2026 Hashiri Shincha Is Here

Our 2026 Hashiri Shincha Fukamushi is now available. 

As you may know, hashiri means the "first (harvest or catch) of the season". Hashiri Shincha is made from the very young leaves and buds of the tea plant.

This year's Hashiri Shincha Fukamushi is a made of Asatsuyu cultivar tea leaves. After cupping the aracha ("rough tea"), we found a production style that we felt suited this tea well. The fukamushi steaming of this tea highlights the rich color that Asatsuyu leaves can provide. Steaming in this way also helps to produce a soft, bright aroma from the brewed leaves that reminds one of the sun gently rising over the horizon on an early spring morning.

We hope you all will enjoy it!