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Reviews & press

Where the matcha goes, who wrote about it, and what the people pouring it say once the samples arrive.

As seen in

Press & features

Time Out Tokyo: So Tarte x Issa Matcha mango coconut oat matcha latte Time Out Tokyo · July 2026
Two dozen iced matcha lattes leaving the SO TARTE counter
Matcha by the dozen.Iced lattes leaving the counter at our SO TARTE pop-up in Omotesando, summer 2026. Poured with the same lots we sell wholesale. See the catalog.
Our pop-up

SO TARTE × ISSA MATCHA!, Omotesando.

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Two months of pouring our own matcha in Tokyo, July to August 2026. Lattes, mango and strawberry matcha, and the Time Out write-up. The same lots we sell wholesale.

On the shelf

SEIBU, The Exchange TRX, Kuala Lumpur.

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Our tin, The Legend of Yame, in the Japan 47 Prefectures Fair 2026 at SEIBU in Kuala Lumpur, October 2026. Single-cultivar Saemidori from Yame, first harvest, sold at department-store retail. The tin.

At the source

The people who grow and mill it.

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We buy at the mill, not from a trading desk. These are the farmers and factory owners whose leaf is in the catalog, on the days we visit for the shading and the harvest.

Who we supply Partners & reviews →

Trusted by cafés, tea brands and importers around the world.

Matcha brand · private labelGermanySpecialty caféUnited StatesMatcha caféUnited StatesOnline tea retailerPolandSpecialty coffee barCosta RicaTea shop · private labelSpainTea retailerJapan
Where we ship

Worldwide.

Every country, DDP or FOB Osaka, by DHL, FedEx or sea. Certificates and (for the US) FDA prior notice go out with every shipment. The list below is the 98 countries we ship to or are talking with today. Not listed? We still ship there.

Americas16
  • United States
  • Canada
  • Mexico
  • Brazil
  • Colombia
  • Chile
  • Argentina
  • Peru
  • Costa Rica
  • Panama
  • Guatemala
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • Uruguay
  • Paraguay
  • Bolivia
Europe32
  • United Kingdom
  • Germany
  • France
  • Netherlands
  • Spain
  • Italy
  • Portugal
  • Belgium
  • Switzerland
  • Austria
  • Sweden
  • Denmark
  • Norway
  • Finland
  • Ireland
  • Poland
  • Czech Republic
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Romania
  • Croatia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Bulgaria
  • Lithuania
  • Latvia
  • Estonia
  • Luxembourg
  • Iceland
  • Malta
  • Cyprus
  • Serbia
Middle East & Africa18
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Qatar
  • Kuwait
  • Bahrain
  • Oman
  • Turkey
  • South Africa
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Egypt
  • Morocco
  • Tunisia
  • Kenya
  • Nigeria
  • Ghana
  • Mauritius
Central Asia & Caucasus7
  • Azerbaijan
  • Georgia
  • Armenia
  • Kazakhstan
  • Uzbekistan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Mongolia
Asia Pacific25
  • Japan
  • Taiwan
  • Hong Kong
  • Singapore
  • South Korea
  • China
  • Malaysia
  • Thailand
  • Philippines
  • Vietnam
  • Indonesia
  • India
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
  • Macau
  • Brunei
  • Cambodia
  • Laos
  • Sri Lanka
  • Bangladesh
  • Nepal
  • Pakistan
  • Maldives
  • Fiji
  • Papua New Guinea
Customer reviews

After the samples.

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We publish reviews only with the partner's permission.The first ones are being confirmed now. If you have sampled with us and want to be quoted, send us a line.
Our brand in stores

Our own brand, on the shelf.

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UNITED STATES · ONLINE RETAIL

Amazon.com, United States

Our own brand, the ISSA MATCHA! 30 g pouch of first-harvest Shizuoka matcha, sold to US customers on Amazon.com.

PRODUCT: ISSA MATCHA! 30 G POUCHSee the listing ↗
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MALAYSIA · DEPARTMENT STORE

SEIBU & ISETAN, Malaysia

Our own retail tin, The Legend of Yame (Yame Saemidori, first harvest), on the shelf at SEIBU The Exchange TRX in Kuala Lumpur for the Japan 47 Prefectures Fair 2026, and at ISETAN Malaysia.

PRODUCT: THE LEGEND OF YAME TIN
Partner list coming soon.We are asking each partner for permission before we publish their name. If you pour ISSA MATCHA! and want to be listed, tell us.
Guests & creators

What people film when they visit.

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With Thailand's No. 1 matcha café: where Japanese matcha is heading@JUNPEITALKS · 2026-08
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A creator visits the pop-up@MOBILEMALLY · 2026-08
Samples

Taste before you order.
Up to 6 matcha, 20 g each, at your door.

Pick up to 6 products. You pay the sample price plus shipping, and we ship within 3 business days of payment.

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