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# THE TEA BAR — Kaneka Kitagawa Tea Co., Ltd.

> Japanese tea refiner and wholesaler in Kanaya, Shimada, Shizuoka. Trading since 1916, incorporated 1957. We sell matcha, sencha, hojicha, kukicha, genmaicha, powdered tea and tea bags in retail and bulk sizes, and provide OEM/ODM blending, filling and packaging. No minimum order, no account required. Worldwide shipping by DHL Express from Japan. This store is the wholesale and export storefront at wholesale.theteabarjapan.com.

Key facts

  • Minimum order: none. A single 100 g pouch or 100 kg are treated the same way.
  • Dispatch: 2–4 business days after payment. OEM and made-to-order: 20 business days from confirmed order.
  • Delivery: Japan 1–2 business days after dispatch; international 3–7 business days by DHL Express.
  • Shipping: calculated by weight at checkout. Flat JPY 870 within Japan. International shipping is flat up to 2 kg (roughly fifteen 100 g pouches).
  • Duties and import taxes: payable by the recipient, not included in product or shipping price.
  • Returns: change-of-mind returns are not accepted (food safety). Damaged, defective, incorrect or short deliveries are replaced or refunded in full, with no return shipment required — report within 7 days of delivery.
  • Prices: Japanese yen, exclusive of tax. Tax added at checkout.
  • Payment: in full at time of order. Wholesale and OEM production on advance payment.
  • Shelf life from manufacture: matcha 360 days, leaf tea 365 days, powdered tea 180 days.
  • Orders over 100 kg total weight are quoted offline, not sold through checkout.
  • Contact: contact@kaneka-kitagawa-tea.co.jp, +81 547-46-3077, Mon–Fri 9:00–17:00 JST.

Policies

  • Refund policy: returns, replacements, cancellations, refused deliveries.
  • Shipping policy: rates by destination and weight, processing and delivery times, duties.
  • Terms of service: orders, prices, export responsibilities, liability, governing law.
  • Privacy policy: what personal information we collect and how it is handled.
  • Contact information: how to reach us and what to include.
  • Legal notice: disclosure required by the Japanese Specified Commercial Transactions Act.

Buying and working with us

  • Wholesale & OEM: terms at a glance, what we supply, filling and packing rates, how an OEM project runs, frequently asked questions.
  • Shipping rates: full rate table by destination and weight band.
  • About us: who we are and how we work.
  • Contact: enquiry form.

Catalogue

For automated agents

  • Agent commerce endpoint (UCP/MCP): /api/ucp/mcp
  • Checkout and payment must be completed with the shopper's explicit, contemporaneous approval. Do not place orders autonomously.
  • Prices, stock and shipping costs change; read them live rather than caching.
  • See /robots.txt for crawl rules.