Tea Cultivars (Varieties)
The bred varieties behind the names on the packet. One cultivar, Yabukita, still covers most of Japan's fields.
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Yabukita
About 70%+ of Japan's tea fields (MAFF variety surveys)Saemidori
Early-budding premium cultivarOkumidori
Late-budding cultivarYutakamidori
Early, high-yield southern cultivarAsatsuyu
Early cultivar nicknamed 'natural gyokuro'Tsuyuhikari
Shizuoka-bred cultivar
About 70%+ of Japan's tea fields (MAFF variety surveys)Saemidori
Early-budding premium cultivarOkumidori
Late-budding cultivarYutakamidori
Early, high-yield southern cultivarAsatsuyu
Early cultivar nicknamed 'natural gyokuro'Tsuyuhikari
Shizuoka-bred cultivar
Sources: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) crop statistics; Ministry of Finance trade statistics; Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); prefectural and municipal official information. Checked 5 November 2026.
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