Saga, Japan

Ureshino

Ureshino is a renowned tea-growing region in Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, famous for its tamaryokucha (玉緑茶, gyokuro-style curled leaf tea) and gyokuro. The area's unique inland climate — deep mountain mist, fertile soil, and dramatic day-night temperature swings — produces teas with exceptional umami and natural sweetness. Ureshino has a tea history stretching back centuries, linked to the Nabeshima feudal clan.