Shincha (New Harvest Tea) Season has arrived! 2026 new harvest teas are now almost all in. As of August 15th, we've received this season's new teas from Shizuoka, Kagoshima, Saitama, Kumamoto, Niigata, Saga, Gifu, Wakayama, Kyoto, and Kochi Prefectures. More are expected soon, so please stay tuned!
We're also starting to raise funds for Kumamoto Earthquake Relief, with 100% of Kumamoto tea sales going back to Kumamoto. Eight teas are available now, and more are on the way from the disaster-hit region.
Yours in tea, Tatsuo Tomeoka, Charaku Fine Japanese Tea / WaSabiDou
OCTOBER 1, 2025 UPDATE: Effective until further notice, we are temporarily no longer able to ship orders outside of the U.S.A. (Canadian exceptions, please contact me directly via email). Due to new regulations on food importing and tariffs in a growing number of countries, it has become too difficult and expensive to navigate the various new licensing and documentation requirements in each individual county. We are extremely sorry for this disappointing turn of events, and are thankful for the past support of our international tea friends. Hopefully, this situation will be remedied in the near future.
