Sencha
The most common Japanese green tea — sun-grown, steeped, not powdered.
Sencha is Japan's everyday green tea, accounting for roughly 80 percent of the country's tea production. Unlike matcha and gyokuro, sencha bushes are grown in full sun, which means lighter caffeine, less L-theanine, and a brighter, grassier flavor. Sencha is steeped (not whisked) at around 70 °C for one to two minutes, and the leaves are discarded after one to three infusions. A typical 8 oz cup carries 20 to 30 mg of caffeine — about half of a comparable matcha bowl. It's the right choice for casual all-day drinking; matcha is for one or two intentional cups.