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Documentary world map of global matcha production with matcha-green markers sized by share — largest over Japan, then eastern China, with smaller dots across South Korea, Taiwan, India, Hawaii, US southeast, Australia, and New Zealand

Where Is Matcha Grown? A 2026 Global Production Map

Japan exported 13,125 tonnes of green tea in FY2025, +42% YoY. The global matcha production map: who grows what tier across Japan, China, Korea, and beyond.

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Japanese Tea Producers: 5 Voices Reshaping the Matcha World

Meet 5 Japanese tea producers Christian met in 2024: a Frenchman in Kyoto, a Swedish instructor, a Hawaii-born importer, a Canadian master, a 5th-gen farmer.

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Horiguchi Seicha: 300 hectares of Kagoshima tea in one cup

Inside Horiguchi Seicha in Shibushi, Kagoshima: Daisuke Horiguchi runs a 300-hectare Japanese tea operation with organic and Rainforest Alliance certification.

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Akio-san of Kurihara Seicha holding an engraved wooden Kurihara nameplate with Christian Mauerer beside him outside the family compound in Yame, Fukuoka

Kurihara Seicha: A Yame Tea Maker worth its postcode

A day inside Kurihara Seicha in Yame, Fukuoka, where four generations have been making some of Japan's most respected gyokuro and matcha.

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Aerial view of curved emerald green Japanese tea fields at golden hour with a farmer walking the rows — Japan FY2025 tea export surge

Japan Green Tea Exports +42% in FY2025: Matcha Boom

Japan's Green Tea Exports Surged 42% in FY2025: What the Matcha Boom Means for Buyers by Christian, founder of One with Tea, May 15, 2026 Japan's customs-cleared trade statistics for fiscal year 2025 just landed, and they tell a story...

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Top-down editorial flat lay of three premium organic Japanese matcha vessels on natural oak: an open black ceramic tin of vivid jade powder with a bamboo chashaku scoop, a slim bamboo canister, and a kraft pouch with scattered tencha leaves

Best Organic Ceremonial Matcha 2026: Founder's Brand Picks

Best organic ceremonial matcha brands 2026, from a Japanese tea founder. USDA/JAS picks, seven quality markers, and what 'ceremonial' actually means.

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Is a Chashaku a Sifting Tool? Tradition vs. the Café Trend

A chashaku is a bamboo scoop for measuring matcha, not a sifter. Here is what the café sieve trend gets wrong, the right tool (the furui), and why it matters.

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Christian Mauerer with Jiro-san on a Shizuoka mountain ridge above the Houkouen tea fields, three figures in conversation

Houkouen: Jiro-san's Mountain Artisan Tea in Shizuoka

A day with Jiro-san at Houkouen, a mountain tea farm in Shizuoka. On craft over land, tea as luxury, and why the maker matters more than the postcode.

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2026 Matcha Industry Outlook: Supply, Prices, Trends

2026 Matcha Industry Outlook: Supply, Prices, Trends

The 2026 Matcha Industry Outlook from One with Tea. Primary-source data on Japanese production, tencha auction prices, supply consolidation, and founder field reporting from a five-week 2025 Japan trip.

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