CeremonialSaihou no Mukashi
Ceremonial
From ¥4200 (20g) — ~$26.58 USD (converted)
~$1.33 per gram
Grade
Ceremonial
Price in context
At $1.33 per gram, it costs more than 65% of the other 969 matchas in the database with a confirmed price and size. Among the 510 ceremonial-grade matchas with a confirmed price, the median is $1.00 per gram, and this one is above the grade median. Among Marukyu Koyamaen's 35 matchas with a confirmed price, this is the 27th-cheapest per gram.
Compared across 970 products with a confirmed price and size, with yen, pound and euro prices converted to dollars. How we research
Tasting notes
No Cultivar Region Harvest Or Tasting Notes Disclosed: true
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 (15 fields)▾
- Official Name Spelling
- Saiho no Mukashi (site does not use the 'Saihou' spelling given in the source list)
- Product Category Breadcrumb
- Matcha > Matcha Favored by Tea Schools
- Tea School Affiliation
- Omotesenke Fushin'an YUYUSAI Iemoto
- Subheading Text
- Tea School Omotesenke School Fushinan Yuyusai Iemoto Favored Matcha
- Stock Status
- Currently out of stock and unavailable (as of page check on 2026-07-12)
- Sizes And Prices JPY
- { "20g can": 4200, "40g can": 8120, "100g can": 19650, "100g bag": 19340 }
- Package Dimensions
- { "20g can": "diameter 6cm x height 4.5cm", "40g can": "diameter 6cm x height 7cm", "100g can": "diameter 7cm x height 10cm", "100g bag": "width 21cm x depth 14.5cm x height 14.5cm" }
- Best Before Period
- 7 months (all sizes)
- Order Limit
- Products categorized as 'Matcha' are limited to 5 items per order
- Storage Instructions
- Store the matcha green tea in a dark and cool cabinet or in your refrigerator
- Brewing Instructions
- Page links out to a separate 'Preparation of Matcha' page rather than giving inline brewing steps
- Currency Display Options
- [ "JPY", "USD", "EUR", "GBP", "CNY" ]
- Account Requirement
- Must register and log in to shop / purchase
- Grade Tier Indicated
- Positioned in the 'Matcha Favored by Tea Schools' tier, i.e. a ceremonial-tier matcha associated with a named iemoto (head of school), one step below the very top 'Principal matcha' competition-grade line such as Tenju
- No Cultivar Region Harvest Or Tasting Notes Disclosed
- true
Research notes
Page is sparse: no cultivar, farm/region, harvest timing, tasting notes, ingredient list, awards, or review ratings are disclosed anywhere on the product page. Content is essentially the standard product-detail template (sizes, prices, dimensions, shelf life, order limit, storage note, brewing link) plus the one-line 'Favored by' attribution to the Omotesenke Yuyusai Iemoto.
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