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What is Nakamura Tokichi known for beyond matcha?
Founded 1854 in Uji, Kyoto — a full century before most of the brands on this site. Best known outside matcha circles for Nama-cha Jelly and a flagship café along the approach to Byodo-in temple. The matcha lineup spans seven grades from everyday usucha to koicha, and several are endorsed by grand masters of the Urasenke and Omotesenke tea ceremony schools — a prestige signal distinct from Ippodo or Marukyu's producer-direct story, and one that predates online retail by well over a century.
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What's the price range across the seven tracked blends?
Ukishima no Shiro is the floor at $0.42/g, domestic pricing. Fuji no Shiro follows at $0.53/g domestic — though it's also sold through Kanso Tea ($1.07/g) and Ujicha Matcha ($1.17/g) in the US, both roughly double the domestic price. Seikan no Shiro sits at $0.72/g, Sho no Mukashi at $0.84/g. Seiko no Mukashi is $1.49/g. Uji no Mukashi runs $2.07/g domestic (also available via Ujicha Matcha at $2.33/g and Kanso Tea at $2.83/g). Ato Mukashi is the ceiling at $2.94/g domestic. All seven are in stock as of 2026-09-10. Check which storefront a price is quoted from before ordering — the domestic and US-reseller prices on the same blend can differ by close to 2x.
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Is there any tasting data on Nakamura Tokichi?
One blend: Seiko no Mukashi, $1.49/g — umami 8, bitterness 4, body 9. That body score is the highest of any blend outside the three flagship brands we've fully scored. The other six aren't scored yet; we're not implying otherwise by listing their prices.
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Which Nakamura Tokichi blend should you start with?
Seiko no Mukashi, because it's the one we've actually scored — umami 8 and body 9 for $1.49/g is a real number to anchor on, not a guess. If budget matters more than data: Ukishima no Shiro at $0.42/g is unscored, but the Urasenke and Omotesenke endorsement history behind this house is a real quality signal even without our own scores.
