Takaki Chaen Yame Dento Hongyokuro & Premium Tea

Takaki Cha En · Hoshino, Yame, Fukuoka, Japan
Beverages Green Tea Ambient Growing export

Family tea farm (operating since early 1900s) in Hoshino Village famed for rare Dento Hongyokuro traditional gyokuro, exported via Yame specialist exporters to overseas connoisseur and cafe channels.

The supplierMulti-generation Hoshino Village (Yame) gyokuro farm (since early 1900s, current operator from 1999) producing rare traditional-method Dento Hongyokuro.
Why it sells abroadRare traditional Dento Hongyokuro single-farm gyokuro from Yame's Hoshino valley

Buyer's brief ✓ SOURCES VERIFIED

CertificationsYame Dentou Hon-Gyokuro seal of quality / single-estate provenance (confirmed - Hoshino Village, goko cultivar, tana-honzu shading). Organic: NOT certified - Takaki Chaen uses organic fertilizers and minimizes chemicals but is not described as JAS-organic certified; do not assert organic.
Pack formatsLoose-leaf gyokuro/sencha/kabusecha; retail tins/pouches
Shelf life12-18 months sealed (typical)
StorageAmbient sealed, cool dark place
Minimum orderTypical: small connoisseur lots via exporter
Lead timeTypical: 2-4 weeks via exporter stock
CapacityTypical: single-farm artisanal volume
Container loadTypical: LCL/parcel
PricingTypical: top-tier gyokuro premium
OEM / private labelLimited - single-origin/single-estate farm leaf; blends typically via exporter
Wholesale & MOQYes - via exporter partners and farm direct
Key exporters & distributorsIkkyu Tea, Yame tea exporters
Export regulationTea/food; high-grade gyokuro
Market demandNiche-strong - high-end single-origin gyokuro buyers
How to source itFarm direct or via Ikkyu Tea / Yame exporters
Verified sourceshttps://www.yoshien.com/en/hon-gyokuro-hoshino-goko.html; https://thefloatingteastem.wordpress.com/2020/07/25/tea-tasting-dentou-hon-gyokuro-takaki-chaen/
MakerTakaki Chaen (Hoshino Village, Yame, Fukuoka)
OriginHoshino, Yame, Fukuoka, Japan
CategoryBeverages / Green Tea
Available inWorldwide
HandlingAmbient
Price tierPremium
ChannelSpecialty
Export readinessGrowing export
HS code0902.20
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