Tamaryokucha (lit: coiled green tea) , a.k.a guricha (lit; curly tea) or mushiguri (lit; steamed curl) produced in Saga prefecture.
The processing is the same as regular sencha except for the final fine rolling step known as "seiju", which makes the leaves shape like needle. In other words, since "seiju" process is skipped, the tea leaves of tamaryokucha are not shaped like needle.
What makes us confused is that tamaryokucha is not only steamed type. There is pan-fired tamaryokucha too. In that case, the tea is often called kamaguri (pan-fired curl). :)
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