MANDARA LTD was established in 2019 as a company and the tea house MANDARACHA™ with products sold under the same branding were created to promote the following values:

 

- Support small traditional & local businesses

We select teas from small producers that are family businesses, some of whom have cultivated tea for four generations or more. We visit tea-producing regions throughout Japan and do our best to promote products that represent the diversity and the authenticity of Japanese tea making in those regions. Our partners typically do not mass produce and manage tea farms averaging around 4 hectares.

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- Sustainability and health

We are doing our best to offer products that are high quality and healthy. Limiting pesticide use helps preserve biodiversity and human health. The wise use of fertilizer contributes to the sustainability of the soils in the long term. More than half of our products are either organic, pesticide-free, or produced using natural farming methods.

 

- Respecting life of all sentient beings

All ingredients used in the tea house are plant-based respecting life and avoiding unnecessary suffering, connected to the spirit of shōjin and in line with Zen tradition.​​

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