株式会社マルカ

Premium Japanese Green Tea from Shizuoka MARUKA

Tea plantation with Mt. Fuji in the background and tea pickers working in Shizuoka, Japan Matcha green tea with bamboo whisk and powdered tea on a traditional Japanese mat

Health benefical Japanese green tea is grown in beautiful setting using the chashou technique

In japan, the tea most commonly served alongside Japan's low-calorie cuisine that emphasizes the flavor of ingredients is japanese green tea. Its beautiful color is an all-natural extract from the tea leaves,and its elegant aroma gives a sensation of freshness. Only Japanese green tea can offer such variety in its fusion of flavors. Without the addition of sugar or other sweeteners, the unique taste of Japanese green tea is enjoyed in its pure form, and contains many nutrients reputedly beneficial to health.

Interior of a traditional Japanese tea shop with tea leaves displayed for selection Traditional Japanese tatami room with sliding doors and tea setting

Company Profile

Company name
MARUKA co., ltd.
Syojyuen co., ltd
President
Takahashi Sugiyama
Head office
2-2-1, Chamachi, Aoi-ku,
Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka 420-0021, Japan
Established
1934
Main Business
Mediation of Japanese green tea.
Manufacture and sales of Japanese green tea.
Traditional Japanese tea shop signboard of MARUKA
Traditional Japanese-style room with tatami flooring and sliding doors Japanese tea and sweets served with seasonal flowers in a calm setting

Using a variety of processes to produce a range of delicious teas

Spring, summer, autumn, winter—Japan has four distinct seasons that give tea a variety of different characteristics. The taste of tea is also affected by the region and grade of tea as well as differences in cultivation and processing methods, resulting in a variety of delicious teas for your enjoyment.

Fresh green tea leaves growing under blue sky in a Japanese tea field Tea harvest scene with workers picking fresh green tea leaves in Japan

Characteristics of signature Japanese green teas

Sencha Japanese green tea leaves and brewed tea

Sencha

The most commonly enjoyed variety of Japanese green tea is sencha. The freshly-picked tea leaves are steamed and then dried as they are rolled. After the leaves have been shaped, they are blended to achieve the best flavor for the consumer. In general, sencha is green tinged with yellow and has a well-balanced combination of aroma, umami and bitterness, providing you with a feeling of luxury that increases with the grade of green tea.

Gyokuro premium Japanese green tea leaves

Gyokuro

The finest grade of Japanese green tea, gyokuro is sweet with a unique and mildly astringent aroma and mellow umami. The tea leaves are cultivated using the ooishita method, which involves shading the young tea leaves from direct sunlight for around 20 days after they first start to appear. This distinctive process inhibits astringency, producing tea leaves with large amounts of “theanine,” an amino acid that enhances umami.

Matcha powdered green tea prepared in traditional style

Matcha

Matcha is a fine powdered green tea commonly used in sadou (the tea ceremony). The young tea leaves are shaded from direct sunlight and steamed in the same way as for gyokuro, then turned into tencha (non-ground leaves) by drying without rolling, and finally ground in a stone mill. Its elegant aroma and concentrated sweetness make matcha a sheer pleasure to drink, and as the powder is dissolved in hot water, all of the tea's beneficial nutrients can be taken in. Matcha is perfect for drawing out the flavors of Japanese confectionery and cuisine.

Hojicha roasted Japanese green tea with brown color

Hojicha

This fragrant and refreshing Japanese green tea is made by roasting sencha or bancha over a high flame. The roasting process diminishes the tannin and caffeine content of the leaves to suppress astringency and bitterness and draw out fragrance. Hojicha is a warm brown color, and since it has a somewhat mild flavor, is popular with children and the elderly. Low in caffeine, hojicha is also the green tea of choice for infants in Japan.

Genmaicha Japanese green tea mixed with roasted rice

Genmaicha

Genmaicha is a richly-flavored Japanese green tea made by mixing roasted rice with sencha or bancha. Before being blended with the tea, the rice is steeped in water and steamed then roasted at a high temperature, and the popped rice stands out white amongst the tea leaves. Genmaicha allows you to enjoy the special savory fragrance of the roasted rice together with the refreshing taste of sencha or bancha. Because of its low caffeine content, genmaicha is recommended for all ages, from children to the elderly.

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