| Manufacturer (Distributor) | Rishouen Tea Co., Ltd. FSSC22000 Certified Production Facility |
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| Address | 4-10 Todo Monmae, Uji City, Kyoto, Japan |
| President & CEO | Koji Kagata |
| Number of Employees | 3 Executives, 9 Full-time Employees, 10 Part-time Staff(as of the end of January 2026) |
| Contact Information | Tel: +81-774-22-0877 Fax: +81-774-22-6550 |
| Business Hours | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Closed | Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, summer holidays, and the New Year holidays. （Please note that during the year-end, New Year, and summer holiday periods we may have extended closures. We may also close on certain holidays depending on the season.） |
| 1947 | Giichiro Kagata began the tea business under the name Kagata Shoten. |
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| 1988 | Relocated to the current headquarters location. The business name was changed to Rishouen. |
| 2010 | The business was incorporated and renamed Rishouen Tea Co., Ltd. |
| 2011 | Full-scale export operations began. |
| 2015 | Certified as an organic business operator (HOAS) (Registration No. 15B-001) |
| 2016 | Received the Platinum Award and Fine Product Award in the Matcha Category at the Japan Tea Awards (Uji Matcha “Shitenno” Series) |
| 2017 | Introduced six traditional stone mills for matcha production. Received the Fine Product Award in the Uncovered (open-field cultivation) Sencha Category at the Japan Tea Awards. |
| 2018 | Introduced finishing equipment including: Winnowing machine、Color sorting machine、Shelf dryer |
| 2019 | Acquired adjacent land and launched the second building. Installed additional finishing equipment including: Cutting machine、Rotary sieve machine、Electrostatic sorting machine |
| 2022 | Obtained FSSC22000 certification. Opened “Japanese Tea & Gelato Kame Usagi.” |
| 2025 | Added 10 additional stone mills (total: 16). Introduced a ball mill machine.入 |