Overview
Our Expertise
Tagashira Tea Shop, located in Hiroshima Prefecture, nearly a century of rich history. Renowned for its exceptional tea blending expertise, we pride ourselves on delivering exquisite flavors to our customers. As business, Tagashira Tea Shop and TANAKA-NL are committed to providing a diverse selection of Japanese ceramics and specialty teas. Together, we strive diligently to ensure that these treasures, alongside Hagi ware, reach our valued customers in Europe.
TANAKA-Tea Collection
棒ほうじ茶 - Stem Houjicha
Hōjicha is a unique tea crafted through meticulous roasting, combining deep-steamed and shallow-steamed stem tea in a secret ratio. Its strong aroma and sweetness create a mellow flavor that can be enjoyed by everyone, including children, the elderly, and pregnant women, thanks to its caffeine content. Perfect for unwinding before bedtime, Hōj is an excellent choice for your pre-sleep relaxation.
Ingredients: Green tea from Shizuoka Prefecture
Recommended brewing temperature: Boiling water.100℃
深蒸し抹茶玄米茶 - Fukamushi Genmaicha with Matcha
Discover a new level of genmaicha with Tagashira's unique blend that combines premium matcha from Uji, Kyoto with first flush deep-steamed tea from Shizuoka. Experience the delightful nutty of brown rice paired with the sweetness of matcha, a gentle aftertaste that will redefine your expectations Unlike typical blends, our carefully crafted mix retains its delicious flavor through multiple infusions, ensuring every sip is as enjoyable as the first. Indulge in this exquisite matcha and glutinous rice combination for a truly transformative tea experience.
Ingredients: Green tea (Shizuoka Prefecture), glutinous rice (domestic), matcha (Kyoto Prefecture)
Recommended brewing temperature: 80°C
深蒸し煎茶 - Fukamushi Sencha
Deep-steamed sencha is produced by steaming the tea leaves two to three times longer than usual (90–120 seconds). This process softens and finely breaks down the leaves, creating a rich, mellow flavour with depth and reduced astringency.
The finer leaf particles allow more nutrients such as beta-carotene, vitamin E, and chlorophyll, to be extracted into the water compared with standard sencha.
Tagashira’s Deep-Steamed Sencha is made from carefully selected first-flush tea leaves grown in Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture. After deep steaming and high-temperature firing, four varieties of tea leaves are expertly blended to create a premium sencha with a smooth, full-bodied taste.
Recommended brewing temperature: 70°C