Chiyonoen Tea Garden: Snowing Mountain Yame Sencha

Chiyonoen Naturally Grow Yame Sencha 

煎茶「桜花」

50g

This sakurabana green tea is from Yabe Village, Yame, Fukuoka Prefecture.  This sencha comes from the mid-May harvest and is grown at an altitude of about 600 meters.

This tea is perfect to be enjoyed both hot or cold.

The flavours are rich with and refreshing aroma. The tea is suitable for multiple brewing and each steep offers new and complex flavours. Brew at cooler temperatures for sweeter tea, warmer temperatures to enjoy some balanced astringency. 

This high-quality tea is produced without the use of chemical fertilisers, the farm uses a unique farming method of using hand-picked fermented organic fertilisers (bokashi fertilisers).

• Ingredients: Green Tea
• Harvest: May 2026
• Region: Upper mountains of Yabe village, Yame District, Fukuoka, Japan. Altitude approx 600 meters.

Steeping Notes: 4g | 70°C | 60sec | 200ml

About the farmer: Masashi Harashima (Tea Farmer / Japanese Tea Instructor)

Masashi has received Japan's top agricultural prize, the Minister's Award, three times, Masashi is one of Japan's top farmers. He is currently teaching his son how to both cultivate and produce the highest quality tea.

"In order to produce high-quality tea leaves, we place our greatest priority in ensuring that our trees are healthy. We employ a unique farming method using hand-picked fermented organic fertilisers (bokashi fertilisers) and adjusting each step according to the specific weather conditions of the season or the year, in order to achieve the highest standards. Amid the crisp air in the mountains and the chirping of the birds these healthy tea leaves grow and produce premium tea brimming of sweetness and flavour.'