Produced in Reiwa 7 (2025). Picked on April 29th. Directly sold by the tea farmer, from cultivation to manufacturing. Organic green tea, cultivated without pesticides or chemical fertilizers. Started organic cultivation in 1989. Since 2016, only organic fertilizers have been used. Production area: Asagiri Town, Kumamoto Prefecture. The "Village of Mist" grows delicious tea. Certified as Kumamoto Green Agriculture "Yusaku-kun 100" (Kumamoto-style special cultivation crops). No chemical fertilizers or synthetic pesticides used during the cultivation period. Asagiri Homare is made by shaping the fresh green young buds into a unique ball-shaped tamaryokucha (rolled green tea). Asagiri Mecha is tea made only from the buds of the first harvest (new tea). Because it's only buds, it has a very rich flavor. It's fine, so you can brew it quickly in a kyusu (teapot). *Expiration date is 6 months from the shipping date.