MatchaDB

Japan

Kyoto matcha

Products listed here come from Kyoto Prefecture's tea houses and growers, which includes Uji but also other tea areas.

Brands under this heading disclosed only "Kyoto" without a specific town, so we show it as its own group rather than guessing a more precise location.

Products

100

Brands

28

Typical price / g

$1.34

middle half: $0.84–$2.07

Organic

17%

of products

Price is the median across 92products with a confirmed price and size (yen, pound and euro prices converted to dollars), so a few very expensive competition-grade tins don't distort it. Products priced by count (sticks, tea bags) are excluded.

Grades sold

Ceremonial · 40Koicha (thick) · 26Usucha (standard) · 12Culinary · 3

Grade is as each brand labels it; the term isn't regulated.

Flavor profile

  • Umami60%
  • Sweet60%
  • Rich58%
  • Delicate51%
  • Smooth38%

Share of products here whose tasting notes mention each flavor.

Brands sourcing here

Map highlighting Kyoto, Japan

Matcha from Kyoto

See all 100 products from Kyoto→

Figures are computed from the product pages brands publish; see how we research.