松壽園SHOJUENMatcha Journal
Ceremonial matcha on dark stone: green powder, foam in a black chawan, and a bamboo chasen

Farm-sourced · Wholesale · Export

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Shojuen is not a broker that simply lists tea. We work with farmers and mills we believe in, document their craft in our Journal, and propose the ideal cup tailored to each client's needs — from product development to export — delivering matcha, tencha & hojicha in Japan and abroad.

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A stone water basin (tsukubai) with a bamboo spout in a garden
A stone water basin (tsukubai) with a bamboo spout in a garden
A blue-glazed Arita matcha bowl beside its wooden presentation box
A blue-glazed Arita matcha bowl beside its wooden presentation box
A matcha bowl, wagashi sweet, and a cup on a red lacquer tray
A matcha bowl, wagashi sweet, and a cup on a red lacquer tray
A fresh green garden seen through shoji screens from a tatami room
A fresh green garden seen through shoji screens from a tatami room
Three black chawans in perspective on stone, nearest bowl whisked matcha
Three black chawans in perspective on stone, nearest bowl whisked matcha
An old corridor facing a garden, lit by a washi paper lamp
An old corridor facing a garden, lit by a washi paper lamp

Journal

JOURNAL · Latest

Shade-growing light, stone-mill particle size, koicha & usucha technique — specialist notes on tencha and matcha.

Hot water poured from an iron kettle onto matcha powder in a black tenmoku bowl, steam rising
Freshly stone-milled vivid matcha powder spilling from the grooves of a granite mill
A bamboo chashaku heaped with matcha powder resting across a lacquer tea caddy
Saga pottery and an Arita workshop — a field note on matcha bowls
Field Notes8 min
Saga pottery and an Arita workshop — a field note on matcha bowls
A field note from our visit to a kiln making Arita ware in Arita, Saga, as Shojuen prepares to offer matcha bowls — Arita ware set among Saga's porcelain traditions of Imari and Hasami, and the kiln owner's view of ware as color in daily life, with the story of the pieces named 2020 and 2021.

2026-06-24

Ureshino kamairi matcha — forty years of the craftsman's eye, and a harvest worth waiting for
Field Notes6 min
Ureshino kamairi matcha — forty years of the craftsman's eye, and a harvest worth waiting for
Steaming dominates today, yet only three makers in Ureshino still pan-fire their matcha. A field note from a visit to a master who has watched the balance of moisture and heat for over forty years — and called this year the best in three decades.

2026-06-20

Origin & Growing14 min
Uji shade growing: the “staircase of shade” and theanine accumulation
How many layers of black shade cloth, the southern opening, and the photon flux density that shifts at the boundary with open-field rows. Rather than shading all at once, we organize the field's criteria for drawing out greenness in stages, alongside garden logs.

2026-04-01

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Character lives in shade days, steam heat, and how the mill turns. Only growers we want to keep spotlighting — curated by 松壽園SHOJUEN.

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Dark tea ware with vivid green matcha and a chasen
京都府宇治田原町 · 南山城台地約180〜240m

大久保碾茶工房

花崗岩風化の砂質壌土が混じる赤土系。排水は良好で、春の根活動が早い。窒素肥料の施用タイミングを厳密に管理し、覆下前の徒長を抑えてテアニン蓄積のピークを狙う。…

石臼の音で挽き上げる「宇治の緑」

Dark tea ware with vivid green matcha and a chasen
愛知県西尾市 · 平地型の大規模覆下海抜 20〜45m

西尾碾茶倶楽部

沖積層の肥沃な黒ボク土。保水性が高く、春先の乾燥ストレスが少ないため、覆下後の葉は厚みを増しやすい。マグネシウムとカリウムのバランスが香気の「芯」に影響すると現場では語られる。…

西尾の「花のような碾茶」を、機械と手で整える

From origin craft to your business cup.

From shade-growing and steaming to drying and stone milling, every step of tencha leaves its mark in the bowl. Shojuen documents the work of farmers and mills we care about in our Journal, and delivers matcha, tencha & hojicha to businesses worldwide.

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