Name: Shizuoka Tsuyu Sencha
Brand: Tealyra
SKU: 314-25-P
Price: 6.92 EUR
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.7 (13 reviews)

Origin

Japan

Asia

Caffeine Level (mg/1g)

0

1-10

11-20

21-30

31-40

41+

Description

Shizuoka Tsuyu Sencha – Premium First-Harvest Deep-Steamed Sencha

Shizuoka Tsuyu Sencha is a premium-quality, first-harvest sencha from Shizuoka, Japan — the country's largest and most famous tea-growing region. It's one of the finest naturally grown senchas we've ever had the pleasure of offering at Tealyra!

This fragrant deep-steamed sencha is both mellow and rich, with complex flavor. Deep steaming (fukamushi) softens the leaves and brings out a fuller, rounder taste with less astringency than lightly steamed senchas. The brilliant, dark green, needle-like leaves deliver a fragrant aroma and a translucent cup.

Tasting Notes

Dry leaf: brilliant, dark green needles
Aroma: fresh and fragrant
Liquor: translucent green
Flavor: mellow yet rich and complex
Finish: surprisingly full-bodied yet light, with umami sweetness

Why You'll Love It

Shizuoka Tsuyu Sencha strikes a beautiful balance between lightness and depth. It's smooth enough for everyday sipping yet complex enough to impress green tea connoisseurs. It's a crisp, satisfying cup for any time of day.

From Shizuoka, Japan's premier tea region
First-harvest premium sencha
Deep-steamed for a rich, mellow cup
Umami sweetness on the finish

How to Enjoy

Enjoy it plain in a kyusu or small teapot and re-steep the leaves for additional cups. It pairs perfectly with sushi, grilled fish, rice dishes and light Japanese sweets, and makes a refreshing iced green tea.

Fragrant, rich and beautifully balanced, Shizuoka Tsuyu Sencha is a Japanese green tea you'll return to again and again — a lovely everyday luxury and a thoughtful gift for anyone who appreciates fine Japanese tea.

Make it your kind of cup

ready, set, steep.

A great starting point. Adjust the strength to suit your taste.

011-1.5 TSP or 1 BAGScoop your leavesAdd tea to a roomy infuser or teapot.
0280°C200mlJust add waterPour water over the leaves at the suggested temperature.
031.5 - 2 minGive it a momentLet the tea steep, then remove the leaves.
04Your perfect cupSip and enjoyTaste it plain first, then make it your own.

A little steeping tipLet just-boiled water cool for a minute or two — water that’s too hot can turn delicate leaves bitter. Good leaves give a lovely second cup, too.

Preparation:

Use 1-1.5 TSP or 1 BAG per 200ml of water at 80°C and steep for 1.5-2 min.

Ingredients:

Green tea

Write your own Review

Arthur Latman

July 2026

Delicious Sencha.
Initially I was very sceptical (don't know why). However, Shizuoka Tsuyu Sencha, proved to be one of the best sencha teas I have tried in the last 5 years.

Stefania

March 2026

My favourite sencha of all times. I particularly like it as a cold brew as it imparts less astringency, and comes close to a fine gyokuro. Otherwise 55 degrees celsius works best for first hot brew.

Richard Holmstrom

June 2025

Profound, delicate, reviving. Batches can vary, but consistently washes me away in a verdant 'monsoon' of grassy splendor. When brewed richly, provides a mouthfeel that you can almost chew. When brewed lightly, entrances with subtle whispers. Restores hope, optimism, imagination. Truly a gem in the world of sencha - don't forget to drink it if you get mesmerized by its outstanding emerald hue. Not the most flavorful second steep, but still my all-time favorite green tea.

Lindsay Foy

November 2024

Like the gyokuro I purchased at the same time I can't get over how fresh, verdant and zingy tealyra's Japanese greens are, they make most I've tried before seem lifeless and stale. All the health claims made for green tea - they taste plausible. This is a particularly lovely rounded and 3 dimensional sencha.

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Esther Lemmens

February 2022

This tea is exquisite and hands down superior to many a gyokuro. I get 3 cups out of my leaves, by first doing a 1½ - 2 minute brew, then a 4 minute steep for the second cup, and for the third cup I leave it for 8 minutes or so, so it's good value as well.

André Lanciault

March 2021

[FR] Toute une surprise! D’abord une légère odeur d’apricot quand on ouvre le sac. Ensuite la couleur verte de ce thé et sa coupe très fine. Au goût, c’est doux, herbeux (grassy) et un peu fruité. Une bonne longueur en bouche ensuite. Un bon rapport qualité-prix pour ce thé bio. Définitivement, un thé à goûter et avoir dans sa réserve.

Dave

December 2019

One of my new favorite sencha teas! I find the flavor to be a good mix of sweetness, umami and grassy flavors. The 2nd infusion is milder but enjoyable too. A good value!

Kirsten

January 2018

This is my new favorite organic Japanese green tea. I'm usually drawn to gyokuro teas, but the grassy, smooth flavor and beautiful green color of this tea is my white whale: a tea that tastes, smells and looks like my first green tea in Atami, Japan. I get three steepings out of every teaspoon. Very happy.

Wendyb

September 2017

This tea has overshadowed my prior sencha favorites. Don't let it steep too long but do enjoy the differences in 2nd and 3rd steepings. Grassy, fresh, lively.

Michael.f.hammer

August 2014

not the top grade at Tealyra but can stand on it's own. color yellow-green; tastes very pleasant, grassy umami not sweet; 2nd infusion strong umami no astringency; 3rd a bit weaker but still tasty

Lynellen Kennard

June 2020

I love the flavour of this tea, but it is so fine it is almost like Matcha! This is my first time trying this particular Sencha (I have tried 2 others) and none of them were quite as much like a powder, they both had leaves that you could leave to dry out for multiple times. Because it is so fine, the tea is not clear, very cloudy. But as I said, wonderful taste.

Nancy

June 2018

I did not love the first brew, brewed 1 1/2 minutes, taste was somewhat astringent. However, 2nd and 3rd were wonderful (brewed 2 minutes each). Slightly sweet with a great mouth feel.

Randall Smith

September 2026

I have say I’m a bit disappointed as I find this Sencha overly mild compared to other sencha’s I have had. The other issue I am disappointed in is that it’s almost like a powder, nothing like the picture. My tea infuser is not fine enough to hold the more powdery parts of the tea in the infuser. My cup is literally loaded with tiny bits of tea leaves floating around like the Christmas snow ornaments. This is the second purchase of tea from TEALYRA and both times the tea is more like a powder that does not hold in my tea infuser.

Shizuoka Tsuyu Sencha