Buddhist monks brought tea from China to Japan. To ancient Buddhists monks, tea was a metaphor for life. Japan produces only green teas.
Genmaicha (Medium Green Tea): Genmaicha is a brilliant example of the art of tea. Its young leaves are hand-harvested from the carefully tended tea bushes of Shizuoka Prefecture. Puffs of roasted rice are then added, creating a visually intriquing tea with a delicate sweetness in the final light cup.
Sencha Spiderleg (Mild Green Tea): It is rare to find the pale-green cup of a grand sencha tea outside Japan, as little is produced and most is reserved for local consumption. Yet Xanadu has discovered a sencha producing garden near the slopes of Mt. Fuji. Basket fired, the leaves of this Sencha fan out like the long legs of a spider for an intriguingly beautiful tea.
