by Kyoei Seicha共栄製茶株式会社
Morihan's Okeiko Matcha (おけいこ用抹茶, 'Practice Matcha') is an accessible, everyday-grade matcha designed for tea ceremony students, home practice, and high-volume use. Packaged in a generous 70g bag, it delivers reliable Uji matcha character at a practical price — clean and honest without the premium of single-cultivar or school-endorsed grades. Excellent for those building a daily matcha habit, baking, matcha lattes, or intensive ceremony study.
Editorial verdict
The best entry point to Morihan's lineup. A 70g bag of reliable Uji practice matcha from a 190-year-old house — outstanding value for students and everyday drinkers.
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Mellow, clean matcha character — designed for high-volume practice and everyday use
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Supports: 70g ¥1,404, practice grade, Uji origin
About the brand
共栄製茶株式会社
Kyoei Seicha (共栄製茶株式会社) is the company behind the celebrated Morihan (森半) brand — one of Japan's most storied tea houses, founded in 1836 (Tenpo 7) by Morishita Hansaemon in Ogura-cho, Uji, Kyoto, the very birthplace of gyokuro. Today operating under representative Morishita Yasuhiro with approximately 105 employees, Kyoei Seicha manufactures and sells matcha, green tea, coffee, and black tea under multiple brands including Morihan, Minton, and MJB. Their Morihan matcha lineup is exceptional in depth: it spans single-cultivar ceremonial teas (Hoshun, Asatsuyu, Komakage), tea-school-endorsed ceremony grades for both Omotesenke and Urasenke, organic JAS-certified Uji and Kyoto Minamiyamashiro matchas, and accessible everyday practice grades. Kyoei Seicha has won the National Tea Judging Competition championship twice and received the Agricultural Minister's Award. They pioneered cold-brewed 'ice tea' (kooricha) in the 1930s and claimed the world's first foaming matcha latte. In 2023, they opened TEA SQUARE MORIHAN, a matcha café and heritage tea space in Uji.
View all Kyoei Seicha blendsMellow, clean matcha character — designed for high-volume practice and everyday use
Okeiko is sourced from Uji, Japan.
Okeiko is priced at ¥1,404 for 70g (¥20/g).
Okeiko is recommended for usucha. Thin tea — the standard way to prepare matcha, whisked with about 2g of powder and 70ml of water.
You can buy Kyoei Seicha Okeiko directly from Kyoei Seicha's official website. Current availability: In stock.