
#0426.K2 Koukien Tea Garden: Wakocha Benifuuki Single Cultivar Black Tea from Kirishima, Kagoshima
Write a review
$5.44 AUD
Unit price /
Unavailable
Tax included in Japan. International shipments will pay any duties / sales tax (GST, VAT, etc) to the courier or post office in your country.
Shipping calculated at checkout.
#0426.K2 Koukien Tea Garden: Wakocha Benifuuki Single Cultivar Black Tea from Kirishima, Kagoshima - 10g / 0.35 oz
<-- Currently not in stock. Order now for immediate procurement (2-3 week delay). If larger size available, repacking takes a week. If "sold out", please inquire for more accurate availability.
Delivery and Shipping
Shipping fees vary by country, courier, and method. Place items into your inventory and go to the CART page to see the shipping estimate calculator. For some countries, we may need to manually calculate fees after purchase.
YUNOMI.LIFE'S DELIVERY GUARANTEE: We guarantee delivery for all orders shipped by airmail with a tracking number. (Conditions apply. Exceptions when notified.) Occasionally, orders may require additional customs processing for import. We will aid you to the fullest extent of our ability. If your order does not arrive within ONE month from shipment due to no fault of your own, we will replace or refund your order at no extra cost. We reserve the right to refuse shipment if we think delivery to your address may be difficult. This guarantee does not apply if recipient neglects or refuses to pay customs fees & import taxes, neglects to retrieve an order held at a post office or distribution center, or if the order is not deliverable due to a wrong address. Yunomi.life's Delivery Guarantee does not apply to wholesale purchases.
Share:
Carbon-neutral shipping on all orders
Organically produced wakocha (Japanese black tea) from a small family-run farm, Koukien Tea Garden. This single cultivar tea was grown at the foot of the mountains in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture. Sisters Yurie and Akane Kawaguchi are continuously working hard to make their wakochas more delicious and enjoyable.
About the cultivar:The benifuuki cultivar is well known in Japan for its high level of catechin which converts into the flavorful tannins that give black tea its characteristic flavor. This gives benifuuki cultivar black tea a stronger flavor closer to Assam tea than lighter oolong teas.
#0426.K2 Koukien Tea Garden: Wakocha Benifuuki Single Cultivar Black Tea from Kirishima, Kagoshima
From$5.44 AUD
Unit price /
Unavailable
Organically produced wakocha (Japanese black tea) from a small family-run farm, Koukien Tea Garden. This single cultivar tea was grown at the foot of the mountains in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture. Sisters Yurie and Akane Kawaguchi are continuously working hard to make their wakochas more delicious and enjoyable.
About the cultivar:The benifuuki cultivar is well known in Japan for its high level of catechin which converts into the flavorful tannins that give black tea its characteristic flavor. This gives benifuuki cultivar black tea a stronger flavor closer to Assam tea than lighter oolong teas.
You'll get a coupon for ¥1000 off ¥3000+ (about US$6.50 off $19.50+), and a series of tips in addition to regular news, exclusive promotions, and more. Cancel at any time!
Top-notch support
Do you have questions about Japanese tea? Problems with your order? Contact us and we'll be on it ASAP!
Unmatchable Selection
The world's largest selection of Japanese tea from artisanal tea farms, factories and expert merchants. See all vendors.
International Shipping
Delivery guaranteed or your money back. We ship via DHL Express or the Post Office to USA and major countries. (Conditions apply.)
Learn About Tea
Extensive info on Japanese tea and tea culture to help you grow as a tea drinker. Visit the Dojo for samplers!
