ちきりや (Chikiriya) is one of Kyoto's oldest tea merchants, founded in 安政元年 (Ansei 1, 1854) on Sanjo-dori in central Kyoto — an address it has occupied ever since. The roots of the founding family (the Akiyama–Yonenai line) trace to 1756, when a branch ancestor opened a textile business at Sanjo Kinudana; the fifth-generation head pivoted to tea in 1854. Formally incorporated as a joint-stock company in 1951, Chikiriya today is led by representative director 米内政明 (Masaaki Yonenai). The company operates nine divisions spanning cultivation, manufacturing, product development, quality assurance, wholesale, retail, and international business across the Americas, Asia, and Europe. It opened its own Uji tea gardens in 1888 and built a Shizuoka processing factory in 1988. Certifications include Organic JAS (2013), ISO 9001:2015, and the Social Enterprise Certification (2021). Chikiriya's current "Tales of Uji" collection highlights single-origin Okumidori cultivar matcha, positioned for both ceremony and everyday use. Their matcha is described as mildly sweet with round, earthy umami and a fresh, grassy aroma reminiscent of shaded Uji gardens.
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One of Japan's largest and most influential historic tea companies, founded in 1790 in Yamashiro, Kyoto. Fukujuen spans premium Uji ceremonial matcha to broad retail distribution across 50+ countries, producing all grades of tencha stone-milled in-house.
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Horaido (蓬莱堂茶舗) is a Kyoto Uji tea specialist founded in 1803 on Teramachi-dori in central Kyoto. Its official lineup focuses on traditional Uji matcha, gyokuro, sencha, bancha, and tea utensils, with a house style that preserves older Kyoto taste preferences, especially in bitter-leaning usucha and formal koicha.
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Horii Shichimeien (堀井七茗園) is one of Uji's most historically significant tea houses, founded in 1879 (Meiji 12). The shop stewards the Okunoyama tea garden (奥ノ山茶園), the sole surviving estate from the legendary Uji Shichimeien — seven elite tea gardens designated by Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu during the Muromachi period. This unbroken custodianship of over 600 years places Horii Shichimeien in a category of its own among Japanese matcha producers.
The brand's historical contribution to tea manufacturing is equally remarkable: in 1924, third-generation owner Horii Chojiro invented the Horii-style tencha manufacturing machine (堀井式碾茶製造機), the archetype from which all modern tencha processing equipment in Japan descends. The shop operates fully vertically — cultivating, processing, finishing, stone-grinding, and retailing its teas entirely in-house. Under sixth-generation owner Horii Chotaro, the house has accumulated 12 first-place Agricultural Minister's Awards (農林水産大臣賞) at national tea competitions, and holds certification as a Premium Gyokuro Certified Shop (プレミアム玉露認証店).
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A Kyoto institution since 1717, Ippodo is known for approachable yet high-quality matcha. Their lineup ranges from everyday drinking to ceremonial grade.
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Historic Uji tea house founded in 1832 (Tenpo 3) in Uji Tawara, Kyoto. Itoh Kyuemon blends a deep Edo-period tea heritage with modern gift culture and matcha sweets, offering one of Japan’s most widely recognized matcha retail experiences. Their ceremonial matcha lineup spans five grades, from everyday usucha to hand-picked premium koicha.
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Kanbayashi Shunsho Honten is one of the three great tea houses of Uji (Uji Sandai Chasho) and the oldest, with over 450 years of history. Founded during the Eiroku period (c. 1560), the Kanbayashi family has served as tea purveyors for fifteen generations. During the Edo period they held the highest rank of tea master (Gomotsu Ochashi) and served as Uji tea administrators for the Tokugawa shogunate. The tenth-generation Shunsho is credited with developing a precursor to modern gyokuro. Today, as the sole surviving lineage of the original Uji tea masters, they continue to produce premium matcha, gyokuro, and sencha using traditional stone-milling techniques. Kanbayashi Shunsho Honten also serves as the quality supervisor for Coca-Cola Japan's Ayataka green tea brand.
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A Brooklyn-based specialty Japanese tea company that sources directly from small farms across Japan. Known for single-origin, small-batch matcha.
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Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms is a tea producer based in Wazuka, Kyoto, founded in 2004 by Akihiro Kita and Yasuharu Matsumoto. The company grows and sells tea from Wazuka and operates tea tours, internships, and educational programs around Japanese tea.
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Marusan Koroen is a 130-year-old tea house based in Ujitawara-cho, Kyoto, in the heart of Japan's premier matcha-growing region. Founded in 1895 by Hisakichi with the mission of delivering exceptional Japanese tea beyond its growing regions, the company has cultivated deep roots in Uji's terroir across five generations. Their range spans from accessible entry-level ceremonial matcha to JAS-certified organic tiers, all sourced from first-flush shade-grown leaves using traditional cultivation methods.
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MATCHACOCORO is Ushijima Seicha's overseas Yame matcha brand, positioned to make Japanese matcha easier and more enjoyable for customers outside Japan while staying rooted in the company's Yame production base.
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Meiyo (株式会社銘葉) is the Marushichi Seicha Group's matcha and powdered-tea division, founded in March 1981 in Fujieda, Shizuoka. The company positions itself as a high-volume Shizuoka matcha specialist focused on contract cultivation, traceability, OEM development, export, and standardized food-safe production.
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Historic Uji tea house founded in 1854 (Ansei 1), celebrated for premium stone-milled matcha, the iconic Nama-cha Jelly, and a flagship café experience along the Byodo-in approach. Nakamura Tokichi’s matcha lineup spans seven grades from everyday usucha to elite koicha, several endorsed by Urasenke and Omotesenke grand masters.
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Oishi Chaen (株式会社 大石茶園, OISHI TEA FACTORY) is a long-established Yame tea manufacturer founded on April 1, 1940 by Oishi Mitsuyoshi in Murotaoka, Yame City, Fukuoka Prefecture. Now led by third-generation owner Oishi Goji (大石剛司), the company has grown from a local producer into one of Yame's major wholesale tea manufacturers with capital of ¥50 million. In 1954 Kenji Oishi took over management, and the company was renamed in 1972. A landmark came in 1977 when Oishi Chaen won the Japan Agricultural Minister's Award for gyokuro quality. In 1991 they established a retail subsidiary, 株式会社お茶村 (Ochamura), to reach consumers directly. The company invested in CCD optical sorting systems in 2008 and achieved FSSC22000 food safety certification and JAS Organic certification in 2018. Oishi Chaen exports its Yame matcha and gyokuro to over 40 countries worldwide. Their matcha is described as a rich, well-balanced blend of umami from Yame tencha, crafted for a mellow and blissful cup.
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Edo-period tea merchant based in Kusatsu, Shiga, specializing in Uji tea, Asamiya tea, Omi tea, tea utensils, and Uji matcha sweets.
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Kagoshima-based Japanese tea specialist founded in 2012 by Kotaro Shinbara as an offshoot of a Taisho-era tea wholesaler. Susumuya Chaten focuses on premium Kagoshima tea and matcha, pairing modern retail design with a quality standard built around sweetness, aroma, and vivid liquor color.
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TOBI-EN is a Uji-based specialty tea brand and online shop focused on premium Japanese green tea, especially Uji matcha, sourced from local producers and sold from Kyoto.
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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.
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Kyoto tea wholesaler and Fukujuen group company established in 1980 to serve diversified distribution channels. Ujinotsuyu sells Iyemon and Ujinotsuyu teas in Japan and overseas, and its English site says it has exported Japanese tea to more than 50 countries for over 40 years.
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Ushijima Seicha is a Yame tea producer-retailer founded in 1921 that specializes in deep-steamed Yame tea while also maintaining a substantial domestic matcha lineup. The company presents itself as an integrated tea maker handling its own tea gardens, factories, direct sales, and cafe operations from Yame, Fukuoka.
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