KUMIKO KOGA

4th Generation Of Tea Masters

 
 


 

Koga Kumiko san represents the fourth generation at her family business KOGACHA GYO in Yame, Fukuoka. Working alongside her mother, president of the company, and her father, director of operations, she is a tea instructor.

Dedicated to lead her company through the challenges of the green tea industry in the 21st century, she is in charge of overseas sales. She also travels around the world to give tea seminars to introduce Yame green tea to foreign tea lovers.

 
 
 
 

EXCELLENCE

80 Years Of Know-How

KOGACHAGYO are among the leaders of the green tea industry in Fukuoka prefecture. Applying the most stringent tests and ISO 9001 certified, they are proud to be among the few in Kyushu offering a wide range of delicious organic green tea, as well as EU-certified sencha and gyokuro.

Founded in 1938, they are today a dedicated team of 30 tea professionals led by the Koga family under the direction of Koga Satoko, president and CEO, and Koga Masahiro, executive director.

Their skills and expertise are recognised at the highest levels: their gyokuro wins regularly the top prizes at national competitions and their sencha is served in the luxury train « Seven Stars in Kyushu »

THE YAME REGION

An Ideal Climate

The most renowned plantations in Fukuoka prefecture are located in Yame area. Yame City is in a vast expanse of plain in Chikushi Region (Chikushi Plain) in the south of Fukuoka Prefecture.


Chikushi Plain is blessed with an ideally wonderful climate and fertile soil conditions for agricultural production.

In particular, the area ranging from Chikugo River basin to Yabe River basin (called as Yame Region) has produced green tea for centuries.

Thanks to the area's particular soil, most of the green tea produced in this region has a full-bodied taste and a remarkable sweetness.

Morning mists and river fogs are very frequent. Curtains of fog wrap green tea plantations, properly blocking sunlight. 

This helps generating more amino acids (including theanine, glutamic acid, arginine, etc.) within the tea leaves.

In  addition, Yame enjoys an inland climate－high temperature during daytime and very low temperatures at  night. 

Finally,  the region receives an annual rainfall of 1,600 mm to 2,400 mm. These  features are ideal for green tea production.

THE TEAS OF KOGA CHA GYO

A Family Business And Know-How

Koga cha gyo is a family business. The expertise of the Koga family is poured into each and every type of green tea they make, all of them a perfect example of what Yame tea does best.

Their award-winning gyokuro (available in gift), their powerful and fragrant sencha or their incredible organic matcha made from leaves grown in the warm regions of Kagoshima are all bound to amaze you.

 

3 products
IKKYU MATCHA GIFT BOX

Premium & Competition Matcha

ORGANIC:   WEIGHT: 4 x 40g

With ICHIKO premium matcha from Sonogi, stone-milled AYAME matcha from Yame, and all-time favorite organic MATSUKO and MIYUKI grown in Kagoshima, matcha lovers around you will discover the incredible taste and quality of Kyushu-grown matcha.
IKKYU GYOKURO GIFT BOX

Competition Gyokuro

ORGANIC:   WEIGHT: 2 x 50g, 1 x 100g

Three award-winning tea masters in Hoshino and Yame have carefully crafted the dento hon gyokuro brought together in this exceptional gift set, perfect for the most demanding green tea connoisseurs. Discover the superior quality and complex flavors of "the king of green tea", in this limited-edition gift box.
IKKYU MATCHA GIFT BOX 2

Premium & Competition Matcha

ORGANIC:   WEIGHT: 4 x 40g

With stone-milled AYAKO and AYAME, and all-time favorite organic MATSUKO and MIYUKI, matcha lovers around you can compare the incredible power of Yame matcha and the soft taste of organic matcha from Kagoshima.

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