Sencha - Koshun

Cultivar
Koshun (香駿)

Origin
Ryogochi, Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan

Tea Style
Asamushi Sencha (Light-Steamed Green Tea)

About Koshun
Koshun is prized for its elegant floral aroma, light umami, and refined character. Light steaming preserves the cultivar’s natural fragrance and delicate complexity.

About Ryogochi
Nestled in the mountains of Shimizu, Ryogochi is a hidden tea-growing region known for producing teas with exceptional fragrance and depth of flavour. Large differences between daytime and nighttime temperatures, gentle mountain sunlight, and morning and evening mist drifting through the forests create ideal conditions for growing richly flavourful, aromatic teas. The region is especially known for teas with a clean, elegant astringency and refreshing finish.

Tasting Notes
• Elegant floral aroma
• Light umami
• Refined astringency characteristic of Ryogochi teas
• Clean, refreshing finish

Selected By
Natsuki Wada, third-generation owner of Wada Choji Shoten and winner of the Individual Division of Japan's 2024 National Tea Appraisal Skills Competition.

Brewing Guide

Kyusu / Small Teapot
6 g tea • 120 ml water

1st Infusion
70°C • 40 sec

2nd Infusion
75°C • 5 sec

3rd Infusion onward
80°C • 15–20 sec (adjust to taste)

3+ infusions

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