CeremonialUji Matcha "Rei" (Samidori) - Kyoto Grown Standard Ceremonial Grade Matcha (limited quantity)
Ceremonial, sourced from Uji, Samidori cultivar
From $28.96 (30g)
~$0.97 per gram
Grade
Ceremonial
Cultivar
Samidori
Region
Uji
Price in context
At $0.97 per gram, it costs less than 52% of the other 969 matchas in the database with a confirmed price and size. Among the 353 Uji matchas with a confirmed price, the median is $1.29 per gram, and this one is below the regional median. Among Uejima Tea Farm's 3 matchas with a confirmed price, this is its cheapest per gram.
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Sourcing
Uji, Japan
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Rei 玲 in Japanese means "piercing beauty" or alternatively refers to the pure reverberating sound of metal striking a bell as often heard in Buddhist ceremonies. This ceremonial grade matcha from Uejima Tea Farm evokes the purity and beauty of this sound. A matcha that is recommended for usucha (in comparison to koicha, the thick matcha), this is a popular floral and smooth matcha from tea master Uejima-san in Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture. Made with the samidori tea cultivar, this cultivar is well known for making an excellent matcha, tencha, and gyokuro. Product Info Ingredients: Green tea Net weight: 30g (bag inside...
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 (12 fields)▾
- Size
- 30g / 1 oz / Refill bag in gift can with Yunomi label; MULTIPACK 300g (30g x 10 refill bags) / 10.6 oz; 30g / Silver pull-top can
- Price Jpy
- 30g / 1 oz / Refill bag in gift can with Yunomi label: ¥4,500; MULTIPACK 300g (30g x 10 refill bags) / 10.6 oz: ¥38,000; 30g / Silver pull-top can: ¥4,800
- Price Note
- Prices as listed in the brand's own storefront in JPY.
- Ingredients
- Green tea
- Net Weight
- 30g (bag inside can)
- Cultivar
- Samidori
- Harvest
- Spring
- Region
- Wazuka Village, Kyoto Prefecture
- About Tea Farmer
- Noriyasu Uejima
- Description
- Rei 玲 in Japanese means "piercing beauty" or alternatively refers to the pure reverberating sound of metal striking a bell as often heard in Buddhist ceremonies. This ceremonial grade matcha from Uejima Tea Farm evokes the purity and beauty of this sound. A matcha that is recommended for usucha (in comparison to koicha, the thick matcha ), this is a popular floral and smooth matcha from tea master Uejima-san in Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture. Made with the samidori tea cultivar, this cultivar is well known for making an excellent matcha, tencha, and gyokuro. Product Info Ingredients : Green tea Net weight : 30g (bag inside can) Cultivar : Samidori Harvest : Spring Region : Wazuka Village, Kyoto Prefecture Note : Can color may vary based on availability; the white can is shown for illustrative purposes only. Both label design are used based on availability. Visit yunomi.life/makematcha to see our guide on how to make matcha. About Tea Farmer: Noriyasu Uejima Noriyasu Uejima is a tea master. In the 90+ year old tea tasting competition held in Kyoto, he is the only winner to ever achieve a perfect score. Cultivating and processing some of Kyoto's finest teas, the Ritz Carlton Hotel of Kyoto features his teas in their line up for guests. He is the 5th generation master farmer carrying on a tradition that dates back to the mid-19th century when his ancestor started the Uejima family as a branch family of an even older main family. The farm also operates the Wazuka Village's Wazuka Cha Cafe . Uejima-san below gives a simple introduction about the Wazuka valley
- Storefront Tags
- [ "202608matcha", "4 weeks", "Ceremonial Grade", "Cultivar_Samidori", "family business", "farm", "Harvest_Spring", "matcha", "Notes_Single Cultivar", "Notes_Single Estate", "Price_2 - Premium", "Region_Kyoto", "Samidori", "shaded", "spring", "Subregion_Kyoto > Wazuka", "Uji", "Uji matcha", "Vendor Type_Family Business", "Vendor Type_Farm", "Wazuka", "wholesale50" ]
- 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.
