Hon Gyokuro Kirari31 — dark green needles in a white cup, Hoshino, Yame, UNEARTHED Gallery München

Hon Gyokuro Kirari31 — fine hand-picked gyokuro needles from Hoshino village

Hon Gyokuro Kirari31 — leaf detail in a white cup held in hand

Hoshino Hon Gyokuro Kirari31 (30g)

€22,00

€73,33/100g

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Single-cultivar Hon Gyokuro from Hoshino village, Yame, Fukuoka, Japan

This hand-picked Hon Gyokuro is shaded for over 20 days with traditional rice straw mats, which block more than 95% of the light. Kirari 31 was bred in Miyazaki and selected specifically for a high amino-acid content, which makes it a natural shading cultivar. You may already know it from our 10-day shaded Kabusecha: this is the same plant from the same farm, shaded twice as long under straw, so the two teas show you exactly what the longer shading does to one and the same leaf.

Origin: Hoshino village, Yame, Fukuoka, Japan

Cultivar: Kirari31 / きらり31 (Sakimidori X Saemidori)

Harvest: May 2026

Taste: nutty, amaretto, green umami, brothy, long sweet finish

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Hoshino Hon Gyokuro Kirari31 (30g)

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Marcel Karcher, Founder, Munich

For over 15 years I have been collecting ceramics and drinking tea very seriously. Now I am funnelling all of that experience into finding and curating great wares and tea.

We only sell what I personally like a lot, and that includes the tea I drink myself every day. I choose every maker. I taste every tea before it goes into the shop. I travel to Japan and China to meet the people who make what we sell.

Until now the entire endeavour is in my hands from end to end: sourcing, logistics, photography, education, labelling and packing your parcels.

Hoshino Hon Gyokuro Kirari31 (30g)

Marcel Karcher, Founder, Munich

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