Kurihara Tea Farm: Single Cultivar Yame Sencha - Ooiwase

Single Cultivar Ooiwase Sencha

50g

This single cultivar sencha was grown in one of Kurihara Tea Farms newest fields. The sencha has been processed using a regular steaming method of around 40 -50 seconds however the delicate nature of the raw leaf has a produced a tea closer to a fukumushi, deep steamed tea. 

This rare Ooiwase cultivar was names after the Oi river in Shizuoka Prefecture. Named in 1976 it is a hybrid of Yabukita and Yaeho cultivars. 

This sencha is well balanced with delicate astringency and refreshing vegetal aroma, there is a delicate nutty accent and smooth mouthfeel. 

Steeping Notes: 4g | 150-200ml | 70°C | 60-90sec

Re-steep multiple times 

• Ingredients: Green tea
• Harvest: May 2026
• Cultivars: Ooiwase
• Region: Yabemura village, Yame, Fukuoka

About Kurihara Tea Farm:

Specialists in gyokuro tea leaf cultivation and processing, the Kurihara family began in 1922 as a wholesaler. In 1942 the first master decided to move his wholesale business to the Yame region, famed for its Yamecha, and start growing tea himself. His son, Kippei Kurihara is now a respected member of the Yame City legislature while sons Yuji and Akio begin to take over the tea agriculture business.