10+ Types of Green Tea

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Sencha (煎茶, decocted tea)

1st and 2nd flushes of green tea made from leaves grown in sunlight.

This is the most common green tea in Japan.



Fukamushicha (深蒸し茶, long-steamed green tea)

Steamed two times longer than usual Sencha, giving it a deeper color and fuller flavor



Gyokuro (玉露, Jade Dew)

is grown under the shade rather than the full sun for approximately 20 days



Kabusecha (冠茶, covered tea)

Leafs grown in the shade prior to harvest not for as long as Gyokuro



Tamaryokucha (玉緑茶, lit. ball green tea)

Sungrown, picked, and placed in a revolving drum and dried with hot air.



Bancha (番茶, coarse tea)

Lower grade of Sencha harvested as a 3rd- or 4tg-flush tea between summer and autumn.



Kamairicha (窯煎茶, pan-fired tea)

Pan-fired green tea that does not undergo the usual ste