Carries a sweet, milky aroma. It divides opinion, but people who like it do not forget it.
Where it came from
S6 × Yabukita, registered as Tea Norin No. 30 in 1970. Named for Kanaya in Shizuoka, where the research station that bred it stood.
Character
The distinctive sweet note usually described as milky comes from the cultivar itself, and the final firing can bring it forward or bury it. This is a plant worth drinking on its own.
What it suits
Single-cultivar sencha. Its character is easiest to taste on its own; a blend tends to bury it.