Registered in July 2020 (ABN 44 642 282 184), Issei-T is a boutique importer of Kyoto sencha and handcrafted washi tea canisters. Founder Masa Okamoto curates micro-season teas—think spring Ohbukudani—and ships them in moisture-tight, art-paper tins straight from Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. Issei-T’s focus on terroir purity paid off with a Golden Leaf Silver for its Ohbukudani Sencha in 2020, and its pop-up stalls regularly appear at local Japanese festivals.