For nearly two hundred years, in the heart of Kyushu's Yame, our house has selected, roasted and blended fine Japanese green tea. Now, for the first time, in English.
Discover our teaGlobal demand for fine Japanese green tea is climbing to record highs. And Yame — a small region in Kyushu — is the source of its most prized leaf: gyokuro, the deep, sweet, shade-grown green tea that Japan tends to keep for itself.
Koga Seicha Honpo was founded in 1829, in the late Edo period — and across nearly two centuries we have refined one craft: choosing fine Yame leaf, roasting it with care, and blending it to a flavour that is unmistakably ours.
That inheritance — generations of judgement, passed down inside one house — is what stands behind every tea we make, from a single daily cup to our finest gyokuro.
Yame's signature. Shaded from the sun for weeks before harvest, it pours a jade-green cup with an almost broth-like, lingering sweetness.
Our signature everyday sencha — bright, fragrant and gently sweet. The cup most Yame households reach for, from around ¥1,080.
A light, mellow tea pressed from tender stems. Low in bitterness, easy all day — a quiet favourite, and a gentle place to begin.
A boxed selection of our teas, packed fresh. The most generous way to begin — for yourself, or as a gift from Japan.
Order from our online shop — every tea shipped fresh across Japan, with secure payment. Perfect if you live here or are visiting.
Visit the shopWant Yame tea outside Japan, or for your café or shop? We already welcome wholesale and custom orders — tell us what you're looking for.
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