Producer - Hoshino Seichaen

Green tea production today at Hoshino Seichaen.

Hoshino Seichaen is a family-run company founded in 1946 and is run today by the Yamaguchi brothers, who over the last 10 years have trained the next generation to take over in the near future. Hoshino Seichaen is a well-known and highly recognized tea production company in Japan. They are often awarded in Japan for the high quality, and last year they received a gold medal for one of their gyokuro teas. This is quite an achievement in Japan, where there are many thousands of tea producers.