Sannen Bancha

The Warmth of Nature

Shokuyou, or food cultivation, is an ancient Japanese dietary wisdom that states that eating locally grown, seasonal food is good for one's health.

Sannen Bancha has played an important role in this concept, and is carefully produced using the following methods.

◌Use whole tea trees that have grown for more than three years.

◌Harvest in winter, the coldest time of the year.

◌Roast the tea over a wood fire provided by the forest.

The tea leaves and trees are grown slowly, not as sprouts, and the tea is imbued with yang ch'i. Drinking a cup of Sannen Bancha will warm your body and relax your mind.

Enjoy a cup of tea that is full of nature's workings in the tea fields surrounded by rich satoyama.

Delicious way to drink

・Boil the tea

Put 1 liter of water and 8 to 10 grams of Sannen Bancha in a kettle, bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer for 10 to 20 minutes. The taste will be more mellow if the tea is left in the kettle for a while. 

・Easy way to drink

Put 3 g of Sannen Bancha into a 500 ml water bottle and pour boiling water into the bottle. Close the lid and let it sit for 2 hours, and the delicious Sannen Bancha  is ready to drink.

・Extra

Why do we recommend using a water bottle for brewing tea?

Even if you leave tea leaves in a water bottle for a long time, the tea will not become astringent, making it easy to enjoy a cup of tea while commuting to work or school, on a road trip, or while working at home.

We recommend a water bottle with a tea strainer mouth or a narrow slit. If tea leaves come out, please use commercial tea bags or use a tea strainer to pour the tea into a cup.

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