Teas in Tins
Teas packed in tins. These are the items that fit our gift boxes, which hold either two tins or three.
A tin blocks light and seals well, which makes it good for storing tea. Flavor is lost to light, oxygen and moisture, so the surest thing after opening is to keep the tea in its tin. The tin is also ready to hand over as a gift as it is.
Teas in Tins
Kind of tea
Rose Damascena ( Damascus Rose)
Damask rose, also used as a raw material for fine perfume. The harsh desert climate in which it is grown gives the flower its concentrated aroma.
From ¥1,500 (30g)
Asahina Gyokuro
A rare true gyokuro from Asahina in Okabe, Fujieda, Shizuoka, made by the traditional method of shading with straw. The aroma and sweetness linger in the throat, leaving a lasting impression.
From ¥4,200 (30g)
Tsuge Zairai Sencha
A seed-grown, naturally cultivated sencha from Tsuge in Nara, a place of deep history said by some to have been the centre of ancient Japan. Its finish is exceptionally long even among Japanese teas, with a floral aroma and a clear body.
From ¥1,400 (50g)
Snow Jasmine ( Bi Tan Pia Xue )
A fine jasmine tea made from Meng Ding Gan Lu, a green tea of Sichuan. Exceptionally strong in jasmine aroma.
From ¥2,700 (30g)
Anxi Se Zhong
An oolong combining several Anxi cultivars so that each draws out the others' aroma and finish. A concentrated sweet aroma of dried fruit and caramel, alongside florals.
From ¥650 (30g)
Karigane
Unlike the heavily fired, toasty style common to karigane, HOJO's own approach to handling and finishing puts the emphasis on floral aroma.
From ¥1,900 (100g)
Yunnan Ancient black tea
A black tea made from the first spring flush, plucked one bud and one leaf. It carries both an Uva-like menthol note and the honey aroma of a honey-scented black tea, and pairs superbly with milk.
From ¥1,100 (20g)
Formosa Black Tea
Taiwan's signature black tea, made from Tai Cha No. 18 grown at Sun Moon Lake. Distinguished by a strong menthol aroma.
From ¥1,500 (15g)
Xi Hu Long Jing
A Longjing made from seed-grown bushes, with pan-firing kept to a minimum so that floral aroma stands alongside the nutty toastiness.
From ¥4,100 (30g)
Feizi Xiao
An unsmoked, high-grade Lapsang Souchong. Ripe-fruit aromas of peach and mango come through with great lift, at a quality equal to or above tribute-grade Keemun.
From ¥6,600 (20g)
Dong Ding Jin Xuan Oolong Tea Deep Fired
Jin Xuan from Dongdingshan in Lugu, roasted long at a gentle heat to avoid scorching and then aged, finishing with aromas of chestnut and dried fruit.
From ¥1,200 (30g)
High Mountain Oolong Tea
A high-mountain tea roasted long to avoid scorching, finishing with a sweet aroma suggesting dried fruit. Very good with food.
From ¥1,500 (50g)
Gyokuro Yabukita
A rare true gyokuro from Asahina in Okabe, Fujieda, Shizuoka, made by the traditional method of shading with straw. The single Yabukita cultivar gives it a clear, floral aroma.
From ¥2,100 (30g)
Phoenix Oolong Lao Cong Gui Hua Xiang Single Tree 2022
From an old tree 250 years old at 1,000m in Touya village. An exceptionally rare single-tree tea that produces the scent of osmanthus itself, with nothing added.
From ¥6,300 (15g)
Gu Shu Yinzhen
Made by an ethnic-minority community in the mountains of Yunnan from a single bud and its stem, plucked from naturally grown trees several hundred years old.
From ¥2,400 (50g)
Tsukigase Zairai Sencha
A naturally grown sencha from Nara, raised without agrochemicals or fertiliser. Quite unlike the umami-focused style of Japanese tea, with a floral aroma and a clear, long finish.
From ¥1,400 (50g)
Tsukigase Withered Sencha
A seed-grown, naturally cultivated sencha withered slowly in the forest to draw out a bright, floral aroma.
From ¥1,400 (50g)
Tie Guan Yin Lan Yun
A light-aroma Anxi Tie Guan Yin with an elegant, sweet aroma suggesting orchid and fresh peach.
From ¥3,200 (20g)
Wu Liang Shan Ripe Pu-erh 2021 Loose
From ¥860 (30g)
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Cui Feng Cha Special
A Cuifeng tea made from the Shui Xian cultivar, extremely rare in Taiwan. A gentle aroma like freshly cooked rice, with sweet notes of Irwin mango and melon.
From ¥4,200 (50g)