Japanese Green: Buying for Beginner: Hibiki-an Superior

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And Den's is probably the only stateside Japanese tea vendor that carries premo leaf.

ahem

http://www.itoen.com/leaf/

THnak you I agree.
Their gyokuro is so far the best I have tried. (I have yet to try the o-cha).
Although at 3 oz for 45 $ its really expensive - I would recommend that over den's best gyokuro (suimei).
Having said that - den's fuka and tencha-kuki-houjicha and guricha are some of the best in their price class.

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Thanks to everyone who replied, your responses have been very helpful. I've got the Den's 3$ green tea kit on the way, and I think I'll order a number of their different teas to start out because of the 50gram options. Once I've found which styles I prefer, I'm sure I'll make my way into some of the hibiki-an selections. The feedback from everyone was great.