Ureshino, Saga (嬉野)

Home of steamed tamaryokucha and one of the oldest tea towns in Japan.

About the region

Tea is said to have been planted at Mt. Fudoin in 1191-era records via the monk Eisai's return from China, and Ureshino later became a centre of steamed curled tea and, in the Edo period, of pan-fired 'Nagasaki kamairi' shipped through Nagasaki. Today it pairs tea with its hot-spring town.

Visit note: Ureshino combines tea fields with onsen streets — pair this page with the onsen guide in our network.

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.