In the hills of Kurogi, Yame, green tea has been grown since the 15th century. We bring that leaf — gyokuro and fine sencha — direct from the source. 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.
Legend traces Yame tea to the early 1400s, when a returning Zen priest sowed seeds brought from Ming China in the hills of Kurogi. Six hundred years on, those same misty valleys still grow Japan's most prized gyokuro.
We carry that leaf forward — choosing carefully, packing fresh, and sending it straight from the place its story began.
Yame's signature. Shaded from the sun for weeks before harvest, it pours a jade-green cup with an almost broth-like, lingering sweetness.
The everyday green tea of Yame — bright, refreshing, with the refined sweetness this region is known for. The cup to start your day.
A boxed selection from the birthplace of Yame tea, 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, free over ¥4,000. Perfect if you live here or are visiting.
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