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maccha - ippodo
maccha - kanbayashi
maccha - koyamaen
sencha - ippodo
sencha - kanbayashi
sencha - koyamaen
sencha - ureshino
tea for cooking
okou
stick incense
| maccha - tea powder from ippodo, kyoto | 
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The firm was established in Kyoho Era (1717), about 280 years ago. Ihei Watanabe, who came from Omi, present day Shiga Prefecture, established a shop called Omiya in the center of Kyoto at Teramachi and Nijo streets, dealing in tea, tea containers and ceramics.
The company Omiya dealt in high quality Uji tea and its reputation grew. About 160 years ago, in Koka era (1846), it received the name Ippodo from Prince Yamashina and from that time has only dealt in teas from Uji.
Thin Tea
| kan no shiro GAC-1 $34.00 40 gram can |
Thick Tea
| sayaka no mukashi GAC-71 $46.00 40 gram can |
| maccha - tea powder from kanbayashi, kyoto |
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Kanbayashi family goes back to mid 1500 to Kamon Kanbayashi who moved to Uji, Kyoto, and started tea business. He was one of 2 official tea makers then. In Edo period, the family was responsible for many businesses relating to tea for Tokugawa family as a tea consultant. Kanbayashi is one of the most reputable tea suppliers from Uji, Kyoto.
20g and 100g cans are available upon inquiry.
Thin Tea
| mozumukashi GAB-1 $20.00 40 gram can | hana no shiro preferred by hounsai (urasenke) GAB-2 $26.00 40 gram can | biwa no shiro GAB-4 $26.00 40 gram can |
goun no shiro five auspicious clouds preferred by zabosai (urasenke) GAB-6 $26.00 40 gram can |
Thick Tea
| matsukaze mukashi GAB-71 $27.00 40 gram can | shouhou preferred by urasenke GAB-73 $37.00 40 gram can | hijiri mukashi GAB-75 $41.00 40 gram can |
kashin no mukashi auspicious era prefered by zabosai (urasenke) GAB-79 $41.00 40 gram can | baba mukashi GAB-77 $55.00 40 gram can special name given by ieyasu tokugawa to kanbayashi family to honor kanbayashi kamon's mother |
| maccha - tea powder from koyamaen, kyoto |
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Koyamaen also goes back to late 1600s’ during Genroku period in Japan. Kyujiroh Koyama started growing tea in Uji Ogura in Kyoto. The 4th generation started a tea store and the 8th generation, Genjiroh started marketing nationwide in Japan. They are one of the tea companies in Uji who also grow tea. They are well-known worldwide.
20g and 100g cans are available upon inquiry.
Thin Tea
| seijo no shiro preferred by zabosai (urasenke) GAA-6 $39.00 40 gram can | wakou GAA-4 $40.00 40 gram can | organic silver label GAA-5 $27.00 40 gram can |
Thick Tea
| kinrin GAA-71 $50.00 40 gram can | unkaku GAA-74 $61.00 40 gram can | shouka no mukashi preferred by zabosai (urasenke) GAA-76 $68.00 40 gram can |
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| housen GBC-1 $27.00 100 grams |
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| ayataka GBB-1A $25.00 140 grams can | ayataka GBB-1 $14.00 70 grams bags |
| sencha - ureshino |
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Potters from Ming Dynasty came to Ureshino bringing the ceramic culture and tea in 1504. Original tea was roasted using a kettle from Nangking. In mid 1600, Shinbei Yoshimura promoted tea growing in larger scale, and the Ureshino tea was exported by Dutch compay through Nagasaki Port shortly after to England, USA and Middle East.
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| ureshinoen GBD-1 $20.00 100 grams |
| okou - incense |
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Ro
| umegakoh plum fragrance kneaded incense GDB-1 $20.00 50 grams | kyo no ume kyoto plum kneaded incense GDB-2 $34.00 50 grams |
Furo
| byakudan, sandal wood NQS-1 $12 12 grams | jinkou, aloe wood NQS-2 $40 6 grams |
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| angelic 5-bundle incense set each box contains 40 sticks (200 sticks total) each stick burns for approx. 30 min GEA-1 $23 13.5cm L | reflections 3-bundle incense set with holder each box contains 35 sticks (105 sticks total) each stick burns for approx. 30 min GEB-1 $9.90 13.5cm L | zen incense (each box sold seperately) each box contains 30 sticks each stick burns for approx. 2 hours 33cm L sitting zen |
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