by Okunishi Rokuhoen奥西緑芳園
A dual-purpose matcha favored by Yokota Nanrei, a former abbot of Enkakuji, the major Rinzai Zen temple in Kamakura — Okunishi Rokuhoen's one blend tied to a temple outside Kyoto, reflecting a client relationship reaching to Kamakura.
Editorial verdict
The most affordable blend in this selection and the only one linked to a temple outside Kyoto — a good entry-level / everyday-use pick with its own distinct provenance story.
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The brand markets it explicitly for both koicha (4g/30ml, 80C) and usucha (2g/60ml, 80C) preparation.
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Supports: Price ¥3,476/40g can and ¥9,150/100g gift-cased can; favored by Enkakuji's former abbot Yokota Nanrei
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 blendsThe brand markets it explicitly for both koicha (4g/30ml, 80C) and usucha (2g/60ml, 80C) preparation.
Myoko is sourced from Uji, Japan.
Myoko is priced at ¥3,476 for 40g can (¥87/g).
Myoko 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 Myoko directly from Okunishi Rokuhoen's official website. Current availability: in-stock.