Make ice-cold Japanese tea!

There are two ways to prepare cold Japanese tea —brew with boiling hot water for a lighter, refreshing taste, or cold-brew with chilled water to savor a richer flavor.

• Use boiling hot water
  (then cool with ice)
• Cold-brew with chilled water
• How to prepare ice-cold tea
  (videos)

Experience the joy of matcha!

Make matcha part of your life, and enjoy a richer tea time experience. Ippodo has ten types of regular matcha that it sells throughout the year. This feature page provides an overview, including recommending which matcha to try first, and covering sets that include utensils and matcha gift sets.

Vacation and Getaways

Enjoy the delight of tea at your home away from home.

Trial Size Packages

Not sure what to choose? Here are some small packages, easy-to-try by yourself or with friends.

New Products

We have come out with new products that make your tea time even more enjoyable—from gyokuro that can be prepared quickly with boiling hot water to teabags in attractive cans that make a wonderful gift, and a newly designed Ippodo travel flask. All are sure to come in very handy in your daily life.

• Gyokuro Tekiro Small Can
• One-Cup Teabag Medium Can
• One-Pot Teabag Medium Can
• Ippodo Travel Flask

Tea wherever you go
Travel Flask

Indoors or outdoors, a travel flask is a great companion.Having tea wherever you go makes for a happy day.

• Recommended teas
• How to prepare (videos)

Life with Japanese tea

When you first bring Japanese tea into your life, what are the best items to choose? Here are Ippodo's suggestions for delightful, fulfilling tea times.

At last...Large packs!

At home or at work, with a large pack of tea you'll be ready for anything! Buy large items on our Online Shop and have them sent directly to your door.

Gift Box Collection

Give them this gift box packed with a wide variety of Japanese teas! They'll look forward to tea time at home with family and friends.

Utensils made to enjoy!

Looking for tea utensils just right for me.

Pointers for choosing Ippodo tea

We have created some pointers for knowing which Japanese tea is best suited to your needs. Check them out when choosing which tea to buy.

One-Pot Teabags
(For preparing batches of tea)

Enjoy authentic flavor quickly and easily. Choose from six delicious flavors.

• Gyokuro / ¥1,100
• Kuki Sencha (Stems) / ¥1,000
• Kuki Hojicha / ¥800
• Genmaicha / ¥800
• Mugicha(Barley Tea) / ¥600
• Iribancha (Kyobancha) / ¥600

Ivory Kyusu Teapot (Tokoname-yaki) / ¥5,000

A kyusu crafted to be easy to use, even for newcomers to Japanese tea!

Hajime-no-Ippodo Matcha Starter Kit / ¥5,000

Just heat up some water! That's all you need with this matcha starter kit.

Gyokuro One-Pot Size Pack

Try these three first. One-Pot Size Packs are just right for trying out different teas.

• Tenka-ichi
  One-Pot Size Pack (10 g) / ¥1,200
• Ippoen
  One-Pot Size Pack (10 g) / ¥900
• Kanro
  One-Pot Size Pack (10 g) / ¥700

Sencha One-Pot Size Pack

Try these two first. One-Pot Size Packs are just right for trying out different teas.

• Kaboku
  One-Pot Size Pack (10 g) / ¥450
• Kumpu
  One-Pot Size Pack (10 g) / ¥350

Hekiun Gyokuro 100g Bag / ¥1,400

Brews in just 30 seconds with boiling-hot water! Relax and enjoy its sweet, fresh fragrance.

Matsu-no-midori Sencha 100g Bag / ¥650

Brews in just 30 seconds with boiling-hot water! Once the water's ready, so is your morning tea.

Non/low caffeine teas

Let these fine aroma and mild taste prepare you for sweet dreams.

• Caffeine-free / Organic page
• Assortment of Low-Caffeine Teas / ¥2,850