Kenjo Kaga Bocha Twig Tea

Tea is consumed all over Japan. But not every area consumes or prepares it the same way. Take, for example, Ishikawa Prefecture in the central part of Japan's main island of Honshu: during the Edo period (1600-1868), a unique tea culture developed there called Kaga bocha. Kaga is the name of the area where it started and bocha means tea made from the stems of the tea plant. The Kenjo Kaga Bocha Twig Tea is one of the fruits of this special regional culture and is unlike any Japanese green tea you will have tried before!

To make the Kenjo Kaga Bocha Twig Tea, its maker, Kaga-based Maruhachi Seichajo, takes the finest tea from the area and lightly roasts the stems using infrared roasting machinery. This method helps retain the complex aroma and flavor of hojicha roasted tea but with a clearer and more delicate taste and sweeter bouquet. Coming in a 82 x 175 mm (3.2 x 6.9") tin can that protects the bag after it has been opened, this broadens your tea horizons, whether brewed hot or cold!

Specs and Features:

• Roasted stem tea
• From Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture
• Originally created for Emperor Hirohito
• Also suitable for brewing in cold water
• Comes in tin can
• Dimensions: 82 x 175 mm (3.2 x 6.9")
• Weight: 60 g (2.1 oz)