Yugen
Independent Kyoto Tea Shop, Est. 2018
Yugen Kyoto is an independent Japanese tea shop that opened in 2018 in a renovated building near the Kyoto Imperial Palace. It sells its own blended Uji matcha in four numbered grades, #0 to #3, plus a limited single-origin Tsujiki Goko, and ships internationally from its own site. It is not affiliated with Marukyu Koyamaen's "Yugen" matcha grade.
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The Story of Yugen
Yugen Kyoto is an independent tea shop that opened in 2018 in a renovated building near the Kyoto Imperial Palace, with a ground-floor shop and a tea room and craft gallery above. Its own story page presents it as a small modern tea shop rather than a centuries-old Uji house. Despite the similar name it has no connection to Marukyu Koyamaen, whose "Yugen" is a matcha grade from a different company.
Why Track Yugen?
Four numbered grades, from latte blend to koicha
Ships internationally from its own site
Not the same as Marukyu Koyamaen's Yugen grade
Roughly $0.47 to $2.07 per gram (Sept 2026)
Availability & Purchasing
Limited Availability
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Yugen Kyoto ships internationally through its own store, yugen-kyoto.com, and is also listed on Pinkoi. As of September 2026 its 30 g tins worked out to roughly $0.47 to $2.07 per gram across the numbered grades #0 to #3, plus a limited single-origin Tsujiki Goko. Our full breakdown of grades and prices is in the Yugen Kyoto matcha guide.
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