Well since there wasn't much response to my cry for help on this years
Japanese greens, I'm guessing there isn't a whole lot of interest in
these parts, but in my own searching I've come across some new vendors
beyond the standard choices mentioned here.

I have had a strong desire to get back to my personal tea "roots" and
Japanese greens as well as matcha. I had gotten away from it initially
because it was frustrating to find quality, fresh, Japanese teas in
America that were fresh and not over-hyped and under-delivering. But I
have to admit, at the time the Internet was still fairly new and I've
never really begun to explore what is available online recently beyond
the standard few that get mentioned the most often. So I thought it
was time to dive back in and see if anything has changed. Hopefully in
a week or two I'll know.

http://ryu-mei.com - ultimately who I ordered from due to their fair
prices for tea, accessories, and shipping. The owner seems to be a
straight-forward person so I'm looking forward to the product and to
see how it stacks up. Anyone ever used this vendor before?

www.ippodo-tea.co.jp/en/ - seemed to have some very nice matchas, they
are next on my list to try.

http://www.yuuki-cha.com - had been in the running and I'll eventually
order from them to see how they are, but their shipping rates were a
bit high. They did have good communication though.

Upton tea - surprisingly they had some matcha and what seemed to be
decent sencha and a couple gyokuros... has anyone ever tried any of
them from Upton's?

Any other Japanese tea vendors that you may know about would be
appreciated, it can be hard uncovering new vendors in this realm.

- Dominic