Sencha: Analyzing 2,952 teas from 125 sellers

Use the sections below to compare origins, processing, prices, and real listings side by side.

In our catalog, typical Sencha listings most often cite Japan, with low roast and low oxidation where processing is listed.

34% include a cultivar and 37% name a producer or garden. Scented or flavored titles appear on about 4.6% of listings — useful to notice when you want a conventional style.

The cultivars we see most often include Yabukita, Saemidori, Tsuyuhikari, Okumidori, and Asatsuyu. Common words in titles include sencha, green, available, and preorder.

Shizuoka, Yame, Kagoshima, and Sayama lead among named localities. Regional detail often names region, prefecture, and farm.

Flavor character on the market skews toward Sweet, Umami, and Grassy. One lot is described as "It’s very refreshing and taste like * oh this is the Japanese Green Tea*And the taste and scent of tea changes a lot depending on the place of tea field (even 100m makes differences) .".

Sencha on the market — processing language on the market most often mentions harvest, steamed, fukamushi, and steaming. For example: "Genji is Akio Kurihara's special blend of spring harvested Saemidori and Ooiwase cultivars, shaded for a little over a week, and submitted to the Nihoncha Awards in 2024.". Cultivars such as Yabukita, Saemidori, and Tsuyuhikari appear most often. Spring harvests dominate where season is listed.

Among listings with usable weight data, the middle of the market sits near €16.33 per 100g (EUR), with many everyday options between €9.78 and €25.00.