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KOICHA

Powdered tea for thick tea


All of the following teas come in 40 gram tins.

Gosho-no-en, Marukyu Koyamaen, Ryuu-ou-en and Gion Tsujiri plantations are represented on this page.

Presented in alpabetical order.


From the Plantations of

GION TSUJIRI

Drink Green Tea, for a Healthier, more Pleasurable and possibly Longer Life

Kento no Mukashi (Building Kyoto) Koicha from the Gion Tsujiri plantation

Kyoto was built in 749A.D. This tea was created to celebrate Kyoto's 1200th anniversary.

Number: KC01 Kento no Mukashi 9,000 YEN + shipping

Seifu (Pure Breeze) Koicha from the Gion Tsujiri plantation

Number: KC02 Seifu 7,500 YEN + shipping

Kokonoe No Mukashi (Nine Fold) a reference to the Imperial Palace Koicha from the Gion Tsujiri plantation

Number: KC03 Kokonoe No Mukashi 4,600 YEN + shipping

Houkou (Fragrance of Tea Buds) Koicha from the Gion Tsujiri plantation

Number: KC04 Houkou 4,600 YEN + shipping

Chiyo no Mukashi (a thousand Ages) Koicha from the Gion Tsujiri plantation

Number: KC05 Chiyo no Mukashi 3,900 YEN + shipping

Shinobu no Mukashi (Forget Me Not) Koicha from the Gion Tsujiri plantation

Number: KC06 Shinobu no Mukashi 3,900 YEN + shipping

From the Plantations of

GOSHO-NO-EN

Go-O no Mukashi ( Guardian King) Koicha from the Gosho-no-en plantation

Number: KC07 Go-O no Mukashi 8,000 YEN + shipping

Yachiyo no Mukashi (Eight Thousand Ages) Koicha from the Gosho-no-en plantation

Number: KC08 Yachiyo no Mukashi 6,100 YEN + shipping

Eiju (Perpetual Longevity) Koicha from the Gosho-no-en plantation

Number: KC09 Eiju 4,300 YEN + shipping

From the Plantations of

MARUKYU KOYAMAEN

Tenju ( Heaven's Award) Koicha from the Marukyu Koyamaen plantation

Number: KC10 Tenju 9,300 YEN + shipping

Choan ( Long Repose) - This is also the name of the Tang period Chinese capital Chang An) Koicha from the Marukyu Koyamaen plantation

Number: KC11 Choan 6,500 YEN + shipping

Eiju (Perpetual Longevity) Koicha from the Marukyu Koyamaen plantation

Number: KC12 Eiju 5,100 YEN + shipping

Unkaku (Clouds & Crane) Koicha from the Marukyu Koyamaen plantation

Number: KC13 Unkaku 3,700 YEN + shipping

From the Plantations of

RYUU-OU-EN

Kinjo no Mukashi ( Above the Brocade (Maple leaves of autumn) - this is a pun on the phrase to offer something to someone above your status level - Koicha from the Ryuu-ou-en plantation

Number: KC14 Kinjo no Mukashi 5,300 YEN + shipping

Tokubetsu hikiage hin (Extra Special Grind) Koicha from the Ryuu-ou-en plantation

Number: KC15 Tokubetsu hikiage hin 4,300 YEN + shipping

Iwai no Shiro ( Celebration) Koicha from the Ryuu-ou-en plantation

Number: KC16 Iwai no Shiro 3,700 YEN + shipping


Teas especially selected by tea masters and temples are listed below.

They are called konomi blends.

Enshu Lineage of Tea Konomi Blends:

*Asuka no Shiro (Flying Bird - the word ASUKA was also the name of the first Japanese capital in Nara Prefecture)

Koicha from the Marukyu Koyamaen plantation

Number: KC17 *Asuka no Shiro 3,700 YEN + shipping

*Miyo no Mukashi ( The Honorable Reign) Koicha from the Ryuu-ou-en plantation

Number: KC18 *Miyo no Mukashi 3,700 YEN + shipping


Hisada Lineage of Tea Konomi Blends:

*Kashou no Mukashi ( Good Omen) Koicha from the Ryuu-ou-en plantation

Number: KC19 *Kashou no Mukashi 3,700 YEN + shipping


Kenninji Temple Blend:

Not a tea school- it's the Buddhist Temple where Tea and Zen first began in Kyoto !

*Jutoku (Ten virtues) Koicha from the Gion Tsujiri plantation

Number: KC20 *Jutoku 6,100 YEN + shipping


Musha no Koji Senke Konomi Blends:

Futessai (present,10 th generation) Selected Blends

*Rei Un no Mukashi ( Cloudy Peaks) Koicha from the Gion Tsujiri plantation

Number: KC221 *Rei Un no Mukashi 4,600 YEN + shipping

*Suishou no Mukashi ( Green Pine) Koicha from the Marukyu Koyamaen plantation

Number: KC22 *Suishou no Mukashi 3,700 YEN + shipping

Todai Oiemoto ( 10 th generation) Selected Blends:

*Iwao no Mukasi ( Stone Cliffs) Koicha from the Ryuu-ou-en plantation

Number: KC23 *Iwao no Mukasi 3,700 YEN + shipping

*Konomi no Shiro (Well Liked) Koicha from the Ryuu-ou-en plantation

Number: KC24 *Konomi no Shiro 3,700 YEN + shipping


Omote Senke Konomi Blends:

Jimyosai - the present Oeimoto (14th generation) Selected Blends

*Toga no O no Mukashi ( The place name of where tea was first grown in Kyoto. The place that was designated as real tea verses the other places where it was grown in Japan. Yosai brought tea seeds and the processing technique from China along with Renzai Zen in about 1192 A.D. He gave some seeds to his deciple who planted them at Toga no O at his temple Kozanji. So this is why Toga no O is considered the starting place for tea, followed by Uji.) Koicha from the Gion Tsujiri plantation

Number: KC25 Toga no O no mukashi 3,900 YEN + shipping

*Myofu no Mukashi (Mysterious Wind) Koicha from the Marukyu Koyamaen plantation

Number: KC26 *Myofu no Mukashi 5,100 YEN + shipping

*Saiun ( Colored Clouds) Koicha from the Marukyu Koyamaen plantation

Number: KC27 *Saiun 3,700 YEN + shipping

*Shou Un no Mukashi (Lucky Clouds) Koicha from the Ryuu-ou-en plantation

Number: KC28 *Shou Un no Mukashi 3,700 YEN + shipping

Sokuchiusai - the previous oeimoto (14 th generation) Selected Blends

*Kiyo Mukashi (Purity) Koicha from the Ryuu-ou-en plantation

Number: KC29 *Kiyo Mukashi 3,700 YEN + shipping

*Kiku Mukashi (Chrysanthemums) Koicha from the Gion Tsujiri plantation

Number: KC30 *Kiku Mukashi 3,200 YEN + shipping


Ura Senke Konomi Blends:

Hounsai - the present Oeimono (15 th generation) Selected Blends

*Houei no Mukashi ( Rich Success) Koicha from the Gion Tsujiri plantation

Number: KC31 *Houei no Mukashi 4,600 YEN + shipping

*Mampu no Mukasi (1000 Breezes) Koicha from the Gion Tsujiri plantation

Number: KC32 *Mampu no Mukasi 3,000 YEN + shipping

*Kaichi no Mukashi (Resourseful Knowledge) Koicha from the Marukyu Koyamaen plantation

Number: KC33 *Kaichi no Mukashi 5,100 YEN + shipping

*Shoun no Mukashi (Pine Cloud) Koicha from the Marukyu Koyamaen plantation

Number: KC34 *Shoun no Mukashi 4,200 YEN + shipping

*Outori no Mukashi ( Roc- the giant bird) Koicha from the Ryuu-ou-en plantation

Number: KC35 *Outori no Mukashi 3,700 YEN + shipping


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