First tea of the 2025 harvest, bought from Nannuoshan.

Said to be a rare Japanese green tea, harvested from a cultivar grown only on Tanageshima island, in southern Japan. The farmer is Iba Akihisa (射場彬央).

The taste is gentle, sweet, and tamed. My palate is not as sophisticated as to distinguish subtler notes. Overall, the tea is a delicate version of sencha. No bold prominence, but the specific grassy taste which verifies once again my love for sencha.