Tea cultivar
Yabukita
やぶきたClean, balanced flavor with moderate umami and slight astringency
Yabukita is Japan's dominant tea cultivar and shows up widely because of its reliability and balanced structure. In matcha, it can add familiar green-tea clarity and a slightly brisker edge than softer premium cultivars.
13blends using this cultivar
Blends Using Yabukita
13 blends in the catalogue feature this cultivar.
Ippodo
Sayaka
Uji · Ceremonial
Umami
Bitter
Sweet
$0.85/g
Biroen
Smile Tea Organic Ceremonial
Kagoshima · Ceremonial
Umami
Bitter
Sweet
$0.48/g
Henta Seicha
Kirishima Organic
Kagoshima · Everyday Organic
¥29/g
Iwai Seicha
Iwai Yame Kabusecha
Yame · Kabusecha
JA Kagoshima Chagyo
Chirancha Midori
Kagoshima · Deep-steamed Sencha
¥5/g
JA Kagoshima Chagyo
Chirancha Kiwami
Kagoshima · Premium Deep-steamed Sencha
Oishi Chaen
Yame Suihou
Yame · Ceremonial
¥83/g
Shohokuen
Megumi no Mukashi
¥54/g
TOBI-EN
Asahi Organic
Uji · Organic ceremonial
¥72/g
TOBI-EN
Midori Yama
Uji · Daily ceremonial
¥65/g
TOBI-EN
Iwai no Shiro
Uji · Entry ceremonial
¥54/g
TOBI-EN
Ryori-yo Jo
Uji · Premium culinary
¥32/g
TOBI-EN
Ryori-yo
Uji · Culinary
¥22/g
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Yabukita mean lower quality?
- No. It is common, but it can still be used well in capable blends.
- How does it usually taste?
- Balanced, slightly brisk, and more straightforward than luxury-koicha cultivars.