{"product_id":"yokota-tea-garden-hachijyuhachiya-sayama-shincha-green-tea","title":"#0741.S2 2026 Yokota Tea Garden: Hatsutsumi (Hachijyuhachiya) Sayama Shincha Green Tea 狭山茶八十八夜摘み","description":"\u003cp\u003eA premium sencha coming from the Yokota Tea Garden which was picked on the \u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/blogs\/travel\/the-88th-night-a-japanese-tea-tradition\" title=\"88th night\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e88th night\u003c\/a\u003e (Japanese: 八十八夜; hachijyu-hachiya). According to the traditional Japanese lunar calendar, \u003ci\u003ehachijyu-hachiya\u003c\/i\u003e signifies the 88th night after the start of spring and is also used to mark the start of shincha harvesting. Tea from this harvest is said to bring you a fortuitous life. Meanwhile the first picking of the season is called \u003ci\u003ehatsutsumi\u003c\/i\u003e. Early picking of younger leaves generates a tea with an extra delicate and sweeter flavor profile with an aroma full of early summer. The younger leaves were then deep steamed to make a\u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/collections\/fukamushicha\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e fukamushicha\u003c\/a\u003e. Grown by 4th, 5th, and 6th generation tea farmers in the famous Sayama region of Saitama Prefecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eProduct Information\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIngredients\u003c\/strong\u003e: Green tea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest\u003c\/strong\u003e: Early May (88th day from the start of spring on the lunar calendar)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sayama, Saitama Prefecture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSteaming\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fukamushi (Deep-steamed)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Cups in 100g\u003c\/strong\u003e: 30 cups (10 uses \/ 3 steepings \/ 1 cup per steeping. Varies with your steeping recipe.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTea Farm\u003c\/strong\u003e: Yokota Tea Garden\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLocation\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sayama, Saitama\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eInstructions\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee our steeping guidelines here: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yumenet.live\/pages\/japanese-tea-steeping-techniques\"\u003eyumenet.live\/steep\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yokota Tea Garden","offers":[{"title":"[2026] 10g \/ 0.35 oz \/ May","offer_id":42989866745961,"sku":"ykt-TN2400-010-y26","price":7.66,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"[2026] 100g \/ 3.5 oz \/ May","offer_id":42989866778729,"sku":"ykt-TN2400-100-y26","price":50.71,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/4578\/products\/yokota-tea-garden-2022-hatsutsumi-hachijyuhachiya-sayama-shincha-green-tea-910608.jpg?v=1762477467","url":"https:\/\/yumenet.live\/en-au\/products\/yokota-tea-garden-hachijyuhachiya-sayama-shincha-green-tea","provider":"yumenet.live","version":"1.0","type":"link"}