{"product_id":"obubu-01-kabuse-sencha-shaded-spring-green-tea","title":"#0001.K6 Obubu Tea: 2026 Shincha Kabuse Sencha, Shaded Spring Green Tea","description":"\u003cp\u003eKyoto Obubu Tea Farm's most premium green tea, Kabuse Sencha is shaded for 2 weeks to create a rich, syrupy tea because the leaves are so delicate. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QQ66hsqwwp0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yumenet.live\/collections\/kyoto-obubu-tea-farms\"\u003eObubu\u003c\/a\u003e's most premium green tea, \u003cem\u003eKabuse Sencha\u003c\/em\u003e (かぶせ煎茶) is a kabusecha or shaded tea, and can be steeped into a rich syrupy tea using a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yumenet.live\/blogs\/tea-info\/warm-water-steeping-technique\"\u003ewarm water steeping technique\u003c\/a\u003e because the leaves are so delicate and tender. Using a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yumenet.live\/blogs\/tea-info\/standard-steeping-technique\"\u003estandard boiling water steeping method\u003c\/a\u003e, and the taste is delicate and sweet.Grown by covering the tea plants just after new leaves begin to sprout in early May, the shade reduces sunlight by as much as 85% to encourage the plants to produce wide, tender, chlorophyll-rich tea leaves. Two weeks later they are harvested and processed ready for shipping by the end of the month. Obubu's Kabuse Sencha is grown at a relatively high altitude for the region (500 m or 1640 ft) on southeast facing slopes providing good exposure to the sun (an important combination for shaded tea!).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFLAVOR GUIDE\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSWEETNESS: ★★★★★\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBITTERNESS: ★★★\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFRAGRANCE: Luxurious\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBREWED LEAVES: ★★★★★ - Deliciously tender\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHEALTH INFO\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCatechin: ★★\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheanine: ★★★★★\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaffeine: ★★★★★\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVitamin C: ★★★\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChlorophyll: ★★★★★\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe above info are relative estimations based on cultivation and processing methods. They may also be affected by the steeping technique used, by storage conditions, etc.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePRODUCT INFO\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIngredients: Green Tea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yumenet.live\/pages\/list-of-japanese-tea-cultivars\"\u003eCultivar\u003c\/a\u003e: Yabukita plants, about 35 years old\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarvest: mid-May\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCultivation notes: Shaded for about 14 days before harvest using a plastic tarp that reduces sunlight by about 85%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProcessing notes: Light steaming (asamushi)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by Akihiro Kita, President, Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e","brand":"Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms","offers":[{"title":"[2026] 10g \/ 0.35 oz \/ May \/ Yunomi bag","offer_id":43257443745897,"sku":"obtse001-010-y26","price":600.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true},{"title":"[2026] 80g \/ 2.8 oz \/ May \/ Yunomi bag","offer_id":43104073154665,"sku":"obtse001-080-y26","price":2900.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true},{"title":"[2026] 1kg \/ 2.2 lbs \/ Bulk bag","offer_id":42987714445417,"sku":"obtse001-1kg","price":39200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true},{"title":"[2026] MULTIPACK 5kg (1kg x 5 bags) \/ 11 lbs","offer_id":42181459378281,"sku":"obtse001-1kgx5","price":160000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true},{"title":"[2026] MULTIPACK 10kg (1kg x 10 bags) \/ 22 lbs","offer_id":42364772155497,"sku":"obtse001-1kgx10","price":260000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/4578\/files\/IMG_1698.jpg?v=1739757997","url":"https:\/\/yumenet.live\/products\/obubu-01-kabuse-sencha-shaded-spring-green-tea","provider":"yumenet.live","version":"1.0","type":"link"}