How We Have Progressed

We originally grew bonsai. Our careful, affectionate, long-term methods enabled us to receive praise and commendation, including the Prime Minister’s Award. However, as the Iwatabara area is perfect for tea, we branched out into tea production in 1995. We utilized our knowledge of soil management and timber cultivation to found Shizukaen. Our goal has been to foster the production of 100% Iwatabara origin unblended tea with our local tea farmers. This aim helped us to receive the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ Award for Best Deep Roasted Green Tea at the Japanese National Tea Championship. We endeavor to make Iwatabara the largest area for tea production by working and studying hard to carefully make the best.

From Bonsai to Tea

Utilizing Our Know-How

Soil management techniques we garnered from cultivating bonsai coupled with our knowledge of tea plants and many long hours of work and dedication have been truly useful in allowing us to cultivate green tea. We pursue the ideal soil for green tea production. We grow plants with strong healthy leaves capable of withstanding many hours of steaming, in a land blessed with good soil and strong sunlight.

From Bonsai to Tea

Utilizing Our Know-How

Soil management techniques we garnered from cultivating bonsai coupled with our knowledge of tea plants and many long hours of work and dedication have been truly useful in allowing us to cultivate green tea. We pursue the ideal soil for green tea production. We grow plants with strong healthy leaves capable of withstanding many hours of steaming, in a land blessed with good soil and strong sunlight.

Three Generations of Tea Producers

We at Shizukaen have been producing tea for three generations. We’re proud of our 100% Iwatabara-grown, single-origin tea, unblended with teas from other areas, and endeavor to continue productizing tea everyone will love. Utilizing ancient wisdom and legendary techniques combined with modern technology and heart, we use the strength of three generations to continue to advance the Iwatabara tea brand.

Three Generations of Tea Producers

We at Shizukaen have been producing tea for three generations. We’re proud of our 100% Iwatabara-grown, single-origin tea, unblended with teas from other areas, and endeavor to continue productizing tea everyone will love. Utilizing ancient wisdom and legendary techniques combined with modern technology and heart, we use the strength of three generations to continue to advance the Iwatabara tea brand.

Our Tea-Making Concept

Shizukaen’s Mission

Knowing the When, Where, Who, and How of the Tea We Produce

・We primarily use fish and vegetable meal-based organic fertilizer rather than relying on chemical fertilizers.

・We make limited use of agrochemicals in order to prevent parasites while keeping the soil healthy and our plants strong.

・Our traceability system enables us to track tea farm management and dried tea leaf processing management records.

100% Pure Iwatabara Tea

・Not blended with tea from any other region

・Single-origin tea raised with care by our contract farmers

Supporting Sustainable Farming

Protecting Local Farmers and Educating their Successors

・We protect local farmers by performing sustainable tea cultivation that works in union with the environment, without depending on pesticides or chemical fertilizers to cultivate 100% pure Iwatabara tea.

・We are helping encourage the development of the tea farming industry to bring about a new generation of farmers, addressing the issues of an aging generation of farmers and their lack of successors.