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

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Oishi Ceremonial Matcha Saemidori
Oishi Ceremonial Matcha Saemidori
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Oishi Ceremonial Matcha Saemidori
Rating: 4.8 van de 5
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Oishi Premium matcha Saemidori
Oishi Premium matcha Saemidori
Prijs:Van €35,00 Prijs per stuk: €116,67 EUR/100g
Oishi Premium matcha Saemidori
Rating: 4.9 van de 5
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Vergelijken

Yame's Terroir

Van veld naar beker
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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 één oogopslag

Locatie

Yame, Fukuoka Prefecture β€” in the Yabe River basin, Kyushu.

Geschiedenis van thee

Tea came to Yame in 1423, when the Zen priest Eirin ShΕ«zui 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.

Landschap

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

Klimaat

Mild and wet: 15.4Β°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.

Thee-erfgoed

Yame Dentō Hongyokuro was registered as Geographical Indication no. 5 on 22 December 2015 β€” 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.

Nio Teas ' Cultivate

Saemidori, Okumidori

Boeren

Oishiさん, Miyakoさん

Terroirspecialiteit

Yame's craft is gyokuro, and it is made in the mountains. Fukuoka's high-grade gyokuro comes from three districts β€” Kurogi, Hoshino and Jōyō β€” 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.

Waarom zou je je thee bij Nio Teas kopen?

Geen tussenpersonen, geen pesticiden, geen risico.
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100% pesticidevrije Matcha

Elke matcha wordt zonder pesticiden geteeld en vervolgens persoonlijk geproefd en geselecteerd door ons team.
Wij zijn net als jij dol matcha !

Een waardering ontwikkelen voor Japanse thee

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Uitstekend

Geliefd bij Matcha liefhebbers over de hele wereld.

Onze klanten beoordelen ons met een 4,6/5 op Trustpilot, met talloze recensies waarin onze thee, kwaliteit en service worden geprezen.

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In het vuur
Nio teas is al een tijdje mijn favoriete plek om thee van goede kwaliteit te kopen, en ze stellen me nog steeds nooit teleur. Hun thee is van uitstekende kwaliteit, maar ik wil graag meer aandacht besteden aan de klantenservice. Het team van Nio is altijd erg vriendelijk en behulpzaam geweest wanneer ik een probleem had. Hun klantenservice stelt nooit teleur; ze zijn zeer attent en reageren snel op vragen. Daarom ben ik al zo lang een trouwe klant.

1 april 2026

5 out of 5 stars 5/5
Sean
Mijn favoriete leverancier van biologische Japanse groene thee. Ze importeren enkele van de beste biologische theesoorten uit Japan en steunen familieboeren en de groeiende biologische thee-industrie in het algemeen. Ik bestel al jaren bij verschillende leveranciers en Nio heeft consequent de beste prijzen en het grootste assortiment. Ze bieden ook uitstekende klantenservice en snelle verzending. Een echte aanrader! πŸƒ

3 februari 2026

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Shipping is free once your order passes the threshold for your country β€” USD 54.99 Β· EUR 54.99 Β· GBP 44.99 Β· CHF 49.99 Β· CAD 74.99 Β· DKK 399 Β· SEK 599 Β· PLN 229 Β· CZK 1,290. Everywhere else it's the equivalent of USD 54.99, converted automatically. Below the threshold a flat rate applies, always shown at checkout before you pay.

We ship from warehouses in the US, the EU and Japan β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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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