Since 2017 Cha Haus (“the house of Japanese tea”) has shipped small-lot sencha, kabusecha and matcha direct from family farms in Shizuoka and Kagoshima to Australian kitchens. Founder – buyers cup every new harvest, then repack the leaf in Melbourne for next-day dispatch. A sleek web-shop and weekend tasting studio on Cochranes Rd invite locals to explore Japan one cultivar at a time.