Japanese Tea Regions
Ten producing regions, from Uji's shaded fields to Kagoshima's export-scale tencha country.
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Uji, Kyoto
Japan's most famous tea name: matcha and gyokuro from the fields around the Uji River.Shizuoka
Long Japan's largest tea prefecture, with highland fields on the Makinohara plateau and mountain teas along the Abe and Warashina rivers.Kagoshima
Now Japan's largest crude-tea producer by volume, and the engine of export matcha growth.Yame, Fukuoka
Fukuoka's mountain tea district, especially known for top-grade gyokuro.Nishio, Aichi
One of Japan's two great matcha towns alongside Uji, producing a large share of domestic tencha.Mie (Ise tea)
Ise tea country: a leading kabusecha producer in the hills west of Ise Bay.Sayama, Saitama
The northern tea of the Kanto plain: 'Sayama tea' is counted among Japan's three great teas in a traditional saying.Miyazaki
Kyushu tea prefecture known both for large sencha output and rare pan-fired kamairicha.Ureshino, Saga
Home of steamed tamaryokucha and one of the oldest tea towns in Japan.Kumamoto
Mountain teas from the Kuma River basin and pan-fired styles in the north of the prefecture.
Japan's most famous tea name: matcha and gyokuro from the fields around the Uji River.Shizuoka
Long Japan's largest tea prefecture, with highland fields on the Makinohara plateau and mountain teas along the Abe and Warashina rivers.Kagoshima
Now Japan's largest crude-tea producer by volume, and the engine of export matcha growth.Yame, Fukuoka
Fukuoka's mountain tea district, especially known for top-grade gyokuro.Nishio, Aichi
One of Japan's two great matcha towns alongside Uji, producing a large share of domestic tencha.Mie (Ise tea)
Ise tea country: a leading kabusecha producer in the hills west of Ise Bay.Sayama, Saitama
The northern tea of the Kanto plain: 'Sayama tea' is counted among Japan's three great teas in a traditional saying.Miyazaki
Kyushu tea prefecture known both for large sencha output and rare pan-fired kamairicha.Ureshino, Saga
Home of steamed tamaryokucha and one of the oldest tea towns in Japan.Kumamoto
Mountain teas from the Kuma River basin and pan-fired styles in the north of the prefecture.
Sources: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) crop statistics; Ministry of Finance trade statistics; Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); prefectural and municipal official information. Checked 5 November 2026.
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