- Tsuen
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Name
ITO EN
Date founded
1966
Website
https://itoen.com/
Notes
Large, multinational corporation offering wide range of products from sweetened matcha powder and bottled teas to flavored blends and some unflavored teas. Interestingly, they appear to have higher end products that are not listed on the english website but available from resellers. For example matcha:
https://j-j-market.com/collections/itoen
Name
IPPODO
Date founded
1717
Website
https://ippodotea.com/
Notes
Kyoto based japanese green tea company Well established with international presence. Products include high-end priced blends of matcha and gyokuro as well as teabags. Teaforum group tastings have centered on their top gyokuro. See
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Name
Marukyu Koyamaen
Date founded
1707
Website
https://www.marukyu-koyamaen.co.jp/english/shop/
Notes
Kyoto based green tea company with international presence. Boasts of numerous 1st prize wins in various japanese tea competitions for matcha, gyokuro and sencha blends. Matcha is extemely popular and quickly sells out. Note that Sazen tea resells some of their products with significant upcharge.
Name
Tsuen tea
Date founded
1160
Website
https://tsuentea.ca/
https://www.o-cha.com/tsuen-green-tea/
Notes
Old kyoto based green tea shop. Tea can be accessed via o-cha. Mostly blends
Name
Fukujuen
Date founded
1790
Website
https://global.fukujuen.com/en-us/collections/all
Notes
Kyoto based.
Name
Shichimeien
Date founded
1879
Website
https://horiishichimeien.myshopify.com/en/
Notes
Kyoto based company. Tea from Okunoyama, which they describe as one of the "7 tea gardens." Sells usual range of japanese greens, including competition winners.
Name
Yamamasa Koyamaen
Date founded
1861
Website
https://www.yamamasa-koyamaen.co.jp/en/
Notes
Mainly focused on matcha. Does not sell product directly. May purchase from resellers, eg
https://j-j-market.com/collections/yamamasa-koyamaen
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