Kurihara Tea #11: Imperial Shira-ore Stem Tea

Shira-ore is the term used for kukicha, or leaf stem tea, in the Kyushu region (the southernmost major island of Japan). This shira-ore from the Yame-based farm, Kurihara Tea, was taken from early spring harvests of Kurihara-san's tea fields.

Product Info

• Name: Imperial Shira-ore Stem Tea
• Japanese name: 極上白折
• Ingredients: Green tea
• Cultivar: Yabukita blend
• Harvest: May
• Region: Yabemura, Yame, Fukuoka
• Notes: Machine harvested from the tea fields of the Kurihara family farm. 

Vendor Info

• Name: Kurihara Seicha Ltd. - Kippei, Yuji, and Akio Kurihara (Father and sons)
• Location: 4236 Kita Yabe, Yabe-mura, Yame-shi, Fukuoka Prefecture 834-1401, JAPAN
• Size: About 3 hectares in multiple tea fields
• Altitude: 300 - 700 meters depending on the field