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>>12065614

>>9517651

>>8812276

Yuuki-cha is pretty good, and while I haven't tried either Zencha or Maeda-En yet, I'm going to as soon as they release their shincha. I like Mitoku, but I'm not sure I can recommend it, since I can never find it anywhere these days, or even somewhere to order online. I'm not sure where to suggest for Chinese tea, as I haven't found any vendor I've been satisfied with.

Japanese tea is very particular. If it's not good, and fresh, and brewed right, it's bitter green soup.

>>8812945

Probably the same as in North America... from online stores based in Asia. Some of them are operated by expats, some by English-speaking Asians. Shipping is almost always ridiculously high, I find. It's a pill to swallow, unfortunately.

>>8812966

>dear

See above-left.

They're both banko, which is good for green tea, but they're sasame filters. What are you planning to drink out of them? If you're wanting to drink sencha, you might consider different pots. Because sencha leaves are broken up from the steaming process, they'll pass right through that ceramic filter and you'll get a ton of tiny leaf particles in your brew. I generally recommend stainless steel mesh filters for sencha.