by Okunishi Rokuhoen奥西緑芳園
A koicha favored by Taigaku Imaoka, a noted Zen master associated with Kyoto's Daitokuji temple, per Okunishi Rokuhoen's official product description.
Editorial verdict
Pairs with Yurin no Mukashi as the brand's other Daitokuji-linked matcha — useful for temple-provenance storytelling.
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Formal koicha profile; standard thick-tea preparation (about 4g per 30ml water at 80C).
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Supports: Price ¥4,426/40g can up to ¥11,525/100g gift-cased can; favored by Daitokuji's Taigaku Imaoka
About the brand
奥西緑芳園
Okunishi Rokuhoen (株式会社奥西緑芳園) is a Kyoto tea house founded in 1865 (Keio 1) by Okunishi Risaburo I under the guidance of the Kanbayashi family, hereditary tea masters of Uji. Now run by fifth-generation president Okunishi Kazuo from Kyotanabe, the company says it has managed its own tea gardens in the area for roughly 350 years and handles cultivation, processing, and sales in-house. It holds Imperial Household supplier status, having provided matcha for palace garden parties and tea ceremonies, and supplies temples including Kyoto's Daitokuji (and its sub-temple Tokuzenji) and Kamakura's Enkakuji, several of whose past abbots lent their names and preferences to specific matcha blends. The company was incorporated in November 1952 with ¥10 million in capital and 7 employees, and describes its business as manufacturing, wholesale, and retail of Japanese tea.
View all Okunishi Rokuhoen blendsFormal koicha profile; standard thick-tea preparation (about 4g per 30ml water at 80C).
Kikuju is sourced from Uji, Japan.
Kikuju is priced at ¥4,426 for 40g can (¥111/g).
Kikuju is recommended for koicha. Thick tea — a concentrated preparation using about 4g of powder and 30ml of water, reserved for the highest-grade matcha.
You can buy Okunishi Rokuhoen Kikuju directly from Okunishi Rokuhoen's official website. Current availability: in-stock.