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TOBI-EN is a Uji-based specialty tea brand and online shop focused on Japanese green tea, including matcha, which it says it buys directly from tea farmers in Uji and ships from Kyoto Prefecture.
Brand story
On TOBI-EN's official Japanese about page, founder Tobias Baer says he first visited Japan in 2005, discovered the taste of real green tea in Uji, then spent eight years working at a long-established tea shop there. He frames TOBI-EN as a way to make high-quality Uji tea more accessible while sharing the spirit of classical tea culture and shipping freshly prepared tea from Uji to customers in Japan and abroad.
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Official stores and authorized retailers in Japan.
TOBI-EN Japanese Matcha Category — TOBI-EN
Supports: Official Japanese storefront lists the current TOBI-EN matcha lineup and JPY pricing.
TOBI-EN Japanese About Page — TOBI-EN
Supports: Founder Tobias Baer says he first visited Japan in 2005, trained at a long-established Uji tea shop for eight years, and created TOBI-EN to deliver good Uji tea more accessibly.
TOBI-EN Japanese Contact Page — TOBI-EN
Supports: Official site lists Uji, Kyoto addresses and links to TOBI-EN social profiles.
Supports: Brand description, brand story, headquarters (Uji-Myoraku 175-1), founded 2020
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