Loose tea leaf

Loose tea leaf

Typical Japanese green tea style. Using a tea pot with a strainer attached and tea cups.

Gyokuro is a type of shaded green tea from Japan. It differs from the standard sencha(a classic unshaded green tea) in being grown under the shade rather than the full sun. 

Sencha is a type of Japanese ryokucha which is prepared by infusing the processed whole tea leaves in hot water. This is as opposed to matcha, powdered Japanese green tea, where the green tea powder is mixed with hot water and therefore the leaf itself is included in the beverage. Sencha is the most popular tea in Japan.