Fresh Green Tea - Frequently Asked Questions

Q. "How Fresh Is Green Tea From O-Cha.com?"

<< the actual field in shizuoka where our first-flush & daily sencha is grown.

A. O-Cha.com, now based out of Japan, obtains it's fresh green tea directly from select growers in Shizuoka, Uji, Aichi, and other areas of Japan on a regular basis (usually about once every week or so), ensuring the freshest green tea available on the internet. The teas are taken out of cold storage, packaged in mylar bags with the oxygen being replace by nitrogen, and are then shipped to us directly as we order them. Many of our teas come directly from the farmers that actually grow them. As fresh green tea is a perishable commodity, we only order what we need to keep the inventory moving. All of our matcha and other high grade green teas are stored under refridgeration until shippment to you.

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