Dear Sir and Madam,
We at Hibiki-an THANK YOU VERY MUCH for your continued patronage and support.
We are pleased to offer useful information for your healthy life and continued
enjoyment of Japanese green tea. In this issue, we talk about 'End of Summer and Kuradashi Teas (Around Sep. 5)'.
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This year’s summer was intense all over Japan. In a few areas, the highest temperatures were more than 40C (104F) and broke the records for the highest temperature. Even Kyoto reached above 38C (100F).
Some areas suffered from lack of water in Japan. Luckily it rained more than usual this year in Kyoto throughout the summer season. In contrast, a few years ago, the intense summer heat injured tea trees, even permanently damaging some trees. This summer, tea trees could absorb plenty of water and stay healthy in Kyoto despite the heat.
And then, it typically starts getting cool in early morning and night in Ujitawara, Kyoto around August 15, after the OBON religious festival. This year, it started getting cool in the early morning around August 10. This autumn may come earlier than expected.
Autumn is on its way, and so are our seasonal autumn Kuradashi teas. Following traditional methods, our Kuradashi teas have been enriched in wooden boxes in the granary for one and a half years, since last May, and will be ready in some more weeks. The deepened mellow and noble flavor of enriched Kuradashi Gyokuro and Kuradashi Matcha will be available in mid-autumn. Please wait and see!
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| To prevent damage from intense heat, straw, fallen leaves, or grasses are placed around the base of the tea trees. |
Tea trees under the TANA canopy are shaded sparsely to avoid intense heat. |
Rain is godsend for tea trees in sweltering hot summer |
"What is Kuradashi Tea?": click here
Are you enjoying your green moments? Hibiki-an encourages those who love
to drink green tea. If you have any requests or questions regarding our
teas or services, please don't hesitate to contact us. We sincerely hope
that you enjoy genuine Hibiki-an Japanese green tea direct to you from
Kyoto, Japan.
Sincerely yours,
Atsushi Yasui
We would like you to rediscover the value of our Tasting Set items for
monthly recommendation. Our tasting sets feature our most popular items
and are all excellent values. They are ideal for those who would like to
try a taste test to learn which is their favorite tea, or who would like
to enjoy less quantity of some kinds of tea. These tea set items are especially
perfect for those who are new to green tea to learn the differences between
each type of tea.
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This is our most popular tea tasting set. We chose and combined three of our most popular teas: Gyokuro Superior, Sencha Superior, and Sencha Fukamushi Superior...
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Karigane is made from the stems of Gyokuro and high grade Sencha. We combined three valuable Karigane items: Gyokuro Karigane Superior, Sencha Karigane , and Houjicha Karigane...
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Genmaicha and Houjicha contain less caffeine than other Japanese teas. And they are suitable for everyday because of the affordable prices. We chose and combined four of our most unique and delightful teas to make this special set: Genmaicha, Genmaicha Matcha-iri, Houjicha, and Houjicha Karigane...
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We chose and combined three of our most popular and healthy organic green teas: Organic Sencha Superior, Organic Genmaicha Matcha-iri, and Organic Houjicha...
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We chose and combined three of our most popular and basic Teabag teas: Teabag Gyokuro, Teabag Sencha, and Teabag Houjicha...
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We chose and combined three of our most popular Teabag teas: Teabag Organic Sencha, Teabag Genmaicha Matcha-iri, and Teabag Houjicha...
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"What is Tasting Set?" page: click here
Both Tencha teas below are limited edition of 600 packages each ONLY AVAILABLE this summer season. We hope you will enjoy the pure and elegant flavor of Tencha!
(Tencha Premium: As requested by many customers, Tencha Premium was newly added for the 2013 summer season.)
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(Now Available: Out of Stock Soon)
Traditionally, Tencha was not brewed like Gyokuro or Sencha, because this was not included in the traditional Tea Ceremony teachings. And so, for many years, brewed Tencha has quietly been enjoyed in secret among only a few Matcha manufacturers... |
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(Now Available: limited edition of 600 packages ONLY AVAILABLE this summer season)
This Tencha Super Premium has specially been arranged in order to be brewed
in the same way as Gyokuro or Sencha. The taste is deep and mellow, and
the subtle noble aroma lingers in the mouth for a while... |
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(Now Available: Out of Stock Soon)
Tea leaves for Tencha (Matcha) are grown in the same way as Gyokuro, but processed differently than Gyokuro. The growing and processing bring the unique excellent flavor of Tencha. Of course, this Tencha also makes a lovely iced tea. The flavor is uniquely elegant... |
What is Tencha?: click here
We plan to introduce one Tea Recipe each week, including sweets, ice cream, drinks, and so on - all made with Matcha or other Japanese tea - on our Newsletter. In this issue, we share with you our Matcha Roll Cake recipe. Click below and take a look!
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How to make Matcha Roll Cake...
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(Notice 1) Improved Customer Review Posting by Nickname and Picture
We improved our website by adding an option to use a nickname and upload a picture when you post a customer review. Now you can enter a nickname when posting a review in order to remain anonymous. Previously our customer review page requested the reviewer’s real name.
And now our customer review page also allows you to upload and add a picture to your review. Please post your candid review with a picture of our tea and your family, pet, lovely landscape, or anything meaningful to you. It surely would be a great help for other customers to enrich the enjoyment of Japanese tea!
(Notice 2) Price Reduction on All Merchandise
We reduced our prices approximately 4% to 6% on all merchandise on our website due to recent exchange rate fluctuation. The updated price was effective on and after September 1, 2013. This is the second price reduction in the past 6 months and the total reduction range is approximately 15% to 18%. We will continuously make efforts to provide genuine Japanese tea and culture to our customers.
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Japanese Green Tea Hibiki-an
36 Shimonoto Yuyadani
Ujitawara, Kyoto 610-0221
Japan
http://www.hibiki-an.com
![[Limited] Tencha Pinnacle (30g/1.06oz) US$33.00](http://www.hibiki-an.com/images/readings/PureElegantTencha/TenchaItems/TenchaPinnacle.jpg)
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