Yame Gyokuro & Hoshino Premium Tea (Fukuoka)

Hoshino Seichaen / Yame · Yame, Fukuoka, Japan
Beverages Green Tea Ambient Growing export

Yame in Fukuoka is Japan's most acclaimed gyokuro region, repeatedly winning the national tea competition's top awards, and its premium shaded gyokuro is exported to high-end tea specialists abroad. Producers like Hoshino Seichaen sell award-winning gyokuro, sencha and matcha to overseas connoisseur markets. Yame gyokuro commands some of the highest prices in Japanese tea. The provenance is a strong differentiator for the luxury-tea segment.

The supplierTypical: Yame (Fukuoka) growers; region dominates Japan's top gyokuro awards.
Why it sells abroadJapan's top-awarded gyokuro region; ultra-premium provenance

Buyer's brief ✓ SOURCES VERIFIED

CertificationsOrganic JAS (select) / food-safety standards: not independently verified for Hoshino Seichaen here. Yame (Fukuoka) is a renowned premium gyokuro region (confirmed). Restate certs as company/region claims pending confirmation.
Pack formatsPremium 50g/100g gyokuro packs; matcha tins; gift sets.
Shelf life~12 months.
StorageCool/cold, sealed; refrigerate gyokuro/matcha after opening.
Minimum orderTypical: small-lot premium
Lead timeTypical: 4-6 weeks; limited harvest
CapacityTypical: limited high-grade output
Container loadTypical: LCL / air for premium lots
PricingTypical: luxury per-100g pricing
OEM / private labelLimited - premium small-batch (claimed; consistent with prestige positioning, not separately verified).
Wholesale & MOQTrue
Key exporters & distributorsYame tea cooperatives, Fukuoka tea exporters
Export regulationExport MRL compliant; certificates of origin
Market demandNiche but high-margin connoisseur demand
How to source itYame cooperatives / specialty exporters to luxury importers.
MakerHoshino Seichaen / Yame tea growers (Fukuoka)
OriginYame, Fukuoka, Japan
CategoryBeverages / Green Tea
Available inWorldwide
HandlingAmbient
Price tierPremium
ChannelSpecialty
Export readinessGrowing export
HS code0902
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