Premium Organic Sencha Green Tea Loose Leaf - Authentic Japanese Tea from Uji Kyoto (35.3oz/1000g) | USDA & JAS Certified, Radiation-Free | High-Quality Japanese Green Tea for Daily Wellness, Iced Tea & Gift Giving

I was hoping for a higher grade Sencha, instead…achieved “good enough.” But maybe that’s comparing it, harshly, to some of the high grade stuff I get @ my local Dobra Tea House? I read some of the bad reviews and had to laugh… I envisioned them bringing their water to a full boil, pouring it over the wrong amount of tea leaves per container size, walking away and forgetting about it, only to come back to a horrible tasting tea ? I feel bad for the manufacturers having to suffer for that ignorance.I’ll continue to sip this tea and ponder the taste. Thank you ☺️I love my tea and this one really stands out. It's very flavorful if brewed right to avoid bitterness. Watch your water temperature and time. A little of these leaves go a long way, but of course if you prefer a strong tea, you can use more leaves. The leaves expand quite a lot when absorbing the water. You can really smell the fragrance in the air. Paired with some rice crackers as snacks, it's extremely delightful. This being organically sourced from Japan gives me a peace of mind because it should be free of contamination.this is a very nice senchaPros:resealable bag which really should be a given for all companies but unfortunately is nota very fresh, strong aroma upon opening itgood quality leavesnice typically grassy, subtle sencha taste. May be an acquired taste for some, but well worth trying it more than once as it has a good chance of growing on youmake sure you use low temperature water --somewhere around 170-178. Hotter water, and particularly boiling water will make it very bitter. Same for the steeping. It isn't black tea so you don't want to overstep it. Here is where you can experiment a bit--try a minute, then 2 for a first washing. I find a minute is too light for me and 2 is perfect. And then try a second steeping (I usually do three minutes for the second steep). It also helps to pour some hot water into your tea cup or teapot before you steep (toss it out before adding the tea) so the cold mug doesn't cool the tea down too quickly. Some directions on the package would have helped people new to tea drinking, but outside of that a very nice teaHigh quality and delicious loose leaf sencha tea. Price is little higher than expected, if is not over priced.I am a tea freak; I grew up having tea daily, and I still have tea almost every day. This tea tastes like good, genuine Japanese Sencha green tea. Kawashimaya is a Japanese online retailer founded in 2011. Their tea is grown and made by Harima-en, an Organic Japanese tea farm established in 1901.Though imported prices can be almost double the price charged in the country of origin, this tea seems marked up more than that, despite the fact the transportation cost of teas can not be that much, and the packaging is rather cheap: a mylar bag with two stickers on, and it may be used for both domestic and export markets to save on printing costs. I am all for the eco-friendly packaging, but I don't think the marked up price is justified by the packaging nor transportation costs.I wish the label listed the instructions, and with U.S. units. The Amazon product page description says to use 2-3 g of tea, 60 ml water at 80 degrees celcius, and to steep for 1 minute. Most Americans would have to convert g, ml, and temperature.The description says "Packaged Sencha Green Tea tested to be radiation-free". I would like to know more details about testing if they claim to be "radiation free".It’s hard to find a flavorful organic sencha. This is pretty good. Organic is important, because tea growers tend to use a lot of pesticide. This sencha is milder than most I’ve tried, so I use a bit more tea leaves than usual to add some strength. I get a pale green color when I brew it. This tea is from Uji, a major tea growing town in Japan. I much prefer tea from Uji to tea from Shizuoka, which has a grassier flavor.I'm not a big fan of green tea, but that's mostly because I'm not used to it. I think it tastes a little grassy, and I think I like the kind that has both sencha & matcha mixed when I got out to restaurants. That said, this tastes fine. It is not too grassy, but it doesn't have the matcha powder in with it. I wasn't expecting that, but if you're expecting the green tea you'd get at a sushi place or a Chinese restaurant, this might not meet your expectations.? Healthy, organic, tasty, excellent quality green tea from Uji, Kyoto, Japan.? Grown, processed, and packaged with care and packaged in a convenient, resealable bag.