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Kurihara Tea Yame Matcha Miyabihime (Saemidori Single Cultivar / Single Estate)

Ceremonial, sourced from Yame, Saemidori cultivar

Smooth

From $41.15 (40g)

~$1.03 per gram

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Grade

Ceremonial

Cultivar

Saemidori

Region

Yame

Price in context

At $1.03 per gram, it costs more than 52% of the other 969 matchas in the database with a confirmed price and size. Among the 72 Yame matchas with a confirmed price, the median is $1.22 per gram, and this one is below the regional median. Among Kurihara Tea's 3 matchas with a confirmed price, this is its most expensive per gram.

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Sourcing

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Yame, Japan

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Tasting notes

This matcha has a smooth and easy to drink flavour. There is very little bitterness and only a little bit of astringency. With its bright and fresh flavour, this matcha is perfect enjoyed without milk, maybe with a sweet treat on the side! Product Info Name: Yame Matcha Miyabihime Ingredients: Green tea, powdered Net weight: 40 grams Harvest: Spring Region: Yabemura village, Yame, Fukuoka Note: Matcha color on the picture has been adjusted as close as possible to the actual color of the product.  Instructions See our guidelines for making matcha: yunomi.life/makematcha Vendor Info Name: Kurihara Seicha Ltd. Members: Kippei, Yuji, and Akio...

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

40g — $41.15
1000g — $752.18

Full details

Everything disclosed on the product page (15 fields)▾
Size
40g / 1.4 oz / Yunomi Envelope; 1kg / 2.2 lbs / bulk bag / available for pre-order
Price Jpy
40g / 1.4 oz / Yunomi Envelope: ¥6,400; 1kg / 2.2 lbs / bulk bag / available for pre-order: ¥117,000
Price Note
Prices as listed in the brand's own storefront in JPY.
Name
Yame Matcha Miyabihime
Ingredients
Green tea, powdered
Net Weight
40 grams
Harvest
Spring
Region
Yabemura village, Yame, Fukuoka
Members
Kippei, Yuji, and Akio Kurihara (Father and sons)
Location
Yabe Village, Yame City, Fukuoka
Size Of Fields
About 3 hectares
Altitude Of Fields
300 - 700 meters
Description
This matcha has a smooth and easy to drink flavour. There is very little bitterness and only a little bit of astringency. With its bright and fresh flavour, this matcha is perfect enjoyed without milk, maybe with a sweet treat on the side! Product Info Name : Yame Matcha Miyabihime Ingredients : Green tea, powdered Net weight : 40 grams Harvest : Spring Region : Yabemura village, Yame, Fukuoka Note: Matcha color on the picture has been adjusted as close as possible to the actual color of the product. Instructions See our guidelines for making matcha: yunomi.life/makematcha Vendor Info Name : Kurihara Seicha Ltd. Members : Kippei, Yuji, and Akio Kurihara (Father and sons) Location : Yabe Village, Yame City, Fukuoka Size of fields : About 3 hectares Altitude of fields : 300 - 700 meters Kurihara Seicha Located high in the mountains of Yabe-mura, Yame-city, Fukuoka Prefecture, Kurihara Seicha blends the clear mountain air and pure water of the Oku-Yame region with generations of tea-craft mastery. Led by a team that includes a farm manager who won four consecutive championships in hand-rolling tea and a tea scientist with a doctoral degree, the team skillfully honours tradition while embracing innovation. Every leaf is grown, harvested and processed with care: nestled in the region’s highland terroir, their tea gardens benefit from altitude-driven climate, and the clean natural environment is reflected in each cup. The result? Shining examples of Yame-tea—rich in flavour, refined in aroma, and rooted in place. Whether you’re discovering Yame for the first time or seeking a special new expression of Japanese tea, Kurihara Seicha invites you to savour one of Japan’s most esteemed tea regions.
Storefront Tags
[ "Cultivar_Ooiwase", "Eco-Farmer", "family business", "farm", "Fukuoka", "hachijyuhachiya", "handpicked", "Harvest_Spring", "Kurihara Tea Farm", "matcha", "Mountain-grown", "Notes_Handpicked", "Notes_Single Cultivar", "Notes_Single Estate", "Ooiwase", "P80", "Price_2 - Premium", "reduced pesticide use", "Region_Fukuoka", "sample", "secretdiscount", "shincha", "Ships mid May", "single cultivar", "single estate", "single field", "single tea field", "spring", "Subregion_Fukuoka > Yame", "Tea Type_Matcha", "Vendor Type_Family Business", "Vendor Type_Farm", "wholesale50", "Yame", "Yamecha" ]
Storefront Category
Green Tea - Matcha

Research notes

Imported 2026-10-06 from the brand's own Shopify storefront feed (https://yunomi.life/products.json); description is the brand's own copy. Archived prices are JPY as listed on that storefront; current prices are re-scraped from the live product page where the site allows it. Not individually hand-verified beyond the feed.

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