Around the Cup

While travelling to Japan is put on hold for now we are lucky to live in digital times and food tour specialist ARIGATO JAPAN offers immersive online experience

Invigorating the Samurai for helping to focus before the battle, green tea is still the preferred beverage in martial arts for its energizing effects.

We are happy to introduce a long waited tea category : Houjicha (or Hojicha) a Premium organic roasted tea made from leaves and stems (Kukicha - Shiraore).

Our first teas from the freshly picked first harvest 2020 is now available. Have a look and enjoy our special wrapping.

IKKYU is excited to introduce HAKUSEI, a new premium white tea from Yame.

A visit to a new producer, please welcome Tsuru san and his 100% organic Sencha and Gyokuro.

A rainy Sunday for an exceptional Gyokuro! Soon on sale at IKKYU.

Summer this year is blistering hot throughout the world but did you know that also hot green tea will actually help you handle those scorching days and weeks?

Traceability is key to find excellent green tea from Japan online. Make sure that your supplier is transparent about where their teas come from.

Shincha 2019 is rolling out, we are receiving new teas every days and tasting them as they arrive. Are you ready to do the same ?

Green tea is brewed in special tea pots made of clay called ‘kyusu’. The potters of Tokoname city make the most famous kyusu of Japan.

We are delighted to welcome our 2 new Matcha ! Ayako and Matsuko, have a first look.

Find out which important factors should guide you when choosing your supplier of green tea.

Authentic organic green tea from Japan is a white wolf: everybody’s talking about it, everybody wants it, but it’s rare and challenging to find. Find out why.

IKKYU launches a series of handmade teaware made in Karatsu that includes a matcha bowl, a large tea cup (Chosen style) and a smaller cup (Kohiki style).

Last week we visited one of our beloved beach not so far from home. It was a great occasion to bring our cold brew green tea and enjoy its energy boost !

We introduce a rare and exceptional green tea, called 'white tea', made in Yame. Delicious taste and increased health benefits: try it out today!

Introducing our plain packaging - a great and convenient deal! Save 3 USD on each bag.

Our team had the great pleasure to introduce a professional buyer from the US to producers in Yame collaborating with IKKYU.

A new study shows that green tea polyphenol epigallocatechin-3-gallate could also help against atherosclerosis.

An episode of extreme frost in early April 2018 destroyed large amount of green tea crops in Hoshinomura (Yame), affecting gyokuro production.

The Shincha 2018 is now available and we're all excited about it. The first harvest started earlier than on average, and 2018 is exceptional for green tea.

Matcha is a favorite all around the world. But sometimes, the more simple it is, the better... with the right ingredients of course.

Green tea is a delicious and healthy drink… but did you know that a lot of its important nutrients don’t dissolve into water?

Drinking green tea all day long is a great way to boost your creativity and focus. But to each their own -- so find your own balance!

With a healthy diet, proper hygiene and vaccination why protect yourself even more with a steady intake of polyphenols and catechins thanks to green tea ?

Enjoy a great way to discover Japan, its nature and green tea : Higashi Sonogi Green Tea Homestay !

Shincha is the best sencha of the year, it's the first flush of leaves quickly processed in order to enhance it's special taste.

Cherry blossoms are a perfect symbol for this special period. It’s not only the start of spring, of a new year, they are the essence of ephemeral beauty.

Some of the most crucial pages of Japan history were written in Kyushu, it is also said that the first green tea seeds came in Kyushu.

Discover the beautiful region of Minami-Kyushu in Kagoshima prefecture where green tea fields grow from the valley to the sea. Breathtaking scenery !

The exceptional Fragrance cups designed like wine glassby Onimaru Hekizan the Second in Koishiwara are a must for all green tea lovers around the world.

Discover our two beautiful gift sets of premium quality gyokuro, from the Yame producer Koga cha who won the award of best gyokuro of Japan in 2016 and 2017.

Gen An offers a new way to enjoy green tea in the heart of Shibuya!

Meet the IKKYU team and our products at Tsutaya Ropponmatsu in November!

We have several products coming up soon! Among them, an amazing organic green tea from Yame, made by Irie san.

IKKYU partner in Chiran (Kagoshima), Nagayama Kazuhiro san, won the Governor Prize of Kagoshima pref. in August 2017 for his sencha. Congratulations!

IKKYU will be an exhibitor at ANUGA, the world's largest food fair, in Cologne (Germany), from Oct. 7 to 11, 2017.

It has never been more convenient to order premium Japanese green tea : Worldwide shipping is now free of charge for any purchase starting from 50 USD!

IKKYU online shop also includes a selection of great tea ware and accessories. Enjoy an authentic green tea experience! Free shipping rules also apply!

Takaki san in Yame (Fukuoka) grows a multi-award "dento hon gyokuro", using traditional methods. His 2017 gyokuro is now available!

Discover the fun and delicious collection of 5 tea bags prepared by our tea partner UNOIKE, in Yame (Fukuoka).

Shira ore is a different kind of green tea, that is refreshing and sweet, ideal to brew cold and perfect for hot summer days.