{"title":"Yabe-en Tea Shop","description":"\u003cdl class=\"accordion\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003ca href=\"#\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"threecol\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/4578\/files\/yabe-orig_2048x_414008c4-b902-4454-88c2-3e39013ee974_large.JPG?v=1519015964\"\u003eThe Yabe-en Tea Shop has been run by the Yabe family for over 80 years in the small city of Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, in northern Japan. Susumu Yabe, the current head processes tea sourced from around Japan as well as Japan’s northernmost commercial tea field in Ishinomaki (Kashima Tea Garden).\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"kashima-monoucha-genmaicha-ishinomaki-brown-rice-tea","title":"#0711.M2 Monoucha Genmaicha 'Tsukihime', Ishinomaki Brown Rice Tea. Kashima Tea Garden \u0026 Yabe-en Tea Shop.","description":"\u003cp\u003eSencha from the town of Monou in what is now Ishinomaki City brews into a deep forest green with a strong astringency. With a 400 year history of tea farming, the town of Monou is the northernmost tea region, and the field managed by Sasaki-san is the northernmost tea field in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMonoucha Genmaicha blends Sasaki-san's sencha with toasted rice grains as well as rice cracker balls (plain and matcha flavored) for a uniquely toasted nutty flavor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSold by Yabe-en Tea Shop as \"Datecha\" 伊達茶, named after the famous samurai lord \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Date_Masamune\" title=\"Date Masamune on Wikipedia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMasamune Date\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Farmer Hiroshi Sasaki and Processor Susumu Yabe\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMiyagi Prefecture was once a major tea production region with a summer climate similar to Shizuoka tea production regions (though colder in the winter). The last surviving tea field belongs to Sasaki-san who studied tea agriculture in the major tea production region of Kagoshima in the southernmost part of Japan's main four islands. Tea Master Susumu Yabe who lives just south of Ishinomaki aids in the processing of the tea into fine sencha.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeft\u003c\/strong\u003e: Tea farmer Hiroshi Sasaki. \u003cstrong\u003eRight\u003c\/strong\u003e: Tea master Susumu Yabe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/4578\/files\/sasaki_large.jpg?v=1479882147\" alt=\"Tea farmer Hiroshi Sasaki\" width=\"50%\" style=\"float: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/4578\/files\/yabe-web_large.JPG?v=1479882171\" alt=\"Tea master Susumu Yabe\" width=\"50%\" style=\"float: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePRODUCT INFO\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eName\u003c\/strong\u003e: Monou Genmaicha Tsukihime\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJapanese Name\u003c\/strong\u003e: 玄米茶「月ひめ」\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIngredients\u003c\/strong\u003e: sencha tea leaves from Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan; matcha rice cracker balls, white rice cracker balls, toasted rice grains\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest period\u003c\/strong\u003e: Summer harvest, Second Flush\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducer\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hiroshi Sasaki, Kashima Tea Garden (鹿島茶園), Monou Town, Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture. Blended by Susumu Yabe. Toasted rice - kaguya-hime cultivar, grown in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eManufacturers\u003c\/strong\u003e: Atsushi Yabe, Yabe Tea (矢部園茶舗), 2-3 Kaigandori, Shiogama City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan (Japanese site: yabe-en.com); Rice ingredients manufacturered by the Production Association of Yamotocho Kaguyahime (President: Mr. Onodera)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"clear: both;\"\u003e","brand":"Yabe-en Tea Shop","offers":[{"title":"10g \/ 0.35 oz","offer_id":40641754497129,"sku":"ybe002-010","price":400.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false},{"title":"100g \/ 3.5 oz","offer_id":4078144645,"sku":"ybe002-100","price":1699.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/4578\/files\/8CC48F9C-FDB6-4FB2-8B25-911ED0BB2B1D.jpg?v=1692343814"},{"product_id":"spring-monoucha-sencha-ishinomaki-green-tea-kashima-tea-garden-yabe-en-tea-shop","title":"#0713.M2 Yabe-en Tea Shop: Spring Harvest  Datecha  Sencha  from Monou, Ishinomaki","description":"\u003cp\u003eSencha grown in the mountains above the town of Monou in what is now Ishinomaki City brews into a deep forest green with a strong astringency. With a 400 year history of tea farming, the town of Monou is the northernmost tea region, and the field managed by Sasaki-san is the northernmost tea field in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProcessed into sencha by Susumu Yabe of the Yabe-en Tea Shop as \"Datecha\" 伊達茶, named after the famous samurai lord \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Date_Masamune\" title=\"Date Masamune on Wikipedia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMasamune Date\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis tea might be considered a deep-steamed fukamushicha, but is not marketed as such by Yabe-san as his fukamushicha is a longer steaming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Tea Field of Ishinomaki, Miyagi. Monoucha.\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/4578\/files\/sasaki-tea-field_grande.jpeg?v=1479882065\" style=\"float: none; width: 100%;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"clear: both;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Farmer Hiroshi Sasaki and Processor Susumu Yabe\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMiyagi Prefecture was once a major tea production region with a summer climate similar to Shizuoka tea production regions (though colder in the winter). The last surviving tea field belongs to Hiroshi Sasaki who studied tea agriculture in the major tea production region of Kagoshima in the southernmost part of Japan's main four islands. Tea Master Susumu Yabe who lives just south of Ishinomaki aids in the processing of the tea into fine sencha.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeft: Tea farmer Hiroshi Sasaki. Right: Tea master Susumu Yabe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/4578\/files\/sasaki_large.jpg?v=1479882147\" alt=\"Tea farmer Hiroshi Sasaki\" width=\"50%\" style=\"float: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/4578\/files\/yabe-web_large.JPG?v=1479882171\" alt=\"Tea master Susumu Yabe\" width=\"50%\" style=\"float: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"clear: both;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePRODUCT INFO\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eName\u003c\/strong\u003e: Monoucha Sencha, Ishinomaki Green Tea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIngredients: Green Tea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest\u003c\/strong\u003e: Spring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCultivated by\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hiroshi Sasaki, Kashima Tea Garden (鹿島茶園), Monou Town, Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProcessed by\u003c\/strong\u003e: Atsushi Yabe, Yabe Tea (矢部園茶舗), 2-3 Kaigandori, Shiogama City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan (Japanese site: yabe-en.com)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Yabe-en Tea Shop","offers":[{"title":"10g \/ 0.35 oz \/ Yunomi Sample Bag","offer_id":4078144773,"sku":"ybe001-010","price":530.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true},{"title":"65g \/ 2.3 oz","offer_id":4078144709,"sku":"ybe001-065","price":2100.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/4578\/files\/8A539F90-11FB-4CF8-BF5C-4D3FD920ED5F.jpg?v=1765941887"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/4578\/collections\/yabe-orig.JPG?v=1442210659","url":"https:\/\/yumenet.live\/en-au\/collections\/yabe-en-tea-shop.oembed","provider":"yumenet.live","version":"1.0","type":"link"}