CeremonialUji Hikari SC
Ceremonial, sourced from Uji, Uji hikari cultivar
$63.86 (20g)
~$3.19 per gram
Grade
Ceremonial
Cultivar
Uji hikari
Region
Uji
Sourcing
Uji, Japan
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by 製茶 辻喜 (@tsujiki_uji.shirakawa) Ingredients: Green tea Cultivar: Uji Hikari Cultivation: Cultivated using centuries-old traditional methods with the exception of plastic canopy shading instead of traditional reeds and straw. Tsuji-san also conducts soil analysis monthly and analysis of amino acid content in the leaf (which forms the umami flavor) annually to craft the best leaf year after year. Field used for competition grade tencha as well. Harvest: May (see variant info for year...in general leaves are aged for about 5 months before grinding is allowed so the newest harvest is released in Oct-Nov). Handpicked for...
Composition
L-theanine
24.31 mg/g
Ceremonial-grade published estimate — Goto et al., upper-grade matcha samples, Tea Research Report No.80:23-28 (1994)
EGCG
59.3 mg/g
Ceremonial-grade published estimate — Goto et al., upper-grade matcha samples, Tea Research Report No.83:21-28 (1996)
Pricing as disclosed
Full details
Everything disclosed on the product page (15 fields)▾
- Full Product Name
- #0675.K6 Tsujiki: Uji Hikari Imperial Ceremonial Grade Single Cultivar Uji Matcha by Master Kyoto Tea Farmer Tsuji Kiyoharu
- Price
- ¥10,000 (¥500 per gram)
- Size
- 20g / 0.7 oz
- Grade
- Imperial Ceremonial Grade
- Cultivar
- Uji Hikari (うじひかり)
- Region
- Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
- Harvest Timing
- May (first flush/spring); leaves aged approximately 5 months before grinding
- Farming Method
- Traditional centuries-old techniques combined with modern plastic canopy shading; monthly soil analysis; annual amino acid content testing
- Processing
- Steamed and dried in traditional tencha oven; stems and veins carefully removed before grinding
- Packaging
- Double-sealed pull-top can with inner bag; wooden gift box option available
- Ingredients
- Green tea only
- Producer
- Tsuji Kiyoharu, fifth-generation tea farmer, described as 'one of Japan's top cultivators and producers of tencha'; has won dozens of regional and national awards, including the Prime Minister's Award for Agriculture (2017)
- Cultivar Character
- Described elsewhere (third-party tasting blog) as 'distinctive and complex'
- Availability
- Preorder available; local pickup available at Yunomi.Matcha Tokyo location within 2-4 days
- Reviews
- 3 reviews listed on page (ratings not itemized in the content retrieved)
Research notes
This page explicitly uses the phrase 'modern plastic canopy shading' combined with 'traditional centuries-old techniques,' whereas the Asahi SC page from the same retailer describes only reed-and-straw shading with no mention of plastic. Treated as a discrepancy across the retailer's own product pages rather than resolved to one answer.
