Arita Sansuien 有田三翠園

7 products

Silver Tezumi tin of Betsugi (別儀) matcha beside a small dish of green matcha powder on a tatami mat.
A hand whisking prepared matcha with a bamboo chasen in a Mount Fuji-decorated tea bowl.
Arita Sansuien
Betsugi - Uji Matcha
Clear and Balanced
$24.00
Usucha Latte
Silver Tezumi tin of Ato-Mukashi (後昔) matcha beside a small dish of green matcha powder on a tatami mat.
Close view of frothy whisked matcha with a bamboo chasen in a bowl.
Arita Sansuien
Ato-Mukashi - Uji Matcha
Smooth and Creamy
$30.00
Usucha Latte
Silver Tezumi tin of Hatsu-Mukashi (初昔) matcha beside a small dish of green matcha powder on a tatami mat.
Prepared green matcha in a red Raku cup with a wooden implement, on a tatami mat.
Arita Sansuien
Hatsu-Mukashi - Uji Matcha
Smooth yet Complex
$36.00
Usucha Latte
Black Tezumi tin of Chiyo-Mukashi (千代昔) matcha beside a small dish of green matcha powder on a tatami mat.
Prepared green matcha in a celadon tea bowl on a dark stand, set on a tatami mat.
Arita Sansuien
Chiyō-Mukashi - Uji Matcha
Nuanced and Umami
$42.00
Koicha Usucha
Black Tezumi tin of Mare (希) matcha beside a small dish of green matcha powder on a tatami mat.
Prepared bright green matcha in a blue-and-white striped ceramic cup on a tatami mat.
Arita Sansuien
Mare - Uji Matcha
Cashews and Cream
$48.00
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Black Tezumi tin of Kotobuki (寿) matcha beside a small dish of green matcha powder on a tatami mat.
Prepared bright green matcha in a dark speckled tea bowl on a red cloth, viewed from above.
Arita Sansuien
Kotobuki - Uji Matcha
Decadent and Intense
$58.00
Koicha Usucha
Black Tezumi tin of Kyo-no-Homare (京の誉) matcha beside a small dish of green matcha powder on a tatami mat.
Whisked green matcha (usucha) with a fine layer of foam in a ceramic tea bowl, side view.
Arita Sansuien
Kyō-no-Homare - Uji Matcha
Competition grade complexity, with notes of peanuts and edamame
$84.00
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Arita Sansuien's focus is sourcing, blending, and finishing high-quality tencha, working both directly with farmers and also buying top-tier tencha at auction, with a focus on hand-picked, honzu-shaded teas. Their unique specialty is their perseveration of the traditional tencha finishing method of gently heating the leaves in a single layer on washi paper heated by binchotan charcoal. Once standard throughout Kyoto, this technique has all but vanished.