{"title":"Nakamura-en","description":"\u003ca href=\"#products\" class=\"btn view-prod\"\u003eView Products\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/yunomi.us\/8565\/nakamura-en-gallery\/\" class=\"btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eGallery\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA quaint, 100+ year old shop near Ryogoku station on the JR Sobu line, Mr. Nakamura speaks a bit of English, and selects some amazing teas from around Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid__item one-whole medium--one-third large--one-third\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/4578\/files\/i_2013042417103589-300x225_large.jpg?16229479508367020632\" alt=\"Nakamura-en Shop in Tokyo\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid__item one-whole medium--one-third large--one-third\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/4578\/files\/i_2013042417103587-300x225_large.jpg?3604750492206750929\" alt=\"Nakamura-en Shop in Tokyo\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid__item one-whole medium--one-third large--one-third\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/4578\/files\/i_2013042417103561-300x238_large.jpg?2086283799273090012\" alt=\"Nakamura-en Shop in Tokyo\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ca name=\"products\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"hr-dashed\"\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"nakamura-en-02-gyokuro-konacha-the-discovery","title":"#0127.K6 (DISCONTINUED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE) Nakamura-en #02: Gyokuro Konacha, The Discovery 玉露粉茶","description":"\u003cp\u003eA delicious discovery, an easy introduction to the world of gyokuro tea. Besides the amazingly savory umami flavor characteristic of gyokuro, 'The Discovery' is also extremely versatile releasing savory umami flavor at a much wider range of flavors than gyokuro tea itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKonacha itself is made up of the smallest, broken bits of tea leaves (not quite powder) left over after processing. Because of the small size, it steeps very quickly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct Info\u003c\/h2\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: Spring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNotes\u003c\/strong\u003e: Shaded for about 3 weeks before harvest for the extra umami flavor for which gyokuro is known. After processing into dry leaf, the fannings of the leaves (small broken leaf bits) are separated out to form this tea.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion\u003c\/strong\u003e: Kyoto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTHE STORY OF THE DISCOVERY\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/4578\/files\/nakamura-en-map.jpg?1547323641296714980\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg width=\"195\" height=\"238\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"Nakamura-En location\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/4578\/files\/nakamura-en-map_compact.jpg?1547323641296714980\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe actually went out of our way to find this tea after Sencha Tea Ceremony master Yukiko Hasue introduced us. Finding the century old Nakamura-en Tea Shop on the eastern side of Tokyo near the Sumo Wrestling Arena (Ryogoku station), tea merchant Nakamura-san taught us more about gyokuro leaf fannings to share with the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNakamura-san does speak a bit of conversational English, so if you are ever in Tokyo do visit his shop!! He has no website though, so simply follow this simple map (\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/Nwcvk\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGOOGLE MAP\u003c\/a\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nakamura-en","offers":[{"title":"10g \/ 0.35 oz \/ Spring","offer_id":22980913413,"sku":"nme-002-010","price":350.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false},{"title":"100g \/ 3.5 oz \/ Spring","offer_id":4078104965,"sku":"nme-002-100","price":1499.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/4578\/products\/nakamura-en-02-gyokuro-konacha-the-discovery-439132.jpg?v=1692191515"},{"product_id":"nakamura-en-01-gyokuro-mecha-the-discovery","title":"#0126.K6 (DISCONTINUED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE) Nakamura-en: Gyokuro Mecha, The Discovery 玉露芽茶","description":"\u003cp\u003eA delicious discovery, an easy introduction to the world of gyokuro tea. Besides the amazingly savory umami flavor characteristic of gyokuro, 'The Discovery' is also extremely versatile releasing savory umami flavor at a much wider range of flavors than gyokuro tea itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart of the secret is that this tea from Uji, Kyoto, selected by 3rd generation tea master Shuichi Nakamura, is simply very high quality leaf. The other part of the secret is the fact that it is 'mecha' 芽茶 usually defined to be the tips of the leaf that break off during production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct Info\u003c\/h2\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: Spring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNotes\u003c\/strong\u003e: Shaded for about 3 weeks before harvest for the extra umami flavor for which gyokuro is known. After processing into dry leaf, the leaf tips of the leaves (that break off during the rolling process) are separated out to form this tea.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion\u003c\/strong\u003e: Kyoto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTHE STORY OF THE DISCOVERY\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe actually went out of our way to find this tea after Sencha Tea Ceremony master Yukiko Hasue introduced us to this tea. Finding the century old Nakamura-en Tea Shop on the eastern side of Tokyo near the Sumo Wrestling Arena (Ryogoku station), we convinced Nakamura-san to let us carry this tea and share it with the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNakamura-san does speak a bit of conversational English, so if you are ever in Tokyo do visit his shop!! 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