{"product_id":"obukucha-kuki-hojicha","title":"Obukucha — Kuki Hojicha","description":"\u003cp\u003eObukucha is an auspicious tea served on formal and festive days such as New Year, Setsubun and weddings, drunk with a wish for happiness and health.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is based on kuki hojicha from Shizuoka, blended with fukume plum, brown rice and gold leaf. The aroma and sweetness of the hojicha, the tartness of the plum and the toastiness of the brown rice balance into a fresh taste.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Kyoto and elsewhere in Kansai there is a custom of drinking obukucha at New Year, to clear away the year's misfortune and bless the new year.\u003cbr\u003eObukucha is said to date back to the Heian period, when an epidemic spread and a monk gave tea to the sick, who then recovered.\u003cbr\u003eTaking this as a good omen, the emperor of the time began to take tea every New Year's Day.\u003cbr\u003eFrom then on, drinking tea spread as a New Year observance, and the tea the emperor took came to be called ohukucha, written with characters meaning the emperor's tea.\u003cbr\u003eOne account holds that at some point the auspicious tea for blessing the new year became known as obukucha, and that it has been handed down to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease consider obukucha for your celebrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ctable style=\"border-collapse:collapse;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:.35em .9em .35em 0;white-space:nowrap;font-weight:600;\"\u003eType\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:.35em 0;\"\u003eKuki hojicha (with plum)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:.35em .9em .35em 0;white-space:nowrap;font-weight:600;\"\u003eContents\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:.35em 0;\"\u003e10 tea bags × 3 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll sizes other than the 10-tea-bag pack are bulk goods, supplied in aluminium packaging. The 10-tea-bag pack is the retail format for the Japanese market.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"THE TEA BAR","offers":[{"title":"3g×10TB×1缶","offer_id":53526077342015,"sku":"FLV-20070-TB10缶","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true},{"title":"100g×1袋","offer_id":55545662406975,"sku":"FLV-20070-100G","price":1800.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true},{"title":"500g×1袋","offer_id":55545662439743,"sku":"FLV-20070-500G","price":8400.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true},{"title":"1kg×1袋","offer_id":55545662472511,"sku":"FLV-20070-1KG","price":16700.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true},{"title":"3g×100TB×1袋","offer_id":55545662505279,"sku":"FLV-20070-TB100袋","price":9500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0973\/1280\/1087\/files\/leaf-2000_99db5bd2-a6d7-45f0-a15b-950eb41ae4ee.jpg?v=1789439446","url":"https:\/\/wholesale.theteabarjapan.com\/products\/obukucha-kuki-hojicha","provider":"THE TEA BAR \/ カネカ北川製茶","version":"1.0","type":"link"}