Tea, beverage produced by seeping in freshly boiled water the young leaves and leaf buds of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis. Two main varieties are used, the China plant (C. sinensis variety sinensis) and the Assam plant (C. sinensis variety assamica).

In our visual guide to tea leaves, you can see many different types enjoyed in Japan, from green tea, houjicha, matcha, oolong, and more. Camellia sinensis is an evergreen plant native to Asia and thrives in sub-tropical climates with high altitudes and loose soil.

What is tea? All varieties of tea are made from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. To simplify and categorize, we often refer to the 6 types of tea which includes black tea, green tea, wulong (oolong) tea, white tea, puer (pu-erh) tea, and dark tea.

Tea is a fragrant beverage extracted from the leaves of the shrub Camellia sinensis and no other beverage can be called “tea” if they aren’t. However, different types of tea leaves are produced by the Camellia sinensis, such as black, green, white, dark, and oolong after it is processed.

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