Map of Japan highlighting Wazuka in Kyoto Prefecture, where Nio Teas tea is grown
Made from Kyoto Prefecture

Wazuka Matcha

Wazuka is a village of tea. Three quarters of it is forest, the gardens climb the mountainsides in narrow terraces, and it makes more tencha than any other town in Japan.

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Altitude

200–400 m

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Climate

A wide day-to-night swing, and mist that shades the leaves naturally.

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Soil

Mudstone and granite β€” good drainage, good water retention.

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Cultivars

Yabukita, Okumidori

2 producten

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Washimine CeremoniΓ«le Matcha -thee
In de uitverkoop vanaf $39.00 $130.00 USD/100g
Washimine CeremoniΓ«le Matcha -thee
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Rijk en zacht met plantaardige, zeewierachtige umami en een lichte, smaakreinigende droogheid.
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Wazuka Thee Nakai Superior
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Wazuka Thee Nakai Superior
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Pesticidenvrij kweken
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Geen zoetstoffen
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Vegan
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Zuivelvrij
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Glutenvrij
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Geen geraffineerde suiker

Wazuka's Terroir

Van veld naar beker
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Altitude

200–400 m
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A wide day-to-night swing, and mist that shades the leaves naturally.
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Mudstone and granite β€” good drainage, good water retention.
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Cultivars

Yabukita, Okumidori

Wazuka Matcha in één oogopslag

Locatie

Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture β€” in the mountains south-east of Kyoto City.

Geschiedenis van thee

Tea came to Wazuka in the Kamakura period, when Jishin Shōnin of KaijΕ«sen-ji received seeds from Myōe of Toganoo and planted them on Mt. WashΕ«zan. Records from the Tenshō era (1573–1592) document the opening of the Harayama fields, and the mountainsides were planted out further after the war.

Landschap

A town of 64.93 kmΒ², roughly 76% forest, with the Wazuka River running through the middle. The tea is not one block but hundreds of terraces following the contours up the mountainsides, in some places right to the ridge. The highest gardens reach about 380 m.

Klimaat

The river and the ring of mountains on all four sides create a wide day-to-night temperature swing and make mist form easily. The mist shades the leaves naturally and builds up their amino acids. Harvest runs from late April to late May.

Thee-erfgoed

Wazuka grows just under 40% of all Uji tea. Its tea landscape was registered as a Kyoto Prefecture Landscape Asset in January 2008, it joined the Most Beautiful Villages in Japan in 2013, and it is part of Japan Heritage story no. 009.

Nio Teas ' Cultivate

Yabukita, Okumidori

Boeren

Nakaiさん

Terroirspecialiteit

Wazuka is the tencha engine of Uji: 725 tonnes a year, the largest of any town in Japan and roughly two thirds of everything Kyoto produces. Its leaf has long been called oyacha, the parent tea, because it is what decides how an Uji blend tastes β€” and it has always fetched a premium for it. The Nakai family have worked these terraces for generations, without pesticides or chemicals.

Waarom zou je je thee bij Nio Teas kopen?

Geen tussenpersonen, geen pesticiden, geen risico.
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100% pesticidevrije Matcha

Elke matcha wordt zonder pesticiden geteeld en vervolgens persoonlijk geproefd en geselecteerd door ons team.
Wij zijn net als jij dol matcha !

Een waardering ontwikkelen voor Japanse thee

Over ons
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Uitstekend

Geliefd bij Matcha liefhebbers over de hele wereld.

Onze klanten beoordelen ons met een 4,6/5 op Trustpilot, met talloze recensies waarin onze thee, kwaliteit en service worden geprezen.

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5/5
In het vuur
Nio teas is al een tijdje mijn favoriete plek om thee van goede kwaliteit te kopen, en ze stellen me nog steeds nooit teleur. Hun thee is van uitstekende kwaliteit, maar ik wil graag meer aandacht besteden aan de klantenservice. Het team van Nio is altijd erg vriendelijk en behulpzaam geweest wanneer ik een probleem had. Hun klantenservice stelt nooit teleur; ze zijn zeer attent en reageren snel op vragen. Daarom ben ik al zo lang een trouwe klant.

1 april 2026

5/5
Sean
Mijn favoriete leverancier van biologische Japanse groene thee. Ze importeren enkele van de beste biologische theesoorten uit Japan en steunen familieboeren en de groeiende biologische thee-industrie in het algemeen. Ik bestel al jaren bij verschillende leveranciers en Nio heeft consequent de beste prijzen en het grootste assortiment. Ze bieden ook uitstekende klantenservice en snelle verzending. Een echte aanrader! πŸƒ

3 februari 2026

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Shipping is free once your order passes the threshold for your country β€” USD 54.99 Β· EUR 54.99 Β· GBP 44.99 Β· CHF 49.99 Β· CAD 74.99 Β· DKK 399 Β· SEK 599 Β· PLN 229 Β· CZK 1,290. Everywhere else it's the equivalent of USD 54.99, converted automatically. Below the threshold a flat rate applies, always shown at checkout before you pay.

We ship from warehouses in the US, the EU and Japan β€” whichever is closest to you. US and EU orders arrive in 4–12 business days; the handful of countries served from Japan take around 10. Business days count from dispatch rather than from when you order, and exclude weekends and public holidays. You'll get a tracking number by email the moment your parcel leaves the warehouse.

We only buy from fields grown without pesticides or chemicals. We ask each farmer directly how they manage their land, visit the plantation and processing facility ourselves, taste every harvest before committing, and check that the biodiversity around the fields is alive. Small family farms don't always carry paperwork β€” so we verify it in person instead.

Japanese green tea covers an enormous range, and choosing online isn't easy. If you've tried yours and it isn't for you, email info@nioteas.com within 30 days with your order number and a line on what you didn't enjoy. We'll send a different tea of equal or lower value, free. Nothing to post back β€” keep it, share it, or try brewing it cooler. Once per order.

Email info@nioteas.com within 30 days with your order number and a photo. We'll approve it, cover the return postage with a prepaid label or a reimbursement, and refund you β€” no restocking fee. Refunds go to your original payment method within 2 business days of the return reaching us; your bank may take another 5–20 to show it.

Unopened items in their original packaging can be returned within 30 days. Tea is sealed for hygiene, so opened packs can't come back β€” but the swap above covers exactly that situation. Return postage is yours unless the item arrived damaged, defective or incorrect.

Orders to the US and EU ship domestically from our local warehouse, so there's no customs charge and no duty. A small number of destinations are served from our Japan warehouse, where your own customs authority may apply import duty, VAT or a carrier handling fee on delivery. Those are set by your country, not by us. Ask before you order and we'll help you check.

info@nioteas.com or +41 79 751 83 88. We reply within 2 business days, usually much sooner, in English.

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