Yuri Matcha
The only independent matcha tracker with a published scoring methodology.
574 blends, 112 merchants, real-time availability data. 73 blends carry scores across five flavor dimensions, and every page states how we know.
Japanese producers
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Craft, heritage, and terroir from Japan’s finest producers
Horii Shichimeien
堀井七茗園
Horii Shichimeien (堀井七茗園) is one of Uji's most historically significant tea houses, founded in 1879 (Meiji 12). The shop stewards the Okunoyama tea garden (奥ノ山茶園), the sole surviving estate from the legendary Uji Shichimeien — seven elite tea gardens designated by Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu during the Muromachi period. This unbroken custodianship of over 600 years places Horii Shichimeien in a category of its own among Japanese matcha producers. The brand's historical contribution to tea manufacturing is equally remarkable: in 1924, third-generation owner Horii Chojiro invented the Horii-style tencha manufacturing machine (堀井式碾茶製造機), the archetype from which all modern tencha processing equipment in Japan descends. The shop operates fully vertically — cultivating, processing, finishing, stone-grinding, and retailing its teas entirely in-house. Under sixth-generation owner Horii Chotaro, the house has accumulated 12 first-place Agricultural Minister's Awards (農林水産大臣賞) at national tea competitions, and holds certification as a Premium Gyokuro Certified Shop (プレミアム玉露認証店).
Ushijima Seicha
牛島製茶
Ushijima Seicha is a Yame tea producer-retailer founded in 1921 that specializes in deep-steamed Yame tea while also maintaining a substantial domestic matcha lineup. The company presents itself as an integrated tea maker handling its own tea gardens, factories, direct sales, and cafe operations from Yame, Fukuoka.
Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms
京都おぶぶ茶苑
Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms is a tea producer based in Wazuka, Kyoto, founded in 2004 by Akihiro Kita and Yasuharu Matsumoto. The company grows and sells tea from Wazuka and operates tea tours, internships, and educational programs around Japanese tea.
Gyokurinen
玉林園
Historic Wakayama tea company established in 1854 (Ansei 1), now in its sixth generation. Gyokurinen is renowned for stone-milling premium Uji tencha into matcha using traditional stone mills (ishiusu), and for inventing the world's first matcha soft-serve ice cream, Green Soft, in 1958. The company operates tea retail, food service (Green Corner restaurants), and wholesale divisions, supplying matcha products to over 180 restaurant locations nationwide.
Kikusuian
喜久水庵
Kikusuian is the retail tea and confectionery brand of Ocha no Igeta, a Sendai tea company founded in 1920. The official shop presents it as a long-established Sendai tea house selling Japanese tea alongside wagashi such as the signature matcha sweet Kikufuku.
Editorial picks
Featured Blends
Reviewed matcha blends with verified flavor data
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Nanaya · Shizuoka
¥540/ 30g
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¥5832/ 40g
Growing regions
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Japanese tea regions and their distinctive terroir
Kyoto Prefecture
Uji
Uji in Kyoto Prefecture is the most prestigious matcha-producing region in Japan, with over 800 years of tea cultivation history.
Fukuoka Prefecture
Yame
Yame in Fukuoka Prefecture is renowned for its gyokuro and premium matcha with exceptionally sweet, umami-rich profiles.
Aichi Prefecture
Nishio
Nishio in Aichi Prefecture produces roughly 30% of Japan's matcha, known for consistent quality and vibrant color.
Kagoshima Prefecture
Kagoshima
Kagoshima Prefecture is Japan's second-largest tea-producing region, with a warm climate that enables early harvests.
Shizuoka Prefecture
Shizuoka
Shizuoka Prefecture produces roughly 40% of Japan's total tea output, making it the country's largest tea-growing region by volume. The Oigawa (大井川) river basin and surrounding highlands are particularly known for their deep-steamed (fukamushi) sencha, but Shizuoka also produces tencha for matcha. The region's warm climate, well-drained volcanic soils, and abundant rainfall support vigorous tea cultivation, though Shizuoka matcha is typically more accessible in price than premium Uji or Yame grades.
Shizuoka Prefecture
Asahina
Asahina is a Shizuoka gyokuro and tencha area cited by Meiyo as the foundation of its flagship matcha line and the base of its regional matcha revival work.
Mie Prefecture
Mie
Mie Prefecture is Japan's third-largest tea-producing region, famous for deep-steamed sencha (fukamushicha), kabusecha (shade-covered tea), and increasingly tencha for matcha. The Ise, Watarai, and Suzuka areas benefit from the Suzuka Mountains to the west and Ise Bay to the east, creating a temperate, humid microclimate ideal for fragrant, full-bodied teas. The region's trademark is its rich umami and vivid green color.
Nagasaki Prefecture
Sonogi
Sonogi is the Nagasaki-area origin used for Ujien's official 'Nagasaki Sonogi Matcha' listing in its nationwide matcha collection.
Saga Prefecture
Ureshino
Ureshino is a renowned tea-growing region in Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, famous for its tamaryokucha (玉緑茶, gyokuro-style curled leaf tea) and gyokuro. The area's unique inland climate — deep mountain mist, fertile soil, and dramatic day-night temperature swings — produces teas with exceptional umami and natural sweetness. Ureshino has a tea history stretching back centuries, linked to the Nabeshima feudal clan.
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Published Tasting Protocol
Blends we taste are prepared under fixed parameters: water temperature, gram weight, and whisking technique. 12 of 574 carry an in-house tasting record. The rest are scored from producer documentation and published notes, and every page says which.
Five-Dimension Scoring
We score umami, bitterness, sweetness, body, and color on a 0–10 scale, giving you a complete flavor profile rather than a single number.
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