YAME, Fukuoka Prefecture--Local tea producers and officials lifted glasses to celebrate the launch of Yame, the bottled high-end green tea that aims to tap into the global market. The luxury gyokuro ...

Those keen on matcha should try her twin sister gyokuro. Matcha—the shade-grown, powdered green tea that has played a central role in the Japanese tea ceremony for centuries—is seemingly everywhere.

From September 18 (Tue) I drank luxury-oriented green tea "Kirin raw tea gyokuro 100%" which used domestic Gyokuro 100%. Although the content volume is 265 ml, it is 143 yen excluding tax which is ...

While cherry blossoms mark the arrival of spring, tea lovers look forward to fresh shincha (new tea) on the shelves. The first tea harvest of the year, shincha is widely advertised from the ...

The price tag of this luxury green tea is enough to make one choke on his ayataka. At a whopping 27,000 yen (S$275) for a 500ml bottle, gyokuro tea produced in Yame – a city in Japan’s Fukuoka ...

From shaded fields to umami-rich flavour, gyokuro is unlike any green tea. Discover what makes it so premium, how it differs ...

Cultivated with love and care, the tea plants are sheltered at least 17 to 25 days before harvest with hand braided rice mats known as Komo. Gently shading the tea plants from the harsh sunlight, ...

On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, Häagen-Dazs' Gyokuro will be released. This ice cream is characterized by its ability to directly experience the flavor and aroma of tea, as it uses gyokuro extract ...