Decaffeinated Shizuoka Green tea from Daiso

 I am super sensitive to caffeine. For the past two years I haven’t had much caffeine in my day-to-day activities. I have even gone so far as to cut out coffee and on days that I have chocolate I don’t have any other sources of caffeine in my diet. But there’s still times when I do have caffeine, like when I have a cup of green tea. More often it’s being served me by someone else and I just enjoy it not saying anything about my avoidance of caffeine so as not to offend them.

I’m already a highly anxious person and now that I no longer have a built-up tolerance to the stuff, even just a small amount of caffeine will have me sitting on edge all day.  And if I have some too late in the afternoon, I won’t be able to sleep until after midnight. This is awful for me because sleep is precious. A lack of sleep is one of the biggest causes for mental struggles. So it’s just best for me to avoid caffeine altogether.

It doesn’t mean I have to avoid my tea though.

There’s a decaf bottled green tea at my supermarket. I don’t particularly enjoy it because it’s a bit bitter, and, also, buying bottled tea bothers me -- it’s more expensive per ounce of tea and it leaves a huge plastic waste. My preference would be loose leaf tea because then there would be no waist even from tea bags. But the only place that I can find decaffeinated green tea that are looseleaf is online and a bit more expensive than I can afford. Instead, I shop at my local Daiso hundred-yen store. I love Daiso.  Honestly, I love most Daiso brand things. I’ve done a review on their houjicha as well as their regular green tea. Daiso also happens to be the closest store to me so, you know, that's another point in their favour.

I have to say I really enjoyed this tea (above). I’m glad I have another seven cups worth. It was nice and smooth and not at all bitter. Sometimes I am in the mood for that bitter flavour though.

It’s a very mild tea and it’s a good thing that it is decaffeinated because it went down so easily I probably could’ve had three or four cups of it and really get my hydration in for the day!

On the back of the package it has a little excerpt talking about how the tea is from a very famous popular town that was even on the TV. I couldn’t read the kanji so I just typed in, ”very famous town for tea in Shizuoka,” and right away popped up the result I wanted -- Kakegawa.  Actually, Kakegawa seems like a really cool town to visit.

Maybe after this pandemic, when I’m able to travel by train again, I can finally get a chance to go to Shizuoka and visit some tea farms. 

This post is supported by Shizuoka Green Tea Guide, one of City-Cost's Supporters helping City-Cost bloggers to enjoy life in Japan and engage in new experiences.