Houkouen is a tea farm in Ryogochi, Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka City. Houkouen cultivates,manufactures and sells more than 20 varieties of tea,
including gyokuro, sencha, hojicha, and Japanese black tea. We deliver delicious Japanese tea with our whole heart.

We are Japanese tea farmers in Ryogochi, a mountainous region (350m above sea level) in the very centre of Shizuoka prefecture. We are lovers of Japanese tea ourselves who cultivate, produce and sell Japanese tea.

Tea with Our Whole Heart Houkouen
Our green tea was chosen to supply the Imperial Household in 2015
270 Nunosawa Shimizu-ku Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka
424-0415 Japan
tel&fax／+81-54-396-3336
E-mail／houkouen@gmail.com
Cultivated acreage：3.8ha / Annual production 2tons

At HOUKOUEN, we grow our tea trees naturally without trimming or pruning and hand-pick tea leaves without using machineries. We deliver approximately 20 different kinds of hand-picked high-quality green tea all around Japan. We also export our products overseas including to the EU and the US. Every product has been grown and processed with love and passion here in Ryogochi, where the tea fields look out the magnificent view of Mt. Fuji and the sea of clouds that surround it. We hope that you enjoy our glorious achievement of tea products.

The prices shown below are provided as a reference, and do not include tax. Due to the nature of tea farming, prices may change depending on the weather or season.

Information such as tea plantation status, product progress, and various events at Houkoen is announced via social media. There are times when the writer (jiro) just randomly mumbles to himself and we apologize it in advance if you get to witness it. Please take a look during your relaxing tea time ♪ Just please refrain from sending me harsh opinions such as “Jiro, your blog isn't very sharp!” It may break Jiro's gentle heart…lol

November 23rd is a very important day of the year for Houkouen. It is the day of our ”Thanksgiving Tea Party” for fans of Houkouen, which has over 30 years of history. It is a special day when many people come to visit us every year.

Every year, we decide on a theme and open our “washitsu” (Japanese-style tatami room) in the main house of Houkoen to the public twice a day (morning session/afternoon session). It is a tea ceremony where we talk about tasty tea following the theme together with our customers. Due to the (very) limited number of seats, all seats get booked out in the blink of an eye… (We are terribly sorry about this!!)
We will continue this event with the concept of appreciation for every meeting and drinking good tea together.We hope everyone gets to spend great time here together. We will prepare delicious tea which you cannot taste anywhere else but here!

Our beloved green teas tell the coming of “Hachijyu-hachi-ya” (the eighty-eighth night) by spreading their roots of a tree firmly in the soil. There is a beautiful view of deep green mountains and pristine waters surrounding them. Although there is nothing fancy here in the country side, it is our precious and proud place. Please enjoy our photos of such scenery and tea plantations.
These photos are not taken professionally but taken by us tea farmers. So they may not be skillful but we would be grateful if you get a glimpse of what it is like here at Houkouen.