Where the store brand green tea come from?
60% to 70% of green tea imported here to the States are not from Japan. That means most of green tea you see in the store is not Japanese green tea. It is hard to get authentic premium Japanese green tea anywhere in the States. There are some distinguish differences from Japanese green tea and other green tea. They have a different climate and soil. Also process or technique of growing and processing can be very different. Technology available to grow and process green tea makes difference in the taste too. Japan use latest technology and traditional knowledge to grow, cultivate, and process green tea. Therefore they create one of the best green tea in the world.
