Map of Japan highlighting Yame in Fukuoka Prefecture, where Nio Teas tea is grown
Made from Fukuoka Prefecture

Yame Matcha

Yame is known across Japan for high-grade gyokuro: thick shaded leaves, deep umami and a refined sweetness, grown in mountain valleys where river mist does half the shading.

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Altitude

200–500 m

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Climate

Mild temperatures, high humidity and frequent river mist.

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Soil

Brown forest soils over andesite and crystalline schist.

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Cultivars

Saemidori, Okumidori

2 prodotti

Oishi Ceremonial Matcha Saemidori
Oishi Ceremonial Matcha Saemidori
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Oishi Ceremonial Matcha Saemidori
Rating: 4.8 out of 5
Il kinako arrostito diventa amidaceo e simile alla patata dolce, con un finale pulito e appetitoso.
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Oishi Matcha premium Saemidori
Oishi Matcha premium Saemidori
Prezzo:Da €35,00 Prezzo unitario: €116,67 EUR/100g
Oishi Matcha premium Saemidori
Rating: 4.9 out of 5
Un vivace aroma marino si attenua in un profumo di hiika tostato, per poi concludersi con una nota cremosa.
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YameIl terroir

Dal campo alla tazza
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Altitude

200–500 m
Mild temperatures, high humidity and frequent river mist.
Brown forest soils over andesite and crystalline schist.
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Cultivars

Saemidori, Okumidori

Yame Matcha in sintesi

Posizione

Yame, Fukuoka Prefecture — in the Yabe River basin, Kyushu.

Storia del tè

Tea came to Yame in 1423, when the Zen priest Eirin Shūzui returned from Ming China and passed on seeds and processing methods to a local headman; Reiganji temple is recognised as the birthplace of Yame tea. Uji-style processing arrived in 1831, and the gyokuro Yame is now known for began with trials in Hoshino in 1904.

Paesaggio

Production centres on the Yabe River basin. The shaded teas come from the mountain districts of Kurogi, Hoshino and Jōyō — Hoshino alone climbs from 200 m to 1,000 m and is 84% forest, its tea held on stone-walled terraces above the river.

Clima

Mild and wet: 15.4°C on average with 2,058 mm of rain a year. A wide day-to-night temperature difference brings frequent river mist that shades the bushes, while cool nights slow the plants down and let amino acids build. The first flush starts in mid-April and peaks in early May.

Tradizione del tè

Yame Dentō Hongyokuro was registered as Geographical Indication no. 5 on 22 December 2015 — hand-picked, shaded under rice straw, grown on naturally shaped bushes. Yame has taken the national tea competition's regional prize for more than twenty consecutive years.

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Saemidori, Okumidori

Agricoltori

Oishiさん, Miyakoさん

Specialità del territorio

Yame's craft is gyokuro, and it is made in the mountains. Fukuoka's high-grade gyokuro comes from three districts — Kurogi, Hoshino and Jōyō — where the tea sits above 80 m on brown forest soils over andesite, the ground the prefecture identifies with its finest leaf. The traditional hon-gyokuro is still shaded under rice straw rather than cloth, on bushes left in their natural shape.

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Da tempo Nio teas è il mio negozio di tè preferito per acquistare prodotti di alta qualità e non mi ha mai deluso. I loro tè sono eccellenti, ma vorrei soffermarmi soprattutto sul servizio clienti: il team di Nio è sempre stato molto gentile e disponibile ogni volta che ho avuto bisogno di assistenza. Il loro servizio clienti è impeccabile, attento e rapido nel rispondere a qualsiasi domanda, ed è per questo che sono una cliente fedele da tanto tempo.

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We ship from warehouses in the US, the EU and Japan — whichever is closest to you. US and EU orders arrive in 4–12 business days; the handful of countries served from Japan take around 10. Business days count from dispatch rather than from when you order, and exclude weekends and public holidays. You'll get a tracking number by email the moment your parcel leaves the warehouse.

We only buy from fields grown without pesticides or chemicals. We ask each farmer directly how they manage their land, visit the plantation and processing facility ourselves, taste every harvest before committing, and check that the biodiversity around the fields is alive. Small family farms don't always carry paperwork — so we verify it in person instead.

Japanese green tea covers an enormous range, and choosing online isn't easy. If you've tried yours and it isn't for you, email info@nioteas.com within 30 days with your order number and a line on what you didn't enjoy. We'll send a different tea of equal or lower value, free. Nothing to post back — keep it, share it, or try brewing it cooler. Once per order.

Email info@nioteas.com within 30 days with your order number and a photo. We'll approve it, cover the return postage with a prepaid label or a reimbursement, and refund you — no restocking fee. Refunds go to your original payment method within 2 business days of the return reaching us; your bank may take another 5–20 to show it.

Unopened items in their original packaging can be returned within 30 days. Tea is sealed for hygiene, so opened packs can't come back — but the swap above covers exactly that situation. Return postage is yours unless the item arrived damaged, defective or incorrect.

Orders to the US and EU ship domestically from our local warehouse, so there's no customs charge and no duty. A small number of destinations are served from our Japan warehouse, where your own customs authority may apply import duty, VAT or a carrier handling fee on delivery. Those are set by your country, not by us. Ask before you order and we'll help you check.

info@nioteas.com or +41 79 751 83 88. We reply within 2 business days, usually much sooner, in English.

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