#0081.F2 🍵 2026 Kurihara Tea: Single Cultivar Yame Sencha - Saemidori 単一品種八女煎茶さえみどり

A saemidori single cultivar sencha from Kurihara Tea Farm’s new tea field in Yame, Fukuoka prefecture. 

The saemidori cultivar has gained respect in the industry for it’s bright color, sweet and umami rich flavor. As sencha, it produces a delicious balance of grassiness with strong savoriness from the umami.

Product Info

• Ingredients: Green tea
• Harvest: May
• Region: Yabemura village, Yame, Fukuoka
• Notes: Regular steaming (40-50 seconds) used but leaves are young and delicate so the results is close to a deep steaming (fukamushi)
  
• For more steeping guidelines, visit yunomi.life/steep

Producer Info

• Name: Kurihara Seicha Ltd.
• Members: Kippei, Yuji, and Akio Kurihara (Father and sons)
• Location: 4236 Kita Yabe, Yabe-mura, Yame-shi, Fukuoka Prefecture 834-1401, JAPAN
• Size of fields: About 3 hectares
• Altitude of fields: 300 - 700 meters