Bancha

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BANCHA – 番茶 – The most basic definition of bancha is tea made from leaves that have been allowed to grown to a very large size. As a result, this means it tends to be harvested in summer or autumn, and the leaves are both thick and have lost most of their theanine (so has very little umami flavor).

Processed as a green tea, it follows the same steaming, rolling and drying steps as sencha, but due to the large leaf size, the rolled leaves end up flat instead of a needle shape. The flavor tends to be very astringent, but has lower level of caffeine than spring harvested green teas.

It should be noted that “bancha” as a term is often used in Western Japan to mean roasted green tea. Non-roasted teas in this area are called Yanagi Bancha (yanagi referring to willow trees, as the shape of the dried leaf recalls the shape of willow leaves). In Kyoto especially, winter leaves (harvested in March) are roasted without rolling, creating a tea called Kyobancha.

There are also several folk teas grown in specific villages throughout Japan. These tend to be called bancha as well because their leaves are large, and harvested in autumn.

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Tea Farmer Shinichi Kihara SKH003: Naturally Grown Kyobancha 京番茶 (Winter-roasted green tea leaves) - Yunomi.life

Shinichi Kihara Tea Farmer Shinichi Kihara SKH003: Naturally Grown Kyobancha 京番茶 (Winter-roasted green tea leaves)

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Furyu: Awa Bancha ふりゅう阿波番茶 - Yunomi.life

Furyu Bancha Specialty Shop Furyu: Awa Bancha ふりゅう阿波番茶

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Tarui Tea Farm: Sannen Bancha, Roasted Three-Year Aged Tea Stems 三年仕込み棒番茶 - Yunomi.life

Tarui Tea Farm Tarui Tea Farm: Sannen Bancha, Roasted Three-Year Aged Tea Stems 三年仕込み棒番茶

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Ayumi Farms (Cyittorattu): Wha-ha-ha Three Year Bancha - Yunomi.life

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Takeo Tea Farm: 2022 Organic Bancha Green Tea, Satsuki no Aoyanagi, May harvest 五月の青柳 - Yunomi.life

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Takeo Tea Farm: Organic Bancha Green Tea (Autumn) - Yunomi.life

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Furyu: Tosa Bancha ふりゅう土佐番茶 - Yunomi.life

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NaturaliTea #11: Autumn Bancha Green Tea - Yunomi.life

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Obubu Tea's Kyobancha - Winter-grown, Roasted Green Tea - Yunomi.life

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Furyu: Mimasaka Bancha, Dark Tea ふりゅう岡山美作番茶 - Yunomi.life

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Botebotecha from Ocha no Sankoen, Shimane, Japan - Yunomi.life

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Obubu #08: Yanagi Bancha, Green Tea - Yunomi.life

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Ikegawa Tea Farm Coop: Spring Bancha Oyakocha 池川一番茶　親子茶 - Yunomi.life

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Furyu: Batabatacha, Rare Bancha Tea ふりゅうバタバタ茶 - Yunomi.life

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Michiko's Handpicked, Sun-Dried Awa Bancha from Kamikatsu Village, Tokushima - Yunomi.life

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Ayumi Farms (Cyittorattu): Wha-ha-ha Three Year Bancha - Tea Bags - Yunomi.life

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Mitocha NR004: Sun-dried Kamairicha Harubancha 天日干し釜炒り春ばん茶 - Yunomi.life

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Obubu: Hoji-Genmaicha Using Kyoto Bancha - Yunomi.life

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Mitocha NR005: Aged, Sun-dried Kamairicha Bancha 天日干し釜炒りばん茶 - Yunomi.life

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Uejima Tea Farm: Wazuka Sannen Bancha, 3-year aged roasted bancha tea 京都宇治和束茶三年番茶 - Yunomi.life

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Ooigawachaen Tea Factory: Basic Autumn Green Tea, 320g (0.7 lbs) - Yunomi.life

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Yunomi Tea House Blend: Unrolled Roasted Bancha Green Tea - Yunomi.life

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Nama Toubancha: Non-Steamed Green Tea from Ocha no Sankoen, Shimane, Japan - Yunomi.life

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