Chikumeido: Warakake Chikumei Kabusecha Green Tea

The 7th Tea Master of Chikumeido Shizuoka Tea, Nishimura Eiji, nearly a century ago was one of the first tea purveyors to begin selling kabusecha. Then it was known as hot water gyokuro (netto gyokuro) and farmers covered their tea plants with straw (warakake) to shade the leaves. Today, Chikumeido continues the tradition with their warakake series.

About Chikumeido Shizuoka Tea

Chikumeido Shizuoka Tea itself is one of Japan’s oldest companies, established in 1781 at the beginning of the reign of the 11th Tokugawa Shogun, Ienari, by founder Nishimura Shoatsu Tadazane. The 7th tea master, Nishimura Eiji, who created this product, is also credited with popularizing the term “hot water gyokuro” – what we call today Kabusecha (Warakake series from Chikumeido).