Tea cultivar
Hoshun
鳳春
Hoshun (鳳春, 'Phoenix Spring') is a Kyoto Prefecture tea cultivar registered in 2006, developed from natural hybrid seedlings of the Samidori cultivar by the Kyoto Prefectural Tea Research Institute. An early-sprouting variety named after the UNESCO World Heritage Byodoin Phoenix Hall in Uji, Hoshun is prized for its beautiful new leaves and characteristic Uji sweetness, ideal for premium matcha.
2blends using this cultivar
Blends Using Hoshun
2 blends in the catalogue feature this cultivar.