by Ujikoen宇治香園
Ujikoen's most affordable 30g matcha in this set, built around a refreshing attack and classic matcha bitterness that still carries through milk or sugar.
Editorial verdict
The best value pick in the line for thin daily bowls or matcha lattes rather than formal koicha use.
Ujikoen Official
Japan Best Matcha
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Refreshing palate entry, recognizable matcha bitterness, and enough flavor persistence to remain distinct in sweetened milk drinks.
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Supports: Official page states 30g, ¥1,296税込, in stock, and says its refreshing palate and matcha bitterness still come through well with milk or sugar.
About the brand
宇治香園
Ujikoen is a Kyoto tea company founded in September 1865 in Yamashiro, now Kizugawa, and continues to sell Uji tea and matcha through its Kyoto headquarters and Osaka Shinsaibashi shop.
View all Ujikoen blendsRefreshing palate entry, recognizable matcha bitterness, and enough flavor persistence to remain distinct in sweetened milk drinks.
Takasago is priced at ¥1,296 for 30g (¥43/g).
Takasago 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 Ujikoen Takasago directly from Ujikoen's official website. Current availability: in_stock.