Uji Hand-Picked Matcha
sourced from Uji
¥3780 (30g) — ~$23.92 USD (converted)
~$0.80 per gram
Region
Uji
Price in context
At $0.80 per gram, it costs less than 62% 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 $1.28 per gram, and this one is well under the regional median. Among Morihan's 15 matchas with a confirmed price, this is the 8th-cheapest per gram.
Compared across 970 products with a confirmed price and size, with yen, pound and euro prices converted to dollars. See how Uji compares · How we research
Sourcing
Uji, Japan
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豊かな香りと奥深い旨み (Rich, abundant aroma and deep, profound umami)
Pricing as disclosed
Full details
Everything disclosed on the product page (18 fields)▾
- Japanese Name
- 【受注生産品】森半 宇治産 手摘み抹茶
- Romanized Name
- (Made-to-order) Morihan Uji-Grown Hand-Picked Matcha
- Price Jpy
- 3780
- Price Note
- 税込 (tax included)
- Size
- 30g in can
- Packaging Dimensions
- Comes in a box approximately 13cm (H) x 9cm (W) x 7cm (D)
- Order Type
- 受注生産品 (made-to-order) - "発送までに5営業日ほど頂戴いたします" (approximately 5 business days for shipment, unlike other Morihan products which appear to ship from stock)
- Region And Farm
- Uji, Kyoto. Grown in the tea garden of master craftsman Yoshida Toshiichi (吉田利一): "京都の現代名工として「宇治にこの人あり」と称される吉田利一氏の茶園で手摘みされた茶葉を使用" (Hand-picked leaves from the garden of Yoshida Toshiichi, celebrated as a Contemporary Master Craftsman of Kyoto and known as 'the man of Uji')
- Cultivation Method
- Traditional shade-growing (覆下栽培) using wooden frames with reed/straw covering; leaves hand-picked one by one (as opposed to machine-harvested)
- Processing
- Stone-mill ground (石臼挽き); production limited to approximately 30g per hour ("1時間にわずか約30gしか生産できない")
- Raw Material
- Green tea, domestic (国産)
- Shelf Life
- 5 months from production date (製造日から5ヶ月)
- Storage
- Avoid high heat/humidity; protect from flavor/odor transfer
- Tasting Notes
- 豊かな香りと奥深い旨み (Rich, abundant aroma and deep, profound umami)
- Farmer Credentials
- Producer Yoshida Toshiichi holds the Yellow Ribbon Medal of Honor (黄綬褒章), a Japanese government award for individuals who have contributed to public welfare through their vocation; he is also head of a traditional tea preservation society
- Master Blender Credential
- Morihan's master tea blender has won the national tea judging competition twice
- Quality Assurance
- International food safety certifications; bacterial and chemical testing
- Shipping
- Yamato home delivery, room temperature (常温便)
Research notes
This is the only one of the 10 products explicitly labeled as made-to-order/custom production (受注生産品) with an extended 5-business-day lead time before shipment, and the only one that names a specific named farmer/tea garden and that farmer's individual government honor - a level of provenance detail not seen on any of the other 9 product pages.
