Tea farmer Kuwazuru Sumiyoshi (Kuwazuru is his family name) is the only farmer to carry on this traditional method of shading tea leaves direct with straw. Warakake (literally "straw covered") is a deep-steamed sencha or fukamushicha from the Chiran Village in Kagoshima. Steeping Notes Tea: 3-5 grams Time: 60-90 sec Water: 70C/160F, 200ml Resteep: 2-3 times Use cooler water for more sweetness and umami. See Yunomi.life/steep for more steeping techniques Product Info Ingredients: green tea Harvest: Spring Region: Chiran, Kagoshima Steaming: Deep steamed Vendor Info Name: Furuichi Seicha Location: 1296-1 Kawanabecho Nagata, Minamikyushu, Kagoshima, 897-0222 JAPAN