New membership registration Contents Change Withdrawal from Membership Password Change Be the first to know about new rare teas and special offering teas. To receive our free newsletter, simply click here. "I received the Tezumi sencha tea that I ordered and am very pleased with the taste and quality of it. I also received the product very quickly and I appreciate the good service. Thank you very much." Bret Isaacson, CA "I have tried so many different brands of green tea and I must say that your Gyokuro is the best! It is so light and refreshing and not bitter at all. Furthermore it provides many health benefits as it is particularly rich in antioxidants. I highly recommend this green tea. " Jade, Australia "The last part of the order Shizu-no-ten shincha has arrived today. Thank you so much for your outstanding products, I love them all. I will certainly return to your site for future orders!" Phuong Duong Quebec, Canada "I'm writing to confirm that I received my order of green tea last week and I would like to say how delighted I am with both your product, which is absolutely delicious as well as reasonably priced, and your service, which is reliable and efficient. I expect to be a regular customer of your company from now on." Paul Murray. Cork, Ireland Products >> To Yame / To Uji / To Ono Sencha / Bancha / Tea bag / Sampler Set / Gift Set / Sencha is most commonly drunk in Japan. The grades are numerous. After the leaves are plucked, they are steamed, shaped and dried. Steaming process is very important to prevent oxidation of polyphenols. Product Name: Shizu no ten Product No: SH03 Size: 3.5oz (100g) Price: $33.7 Quantity: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Chaichi's best green tea, taste so rich and flavorful. Produced with experienced and fine craftsmanship using only hand picked first flush tealeaves. Excellent balance of natural sweet aroma and astringent taste. First flush: A flush is a picking of the leaves. The first flush is the first picking of the season. Product Name: Shizu no mine Product No: SH04 Size: 3.5oz (100g) Price: $28.7 Quantity: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Only the first flush leaf of Yabukita, the agrotype described as a strong flavor, is used. Pluckers carefully cut only young leaves and bud by scissors. This tea is grassy sweet and cleanly astringent. Product Name: Shizu no kaori Product No: SH05 Size: 3.5oz (100g) Price: $17.7 Quantity: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The most customers who tried this tea say it is very rich in flavor comparing with the price. Product Name: Farmer's Tea, Spring Harvest Product No: SH08 Size: 3.5oz (100g) Price: $29.4 Quantity: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Premium sencha. Only the first flush tealeaves are picked by hand to avoid getting mixed of second grade leaves. Product Name: Farmer's Tea, The 88th Nights Product No: SH09 Size: 3.5oz (100g) Price: $25.7 Quantity: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Traditionally, it is said that the tea harvested on eighty-eighth day from "Risshun", a setting-in of spring, is the best and brings good luck. Product Name: Farmer's Tea, May Harvest Product No: SH10 Size: 7oz (200g) Price: $34.7 Quantity: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Second grade tealeaves are used. For your everyday drink Bancha(coarse green tea) is harvested between late September and early October. The fourth plucked tea is almost the same thing. When we say "bancha" in Shizuoka, it generally means "autumn-winter bancha." "Autumn- winter bancha" is normally regarded as "cheap and poor tasting." However, recently, things have been changing because the mass media has reported that "the autumn-winter bancha is effective in lowering one's blood-sugar level." We have been receiving many inquiries about the autumn-winter bancha since last year, and its sales have decupled. News that the autumn-winter bancha is effective in lowering one's blood-sugar level was announced over ten years ago. This became clear through a blood-sugar level decrease examination conducted by Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University (TMPU) commissioned by the National Research Institute of Vegetables, Ornamental Plants and Tea. TMPU tested rats with high blood-sugar level to find out which tea was effective in lowering their blood-sugar level. TMPU used five kinds of tea, gyokuro (refined green tea), sencha (natural-leaf tea), bancha (coarse green tea), matcha (green powdered tea), and black tea extracted with cold, lukewarm, and hot water, and gave each of them to the rats. All of the teas were effective in lowering the blood-sugar level. In particular, bancha extracted with cold water had the largest effect. TMPU made it clear that a kind of polysaccharide contained in tea was one of the active ingredients in lowering the blood-sugar level. The bancha described here was autumn-winter bancha. How to drink autumn-winter bancha effectively in lowering blood-sugar level.It is important to remember the lab test results: "Autumn-winter bancha extracted with cold water had the largest effect in lowering blood-sugar level." As for the actual method of drinking it, put 34fl_oz of water and 0.7-1oz(20-30g) of autumn-winter bancha into a kettle or water jug, extract the tea throughout the night in a refrigerator, filter it through a net, and drink it within a day. This is an effective way to make tea. Because polysaccharides, an active ingredient, have low heat-tolerance, the tea should be extracted with cold or lukewarm water. Autumn-winter bancha made this way has less of the smell distinctive to bancha and tastes excellent. (It tastes much better than tea in a plastic bottle.) It is not only an effective way of making autumn-winter bancha, but also a good way of drinking tasty tea. Customers' comments about "autumn-winter bancha".It has been about one year since I began to drink this tea. I heard that bancha is good for my health. I was looking for the least expensive one (sorry to say so), but it tastes much better than I expected. What a surprise! (smile) I continue to drink two liters every day, and I believe I will continue drinking it. Product Name: Autumn Winter Bancha Product No: SH07 Size: 3.5oz (100g) Price: $11.7 Quantity: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Product Name: Autumn Winter Bancha Product No: SH07L Size: 17.6oz (500g) Price: $39.8 Quantity: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Product Name: Hon Bancha Product No: SH06 Size: 7oz (200g) Price: $22.4 Quantity: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Hon bancha is produced using the first flush tealeaves that still remained in tea garden in late May. This tea is becoming rare in Japan because the cost performance is not good compared to other type of green tea.This tea is so light and goes well with any Japanese food. Plus low in caffeine. It is not just a tea bag, what inside is a same premium tea leaves as loose tea, which is produced No.1 prized tea manufacturer in Shizuoka. Product Name: Tea bag, Shizu no ten (Sencha) Product No: SH14 Size: 0.1oz (3g)x8pcs. Price: $12.9 Quantity: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Chaichi's best green tea bag. The same loose tealeaves are used as Shizu-no-ten. This tea tastes so rich and flavorful. Produced with experienced and fine craftsmanship using only hand picked first flush tealeaves. Excellent balance of natural sweet aroma and astringent taste. Product Name: Tea bag, Shizu no moe (Sencha) Product No: SH13 Size: 0.1oz (3g)x20pcs. Price: $15.7 Quantity: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The quality Sencha leaves with double size tea bag, which allow tealeaves fully open in the bag. Product Name: Tea bag, Fukamushi Sencha Product No: SH23 Size: 0.07oz (2g)x50pcs. Price: $24 Quantity: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 High quality Fukamushi Sencha leaves in 50 tea bags. Product Name: Tea bag, Iced Sencha Product No: SH15 Size: 0.28oz (8g)x10pcs. Price: $17.8 Quantity: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Manufactured by deep-steaming method that is the best way to bring out excellent taste.This tea is very rich in catechin, vitamin C and other minerals, and of course no additives.How to make the tea is so easy, just place one tea bag into a container with an airtight lid, pour water and shake it for 30 seconds.You can make 34fl_oz(1 liter) of iced tea from only one tea bag. Product Name: Tea bag, Iced Houji Cha Product No: SH16 Size: 0.28oz (8g)x10pcs. Price: $17.8 Quantity: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Double roasted Houji cha. This tea goes well with strong flavored food. It is good at nighttime, as it is so light and low in caffeine. How to make the tea is so easy, just place one tea bag into a container with an airtight lid, pour water and shake it for 30 seconds.You can make 34fl_oz(1 liter) of iced tea from only one tea bag. We value your taste. If you worry about ordering full package before you taste it, please try our sampler set. Each sampler contains three small packages at discount price. From rich and flavorful to light and crisp. Product Name: Green Tea Sampler Product No: SH01 Size: 1.16oz(33g),1.41oz(40g),1.05oz(30g) Price: $23.7 $17 Quantity: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Shizu no mine, 1.16oz (33g), (premium Sencha, rich, grassy sweet and slightly astringent), Farmer's Tea May Harvest, 1.41oz (40g), (for everyday drink) and Hon Bancha, 1.05oz (30g), (light, low in caffeine) Combination of quality green tea, "Shizu no kaori", and regular Fukamushi tea, "Farmer's tea, May Harvest" in beautiful airtight tea containers. Product Name: Fukamushi Green Tea Gift Set Product No: SH20 Size: 2.82oz(80g),2.82oz(80g) Price: Sold out, thank you! Quantity: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Shizu-no-kaori, 2.82oz (80g), (high grade Sencha, rich, grassy sweet and slightly astringent), Farmer's Tea-May Harvest, 2.82oz (80g), (for everyday drink) Sencha / Bancha / Tea bag / Sampler Set / Gift Set Products >> To Yame / To Uji / To Ono Back to top Copyright © 2003-2004 Far East Network. All Rights Reserved.