Japan
Uji matcha
Uji, just south of Kyoto city, is widely regarded as the traditional home of Japanese matcha and gyokuro, and it's where many of the country's oldest tea houses are based. It's also the origin disclosed on more products in this database than any other region.
Products
424
Brands
76
Typical price / g
$1.28
middle half: $0.72–$2.05
Organic
23%
of products
Price is the median across 353products 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
Grade is as each brand labels it; the term isn't regulated.
Flavor profile
- Umami68%
- Sweet59%
- Rich45%
- Smooth41%
- Delicate34%
Share of products here whose tasting notes mention each flavor.
Brands sourcing here
Matcha from Uji
Marukyu KoyamaenAo no Morimarukyu-koyamaen.co.jp
Horii ShichimeienMatcha Agata no Shirohoriishichimeien.comHorii ShichimeienMatcha Choukou no Mukashihoriishichimeien.comFigures are computed from the product pages brands publish; see how we research.