Matcha Narino
KoichaCultivar: NarinoKyoto¥5400 (20g) — ~$33.30 USD (converted, rate as of 2026-07-16)
Pricing as disclosed
- 20g — ¥5400 (~$33.30 USD, rate as of 2026-07-16)
Everything disclosed on the product page
- Listed Title
- Matcha (own garden) Narino
- Price
- ¥5,400 JPY (regular and sale price listed identically)
- Size
- internal volume 20g
- Availability
- Sold out
- Cultivar
- Narino - described as a 'new variety'
- Origin
- Kyoto, Japan
- Tea Garden
- Okunoyama Tea Garden (our own tea garden), with history since the Muromachi period
- Composition
- Single Tea Garden, Single Cultivar
- Harvest Season
- First Flush (Ichibancha)
- Harvest Method
- Hand-Picked
- Shading Method
- Traditional Shelf Shading (Tana)
- Shading Period
- 40 Days
- Tencha Drying
- Horii-style Tencha Furnace
- Processing
- Stone-milled
- Flavor Profile
- Strong sweetness and strong umami flavor; contains 'nearly twice as much theanine' as other varieties; full-bodied aroma and rich flavor
- Recommended Uses
- Usucha / Koicha
- Serving Guide
- 2 g for Usucha / 4 g for Koicha
- Shelf Life
- 6 months from the date of manufacture
- Packaging
- 20g and 30g cans come with boxes; gift wrapping and noshi (gift wrappers) available
Research notes
Narino is presented as a proprietary/new cultivar name unique to Horii's own Okunoyama garden. The theanine claim ('nearly twice as much') is a notable, specific health/composition claim not repeated on other product pages except Premium Narino.