"Gokoh" by Ohnishi-en

Ohnishi-en was founded 250 years ago. It has a long tradition starting in Edo Period. The tea garden is located in Kanekodai, Iruma City, Saitama and has an area of around 3.0 hectares.

 

‘Gokou’ is an old brand developed by Kyoto Tea Research Institute in1953. It is mainly used for gyokuro  or Matcha, but Ohnishi-en process its leaves to make sencha  Single Origin Tea’. It is characterized by its rich umami  taste and sweetness like milk.

 

You will feel satisfied if you take this tea when you want  to take a rest or after meals.

 

Atsushi Nakashima, the owner of Ohnishi-en, is a young master of hand-rolling of tea leaves. He has  been awarded the best hand-roller in Japan seven  times so far(as of 2019). He is a representative tea producer of Sayama tea.