Our Tea Growers

Our green tea comes from a small family owned tea farm in Shizuoka, Japan.  Their tea farm was established in 1790 and has been passed down through eight generations in the Matsuda family.  The current owner of the tea garden, Masahiko Matsuda has been awarded “ No.1 Tea Taster in Japan” by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

They do not use large automated machinery to process the tea leaves.  The tea is hand picked, dried and rolled using traditional processes, in order to preserve quality and tradition rather than to maximize efficiency and profit. In addition, the family uses organic fertilizers and natural pest controls.

As a small family owned tea garden, they were very happy to be partners with us, a small family owned business.  We both value quality, tradition and craftsmanship.  It is a tremendous honor for us to be able to import and sell their high quality green tea.