About Okada Shokai
Our particularly high-quality products are made using carefully selected ingredients and have received high praise, including winning awards at green tea competitions.
Our commitment to tea making
Made with 100% Kyushu tea leaves
We source carefully selected tea leaves from a variety of teas in Kyushu and finish them using Okada Shokai's special blend and manufacturing method.
Selection of tea leaves Blending of tea leaves
Commitment to the taste of tea
We are meticulous in our blending (mixing multiple teas) and tasting repeatedly until we are satisfied with the tea we create.
Tasting scene
Carefully prepared pasteurization
This is an important process that greatly affects the final tea. The heat and time are carefully adjusted according to the variety and type of tea, as well as the temperature and humidity.
Pasteurization process
Roasting the tea according to the type
Powdered tea and Shiraori tea are roasted in an open-fire roaster to bring out their aroma and flavor.
Direct-fire pan roaster
Media Coverage
KTN Television Nagasaki
KTN Television Nagasaki featured us in the historical documentary program "Okura Okei, a female merchant in Nagasaki at the end of the Edo period" as a tea shop that did business with Okei.
"Raku" is a general area information magazine from Nagasaki
The Nagasaki-based general area information magazine "Raku" featured an article entitled "Nagasaki Tea: Beyond Tradition" about the history of Okada Shokai and their commitment to tea production.
Special feature: "Nagasaki Tea: Beyond Tradition"
To purchase, please visit the "Raku" website (opens in a new window).History
1953
- Founding
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- ...In progress...
2015
- A reinforced concrete tea factory was added.
2017
- At the Japanese Tea Awards 2017, Yamagiri's "Green Drops with a Tasty Feel" received the Japanese Tea Grand Prize (Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award), the highest honor in Japan.
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- At the Japanese Tea Award 2022, Sonogi Tea - Seimei - won the "Judges' Encouragement Award."
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- At the Japanese Tea Award 2024, Sonogi Tama Green Tea "Tama Shizuku" won the highest award, the Platinum Award, in the steamed Tama Green Tea category.
Company Profile
- Tea wholesaler Okada Shokai
- Okada Shokai Ltd.
- 〒8593921
Nagasaki Prefecture
(Direct sales store/factory): 1330-1 Chiwatajukugo, Higashisonogi-cho, Higashisonogi-gun
(Office): 1067 Chiwatajukugo, Higashisonogi-cho, Higashisonogi-gun
- 0957470346
- 9:00-17:00
- January 1st to January 3rd, August 13th to 16th
- It is located along National Route 34, about a 2-minute drive from Higashi-Sonogi Interchange towards Omura. It is adjacent to a factory and has a cafe called "Kamon" in front. There is a large parking lot.
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We sell our products at a direct sales store attached to the factory.
- There is a relaxing tasting area where you can try before you buy.
- Please feel free to stop by.
The origins of Japanese tea lie in the kamairi tea production method, which was introduced from China.
...We continue to use traditional techniques and heart to create our products by hand.
Now we have arrived at our special deep-steamed Tama Ryokucha.
With the same fragrance as during the Qingming period, we continue to pursue elegance in tea, making it lively and auspicious.
Continuing to make tea that brings joy and happiness, the tea was crowned number one in Japan in the 2017 Consumer Choice Japanese Tea Awards, winning the Japanese Tea Grand Prize and the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award.
It's not enough to just make something good; we want the drinker to enjoy a gorgeous aroma...
We named it with the hope that people will feel happy.
"Deep-steamed Yamagiri."
The taste is just amazing.
Okada Kinsuke, former representative of Okada Shokai Co., Ltd.
Japanese Tea Awards 2017 Japanese Tea Grand Prize
At the Japan Tea Awards 2017* (a total of 405 entries), which showcased a large number of excellent teas from all over Japan, Okada Shokai's tea won the Platinum Award (the highest award in the category) in the Steamed Green Tea category. Then, at the final judging at the TOKYO TEA PARTY, held at Shibuya Hikarie in Tokyo from December 1st to 3rd, Okada Shokai's tea was awarded the Japan Tea Grand Prize (Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award), the highest honor in Japan, selected from the Platinum Award winners in each category.
*The Japanese Tea Awards is a new type of tea tasting competition that judges tea based on the criteria that customers find delicious to drink.
About Sonogi Tea
The environment in which Sonogi tea is grown
A unique taste developed in a climate ideal for growing tea.
Higashisonogi Town faces the calm waters of Omura Bay and is home to a peaceful rural landscape.
The tea fields are located on the slopes of the mountains, where a refreshing sea breeze blows through.
The temperature difference between day and night is large, and morning mist rises in the spring.
The abundant water from the Tara Mountains nurtures high-quality tea leaves, creating a unique flavor.
Source: Sonogi Tea | Higashisonogi Town, Nagasaki Prefecture
