Yame Matcha Yame no Hikari

Name: Yame Matcha Yame no Hikari
Brand: Wakokoro Tea
Price: 18.98 USD

Ceremonial, sourced from Yame, Tsuyuhikari cultivar

From ¥3000 (30g) — ~$18.98 USD (converted)

~$0.63 per gram

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Grade

Ceremonial

Cultivar

Tsuyuhikari

Region

Yame

Price in context

At $0.63 per gram, it costs less than 71% 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 well under the regional median. Among Wakokoro Tea's 35 matchas with a confirmed price, this is the 28th-cheapest per gram.

Compared across 970 products with a confirmed price and size, with yen, pound and euro prices converted to dollars. See how Yame compares · How we research

Sourcing

Yame, Japan

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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

30g — ¥3000 (~$18.98 USD)

1000g — ¥41100 (~$260.09 USD)

Full details

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Size: 30g; 1kg
Price Jpy: 30g: ¥3,000; 1kg: ¥41,100
Price Note: Prices as listed in the brand's own storefront in JPY.
Origin: Yame, Fukuoka
Grade: Imperial Ceremonial
Cultivar: Tsuyuhikari
Harvest: 1st Harvest
Supply: ~1 ton/month
Description: Yame no Hikari (八女の光) — "the light of Yame" — is an imperial grade, first harvest matcha from Yame, Fukuoka, one of Japan's most prestigious tea regions known for exceptional sweetness and umami. Single-cultivar Tsuyuhikari, which is where the intensity of the aroma comes from. The nose is emphatically floral, and the cup is mellow and rounded rather than sharp, with strong umami opening into a deep, lingering sweetness. Origin: Yame, Fukuoka | Grade: Imperial Ceremonial | Cultivar: Tsuyuhikari | Harvest: 1st Harvest | Supply: ~1 ton/month Recommended for Usucha and premium matcha lattes. Available as a 30g sample and in 1kg wholesale bags.
Storefront Tags: [ "bulk", "cafe", "sample", "wholesale" ]
Storefront Category: Matcha Powder

Research notes

Imported 2026-10-05 from the brand's own Shopify storefront feed (https://wakokoro-tea.com/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.