Steep a remarkably rare cup with this 70g pack of loose leaf Tenryu Sencha featuring the Inzatsu 131 cultivar. Harvested in Tenryu, a mountainous area in northern Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka, this green tea offers a distinct tasting experience far beyond typical sencha.
The Inzatsu 131 cultivar carries a unique background. Bred at the Shizuoka Tea Experiment Station, it is a cross between a native Japanese tea plant and Manipuri 15, an Assam strain introduced in the early 1920s. While it was never officially registered, it lives on as the parent cultivar to modern varieties like Soufu, Fujikaori, and Kiyoka.
Because of its Assam lineage, Inzatsu 131 has a strong, punchy character that breaks from the delicate norms of traditional Japanese tea. That very boldness is what makes it so compelling: a sencha with an edge, offering flavor notes you won't find in everyday green tea. Combined with its scarcity, this makes for a truly special find.
This is a brand new, unused 70g pack, ready to brew for anyone curious about one of Japan's rarest tea cultivars.
Tenryu Sencha Ryukawa, 70 g loose-leaf green tea, made from the rare Shizu-Inzatsu 131 cultivar. This cultivar is a cross between Japanese tea plants and Manipuri 15, introduced from Assam in the early 1920s. It was developed at the Shizuoka Tea Experiment Station but was never officially registered.
Grown in the mountainous Tenryu area of northern Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, this tea has a distinctive Assam-derived character that stands apart from traditional Japanese green tea.
