Tsuguto Hattori may be one of the most innovative and uncompromising tea producers in Japan, crafting styles of tea that exist nowhere else in the country. Working with Yabukita plants grown on reclaimed tea plantations in Higashiyoshino at approximately 350 meters above sea level, Hattori-san personally tends and hand harvests his gardens without the use of pesticides. His work is defined by an extraordinary willingness to challenge convention, pursuing expressions of tea that are largely unheard of in Japan—and, in some cases, entirely without precedent. Through patience, experimentation, and an unwavering commitment to craft, Tsuguto Hattori continues to redefine what Japanese tea can be. We are proud to be the sole importer of his tea, bringing his exceptional offerings to the Kettl audience.