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Seiyouen
お茶の星陽園
Seiyouen (お茶の星陽園) is a Yame-tea specialist retailer in Kasuga, Fukuoka. The company states it was founded in 1981, incorporated on November 6, 1989, and relocated its Kasuga main shop to Sori in 2020. Its official shop centers on Yame tea for everyday drinking and seasonal gift-giving, and its current site notice states that matcha sales are suspended for the time being with no announced restock date.
Marusan Koroen
丸三香露園
Marusan Koroen is a 130-year-old tea house based in Ujitawara-cho, Kyoto, in the heart of Japan's premier matcha-growing region. Founded in 1895 by Hisakichi with the mission of delivering exceptional Japanese tea beyond its growing regions, the company has cultivated deep roots in Uji's terroir across five generations. Their range spans from accessible entry-level ceremonial matcha to JAS-certified organic tiers, all sourced from first-flush shade-grown leaves using traditional cultivation methods.
Shohokuen
松北園
Shohokuen is a historic Uji tea maker founded in 1645 in Kohata, Uji. The company manufactures and sells Japanese tea, pairing deep Uji roots with a modern focus on safety management, organic certification, and export-ready production.
Hekisuien
碧翠園
One of Kyoto's oldest tea merchants, founded in 1867 (Keio 3) in Joyo City at the heart of the Uji tea production region. Hekisuien is credited as the originator of genmaicha, first sold in 1923 under the trademark 'Hana Yanagi'. The company trades under its iconic Tengu mascot mark ('Tengu no Uji-cha') and specializes in stone-milled ceremonial matcha made exclusively from first-flush Kyoto Prefecture tencha. Winner of the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award at the Uji Tea Competition (gyokuro category) and recognized as a 'Kyo no Shinise' (Historic Kyoto Establishment) by the Kyoto Governor.
Ujien
宇治園
Ujien is a long-running Japanese tea company founded in 1869 that grew from Kyoto Yamashiro tea roots into a major Osaka retail and manufacturing presence.
Editorial picks
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Reviewed matcha blends with verified flavor data
Naka no Shiro
Mitsuboshien Kanbayashi Sannyu Honten · Uji
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Senkien · Uji
¥1620/ 30g
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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