Pre-Order Starts!

Now I'm very pleased to announce that we have just started the pre-order of Temomi-cha & Shincha. Since I blogged about Temomi cha last year, I have received many inquiries and purchase requests from my customers, but I couldn't supply the tea for them.
I have discussed with my family (our tea producer) how we can provide the Temomi cha to customers in the U.S. and finally found enough collaborators to produce Temomi cha with us.
Because the production volume of Temomi cha is very low, pre-order is requested for the purchase, but I believe it's worth trying our Temomi cha if you are tea enthusiast.

Also,we will introduce our Shincha to the U.S. customers for the first time. Shincha, "new tea" in Japanese, is the first-harvested tea in spring and the most sought-after green tea. During the wintertime, tea plants absorb and stock nutrients from soil. When the spring arrives, tea plants, full of energy and nutrients, begin to sprout andshow the amazing color of vibrant green.
Shincha is technically equal to Sen cha, which is made of only young tea leaves. But only the ta harvested in early spring is called "Shincha."

Here is our 3 kinds of seasonal offers!

TEMOMI SHINCHA

Ingredient: Young Tea Leaves

Net Weight: 10g (0.35oz.)

Price: $15.00

Order Deadline: April 15, 2009

HASHIRI SHINCHA

Ingredient: Young Tea Leaves

Net Weight: 50g (1.76oz.)

Price: $20.00

Order Deadline: April 20, 2009

HACHIJU HACHIYA SHINCHA

Ingredient: Young Tea Leaves

Net Weight: 100g (3.53oz.)

Price: $20.00

Order Dadline: April 30, 2009

Our Healthy Gift Recommendation

Holiday season is coming soon! Are you looking for healthy gift idea for your loved ones? We have an excellent suggestion.

"Healthy Green Tea Gift"

It surely pleases tea lovers of any ages. In Japan, we have a variety of gift-giving occasions, and green tea is one of the most major gift for any generation. Today, a lot of people in the U.S. recognize health benefits green tea offers and start drinking green tea. This is the best timing to ask your loved ones to start healthy life. The following is our suggestion for you.

Gift set of 3 varieties of traditional Japanese green tea leaves
Set of Sen cha, Hoji cha, and Genmai cha tea leaves. If your friends or family are tea lovers who have tea pots, this tea leaves gift will be the perfect gift for them.

Gift set of 3 varieties of traditional Japanese green tea TeaPac
If your friends or family just start drinking green tea for their health, this TeaPac gift will be the perfect gift for them.

TOKONAME Tea Pot "Cherry Blossom"
Not so many people have a traditional tea pot specially design for Japanese green tea. This will be very special gift not only for the person who just start drinking green tea, but for the person enjoying tea daily.


There are a lot more healthy gifts suggested in our website. Choose the best gift for your family, friends, and loved ones and spend healthy holiday season.

Tea Tasting at I Love Sushi Restaurant

Since the beginning of July, I have been doing the free tea sampling event at the I Love Sushi at Lake Bellevue in Washington state. Every Monday and Wednesday, I go to the restaurant from 6pm and serve 3 kinds of tea samples - Sen cha, Hoji cha, and Genmai cha.

During summer, I'm serving iced green teas, and customers really love their refreshing taste. Especially, iced Genmai cha has received a lot of compliments (Genmai cha is the one selected as the best tea at the World Tea Championship). If you are interested in trying our teas, please visit I Love Sushi Lake Bellevue.

At the end, I'd like to mention about I Love Sushi. Honestly, I Love Sushi is really nice restaurant. It has a wide menu variety and abundant of alcohol selection. Outside view is nice as well. Most importantly, their passion for quality cuisine and customer service is great. If you would like to experience the real Japanese culinary, I strongly recommend I LOVE SUSHI.

For more information about the tea sampling event or I Love Sushi, please visit;

http://lakebellevue.ilovesushi.com/event072008.htm