Wazuka Meiryoku Shincha

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50 grams

Single Origin | Single Cultivar

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Clean and balanced, this shincha presents the brightness of freshly harvested tea. Unlike most Ujicha which is umami-focused, this tea is much lighter, preserving spring aromas.

While Uji may be the most famous tea region in Kyoto, most Ujicha is actually grown in the neighbouring town of Wazuka, which produces almost 50% of Kyoto's tea. Dating back over 800 years, tea from Wazuka is known for its deep umami flavour.

Cultivar: Meiryoku

Region: Wazuka, Kyoto

Producer: Rishouen

Harvested: April, 2025

Picking: Handheld Machine

Brewing Instructions

Tea/Water Ratio

2g per 50ml of water
(.07oz per 1.7oz)

Water Temperature

85º C (185ºF)

Brewing Time

45 seconds

Meet the Producer

Rishouen (利招園)

Descended from a family of tea farmers, the head of Rishouen, Koji Kagata now focuses on working with high-grade tencha producers in Uji and the greater Kyoto tea producing region to create top-tier matcha blends suitable for use both inside the tearoom and in day-to-day life. As a practitioner of the Japanese tea ceremony himself, Kagata-san has a keen sense for blending exquisite matcha for usucha and koicha

Rishouen (利招園) is a small, family owned tea producer located in Uji, Kyoto. Founded in 1947, they specialise in selecting tencha from the best fields in Kyoto before skillfully fine-tuning blend recipes and flavour profiles to produce high-grade matcha

Cultivar: Meiryoku

Registered in 1986 as a cross between Yabukita and Yamatomidori, Meiryoku is known as a hardy cultivar with a high yield and a strong resistance to various diseases. It is not known for any specific flavours, but it does have higher amino acid and caffeine content than Yabukita, while having a lower catechin level