Yamamotoyama
Tokyo tea brand founded in 1690. One of the oldest Japanese tea brands; widely available in American sushi restaurants and Asian groceries.
Yamamotoyama is one of the longest-continuously-operating Japanese tea brands in existence — founded in 1690 in Tokyo. The brand spans a broader range of price tiers than most Japanese tea specialists, from premium ceremonial matcha through everyday Japanese green tea bags that ship in the bright green Yamamotoyama boxes found in American Asian groceries and Japanese restaurants nationally.
The US presence is substantial — Yamamotoyama supplies tea to thousands of American sushi restaurants and is one of the most-recognized Japanese tea brands available in American mainstream channels. The premium loose-leaf line is editorially serious; the supermarket tea-bag tier is functional commodity-grade green tea but with consistent quality control. For American drinkers exploring Japanese tea through accessible channels, Yamamotoyama is often the first brand encountered.
Focus areas
Tea types carried
- Matcha
- Sencha
- Genmaicha
- Hojicha
- Green tea bags