
Cultivar: Yutaka Midori






Yutaka Midori Cultivar Guide
Where Yutaka Midori comes from, how it tastes, and how widely it is grown across Japan.Typical Taste
Assertive on its own — high astringency, less umami than Yabukita — but under shade and a deep steam it becomes deep green with real depth of umami. Vegetal, marine and sweet in our shincha.
Parent Cultivar
An open-pollinated seedling of Asatsuyu.
Registered
1966 · a Kagoshima prefectural cultivar, never registered under the national Tea Norin system
Budding Time
Early (早生)
Nio Teas’ Sourcing Regions
Chiran, Kagoshima
Share of Japan’s Tea Area
7% of Japan's planted tea area (MAFF, FY2025) — 26% of Kagoshima's
Nio Teas' Farmers
Nuruki Mitsuoさん, Nurukiさん, Kawajiさん
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