Iwai Seicha Iwai Yame Kabusecha
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Supports: Semi-shaded kabusecha, umami and aromatic, brew at 70°C
About the brand
株式会社磐井製茶
Iwai Seicha (株式会社磐井製茶) is a tea producer based in Iwasaki, Yame City, Fukuoka Prefecture, founded in 1974. The company specializes in premium shade-grown teas from the Yame region — Japan's foremost gyokuro-producing area, which has taken the regional prize at the National Tea Quality Evaluation Conference for over 22 consecutive years. Operating with fully integrated production — from crude tea finishing and processing through temperature-controlled storage — Iwai Seicha maintains strict quality control by keeping all stages under one roof. Their signature product is Yame Gyokuro 'Asagiri' (朝霧, 'morning mist'), a high-grade hand-shaded gyokuro prized for its concentrated umami and distinctive cover aroma. The company motto is 'a symphony of taste and aroma' (味と香りのシンフォニー), reflecting a commitment to delivering complex, layered flavor profiles rooted in Yame's terroir. While primarily known for gyokuro, they also produce kabusecha, deep-steamed sencha, and karigane (stem tea).
View all Iwai Seicha blendsIwai Yame Kabusecha is sourced from Yame, Japan.
Iwai Yame Kabusecha is recommended for usucha. Thin tea — the standard way to prepare matcha, whisked with about 2g of powder and 70ml of water.
Iwai Yame Kabusecha uses the Yabukita cultivar.
