Hekisuien Matcha
At the end of the Edo period (1867), Kihei Horii, the first family head, founded Hekisuien in Uji. Hekisuien produces and sells “Tengu Ujicha Tea” (proprietary product name). A “Tengu” is a long-nosed imaginary creature of folklore in Japan. In Japanese, a self-conceited person is referred to as “Tengu” By extension, 'becoming Tengu' means being excessively boastful. The product name “Tengu Ujicha Tea” contains a lesson “Don’t let yourself conceited or boastful.”
Principal Matcha of Hekisuien
Name in Kanji | Name in Latin characters | ⚫ Koicha ⚪ Usucha | Item Code | Unit price of 30 g CAN | Unit price of 100 g BAG | Unit price of 150 g CAN | Unit price of 300 g CAN | Unit price of 1000 g BAG |
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宝寿 | HOUJU | ⚫ | MTG001 | $55.08 | - | $265.68 | - | - |
碧翠 | HEKISUI | ⚫ | MTG002 | $38.88 | - | $186.84 | - | - |
右橘 | UKITSU | ⚫ | MTG003 | $33.48 | - | $159.84 | - | - |
紫苑 | SHIEN | ⚫ | MTG004 | $28.08 | - | $132.84 | - | - |
天鼓 | TENKO | ⚫ | MTG005 | $22.68 | $68.04 | $104.76 | - | - |
城の寿 | SHIRO NO KOTOBUKI | ⚫ | MTG006 | $18.36 | $54.00 | $83.16 | $164.16 | - |
大極 | DAIGYOKU | ⚪ | MTG007 | $15.12 | $43.20 | $68.04 | $131.76 | $423.36 |
松の翠 | MATSU NO MIDORI | ⚪ | MTG008 | $11.88 | $33.48 | $51.84 | $99.36 | - |
金の渦 | KIN NO UZU | ⚪ | MTG009 | $10.80 | $27.54 | $47.52 | $88.56 | $241.92 |
初昔 | HATSUMUKASHI | ⚪ | MTG010 | $9.72 | $22.68 | $41.04 | $77.76 | - |
千代の栄 | CHIYO NO SAKAE | ⚪ | CMM001 | $7.56 | $20.41 | $34.56 | $68.04 | $198.29 |
► Read more about Koicha vs. Usucha here.

