{"product_id":"ureshino-tamaryokucha-saga-prefecture-50g-2026-shincha","title":"2026 SHINCHA Ureshino Tamaryoku-cha, Saga Prefecture, 50g","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUreshino Tamaryokucha - 2026 Shincha (New Harvest Tea)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigin: Ureshino, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCultivar: Yabukita\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Mushi-sei (steamed) Tamaryokucha has nicely comma-shape rolled leaves and a light grassy aroma. It infuses to a light golden-green, with medium body, \u003cspan\u003eand stays very smooth through 3-4 infusions. The taste displays \u003cem\u003eamami\u003c\/em\u003e (sweetness) with slightly nutty and herbaceous notes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTamaryoku refers to the rolling method of production where the leaves are rolled into a ball, or coiled, instead of the more prevalent needle shape rolling technique used in the final stages of making Sencha, and which is much more widely used in Japanese green teas. The resulting \"comma\" shaped leaves often infuse to a golden-yellow or light golden-green tea, with low astringency. While the tea and early processing techniques are the same as that for Sencha, skipping the final (needle-shape) rolling technically makes it not a Sencha in the sense of the common Uji-method of Sencha production. Years earlier, I used , and heard, the term \"Tamaryoku Sencha,\" but this term now seems very little used in the industry. It is the common rolling technique used in the Kyushu Prefectures of Saga (Ureshino Teas), Nagasaki (Sonogi Teas), Kumamoto, and Miyazaki. It is also referred to a \"Guri-Cha\" (curly tea), most often in Nagasaki and Kumamoto, but both terms are used in different parts of Japan when referring to Tamaryokucha.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUreshino has a long history of tea growing in Japan going back over 500 years, with techniques brought from China. It is also famous for natural hot springs and delicious \u003cem\u003eyokan\u003c\/em\u003e (sweet bean jelly) from the nearby town of Omi that goes perfectly with Ureshino teas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charaku Fine Japanese Tea","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50209662927151,"sku":null,"price":9.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/9464\/8111\/files\/UreshinoTamaryokucha.Cat.19.jpg?v=1686870071","url":"https:\/\/charaku-tea.com\/products\/ureshino-tamaryokucha-saga-prefecture-50g-2026-shincha","provider":"Charaku Fine Japanese Tea","version":"1.0","type":"link"}